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Schmidt & Bender (UK) Ltd.

Ashford, Kent · Currently licensed

Schmidt & Bender (UK) Ltd. holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 26 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for the Senior or Specialist Worker visa, and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 14 Feb 2022
Last confirmed: 26 Oct 2026 (latest edition)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker Worker	Senior or Specialist Worker visa For multinational companies transferring senior managers or specialists from an overseas branch to the UK business. Replaced the Intra-company Transfer route in April 2022.	A rating	14 Feb 2022

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

14 Feb 2022
Added to register
First appeared on the register of licensed sponsors.

Companies House

Company: SCHMIDT & BENDER (UK) LTD. 10914793 name match
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 14 Aug 2017
Registered office: 71-75 SHELTON STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, WC2H 9JQ
Nature of business: 71122 - Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
71129 - Other engineering activities
71200 - Technical testing and analysis

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

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