SMUK licensed sponsor · Leicester, Leics · Manufacturing and engineering
Shelton Machines Ltd
Shelton Machines Ltd, Leicester, Leics, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as Shelton Machines Limited (01018472), active, incorporated in 1971 (55 years ago), registered for manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production.
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Companies House
Who Shelton Machines Ltd actually is
- Company number
- 01018472
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 22 July 1971 · 55 years old
- What they do
28940Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production
- Previously
- Alan Shelton Limited (until 1998)
A.&P.shelton Limited (until 1982) - Registered office
- No 1 Priory Business Park,, Wistow Road, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0RX
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The registered office is where the company files its paperwork, not necessarily where it trades. Matched 14 September 2026.
What a licence means
Licensed, checked, on the list
The Home Office lists Shelton Machines Ltd because it applied, was checked and continues to meet its sponsor duties. Whether a given job qualifies still depends on the role and the pay under the current rules.
How to approach them
Lead with the role, not the visa
Apply through the careers page or the job boards with a UK-style CV, say early that you would need sponsorship, and make the skill and the years the first thing they read.
The register
Shelton Machines Ltd, Leicester, Leics, holds a Home Office sponsor licence on the Skilled Worker route, and has been on the register since at least 2026. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating).
Companies House lists it as Shelton Machines Limited, number 01018472, incorporated 1971: 55 years of filings behind the name. The registered office is at No 1 Priory Business Park,, Wistow Road, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0RX, LE8 0RX. Its filed activity puts it in manufacturing and engineering. It has traded under other names before, including Alan Shelton Limited, A.&P.shelton Limited.
For a candidate this means one less obstacle: Shelton Machines Ltd already has the licence most employers would have to apply for. The rest is the ordinary job of getting the interview.
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For candidates
What you need to work here
- A confirmed job offer from a UK employer that holds a Home Office sponsor licence. The employers in this directory all hold one.
- A Certificate of Sponsorship from that employer describing the role.
- A job on the Home Office list of eligible occupations, paid at least the minimum salary for that role and route.
Register with Sama
Want to work for Shelton Machines Ltd, or somewhere like it?
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For employers
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Next time you are recruiting, talk to us first. We supply trade tested drivers, mechanics, welders and fitters, can organise a trip to see candidates tested at our centres, and handle the Certificate of Sponsorship paperwork with you.
- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
- Trade tested before you see them, not after.
- Nothing is ever charged to the candidate.
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Source: UK Visas and Immigration, Register of licensed sponsors: workers. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Being on the register means an organisation holds a sponsor licence. It does not mean it has a vacancy or that it will sponsor you.
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