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Abtech Ltd

Sheffield, South Yorkshire · Currently licensed

Abtech Ltd holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 27 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for the Skilled Worker visa (including the Health and Care Worker visa), and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 6 May 2026
Last confirmed: 27 Oct 2026 (latest edition)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
Skilled Worker Worker	Skilled Worker visa (including the Health and Care Worker visa) The main UK work visa. Lets the sponsor employ overseas nationals in eligible skilled jobs, from nurses and care workers to engineers, chefs and software developers, for up to 5 years at a time, with a route to settlement.	A rating	6 May 2026

Ratings: Full compliance. The sponsor can assign Certificates of Sponsorship and recruit from overseas normally. Downgraded after compliance concerns. The sponsor is on a time-limited action plan with the Home Office and cannot sponsor new workers until it is restored to an A rating. Failure to complete the plan leads to revocation. More.

Licence history

6 May 2026
Added to register
First appeared on the register of licensed sponsors.

Companies House

Company: ABTECH LIMITED 05842845 matched
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 9 Jun 2006
Registered office: 199 + 201 NEWHALL ROAD, LOWER DON VALLEY, SHEFFIELD, S9 2QJ
Nature of business: 27120 - Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus
27330 - Manufacture of wiring devices
27400 - Manufacture of electric lighting equipment
46180 - Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products

Matched from the Companies House monthly bulk data by company name and registered town. The sponsor register itself carries no company number.

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