THUK licensed sponsor · Ely, Cambridgeshire · Manufacturing and engineering
Thorlabs Limited
Thorlabs Limited, Ely, Cambridgeshire, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as Thorlabs Limited (05081788), active, incorporated in 2004 (22 years ago), registered for manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c..
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Companies House
Who Thorlabs Limited actually is
- Company number
- 05081788
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 23 March 2004 · 22 years old
- What they do
25990Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.27900Manufacture of other electrical equipment46180Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products
- Registered office
- 204 Lancaster Way Business Park, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3NX
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 10 September 2026.
The register
The register lists Thorlabs Limited in Ely, Cambridgeshire as a licensed sponsor on Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker, 2 routes in all, and has done since at least 2026. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating).
Thorlabs Limited is the registered name (Companies House number 05081788), a private limited company on the register since 2004. Registered office: 204 Lancaster Way Business Park, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3NX, CB6 3NX. Its filed activity puts it in manufacturing and engineering.
What the licence tells a candidate is that the door is not locked. Whether it is open this month is a question for Thorlabs Limited's own careers page and the job boards, and the answer changes with the season and the order book.
What a licence means
The slow part is done
Getting a licence takes an application, checks and a fee, and most employers never bother. Thorlabs Limited has, which means when a role qualifies the certificate can be assigned without months of preparation.
How to approach them
Ask the question early
Sponsorship is a yes or no per role. Ask in the first message whether the vacancy qualifies for a Certificate of Sponsorship; it saves everyone a wasted interview and marks you as someone who knows the system.
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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 Thorlabs Limited, or somewhere like it?
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For employers
Using your sponsor licence again soon?
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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