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Spherea Test & Services Ltd

Licensed to sponsor the Skilled Worker route and 2 others from Christchurch, according to the Home Office register.

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Key details

Spherea Test & Services Ltd is a private limited company (Companies House number 04279438), incorporated in August 2001, with its registered office in Christchurch. Companies House lists its business as manufacture of other electrical equipment and technical testing and analysis.

Last seen on the register
5 Nov 2026
Company number
04279438
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
31 Aug 2001 (about 25 years ago)
Registered office
Building 400 Aviation Business Park, Christchurch, BH23 6NW
Formerly known as
CASSIDIAN TEST & SERVICES LIMITED, EADS TEST & SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
Website
spherea.com (opens in a new tab)
  • Manufacture of other electrical equipment (opens in a new tab)
  • Technical testing and analysis
  • Skilled Worker (A rating)
  • Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee (A rating)
  • Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (A rating)
First seen on the register
January 2023
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A company’s status changes, so we do not show an old copy. Check it live with Companies House.

From the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and Companies House, checked 5 Nov 2026.

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Common questions about Spherea Test & Services Ltd

Is Spherea Test & Services Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?

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Yes. Spherea Test & Services Ltd is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee and Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker routes.

Does Spherea Test & Services Ltd offer visa sponsorship?

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It holds an active sponsor licence for the Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee and Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker routes. Whether a particular role is sponsored is up to the employer; the licence only means it is allowed to.

Which visa routes can Spherea Test & Services Ltd sponsor?

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The register lists Spherea Test & Services Ltd for 3 routes: Skilled Worker (A rating), Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee (A rating) and Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (A rating).

How long has Spherea Test & Services Ltd been a licensed sponsor?

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Spherea Test & Services Ltd was first seen on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors in January 2023. Our copies of the register start then, so it may have been listed earlier.

What are Spherea Test & Services Ltd's Companies House details?

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Spherea Test & Services Ltd is registered with Companies House under company number 04279438, with its registered office in Christchurch.

What sponsor rating does Spherea Test & Services Ltd hold?

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The register gives a rating for each route: Skilled Worker (A rating), Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee (A rating) and Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (A rating).

What industry is Spherea Test & Services Ltd in?

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Companies House lists Spherea Test & Services Ltd under manufacture of other electrical equipment and technical testing and analysis.

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Spherea Test & Services Ltd’s sponsor licence history

First seen on the register in January 2023. Our copies of the register start then, so it may have been listed earlier. No changes to its licence since then.

Built by comparing daily copies of the Home Office register from January 2023. We have no copy of the register between June 2024 and January 2025.

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Questions about getting sponsored by Spherea Test & Services Ltd

Members who have been through it can answer here: people it sponsored, offered a job or who applied here.

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Visa experiences with Spherea Test & Services Ltd

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Has Spherea Test & Services Ltd sponsored workers before?

Yes. It sponsored workers in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

That is fewer than in 2024.

  1. 20211-5workers
  2. 20222-10workers
  3. 20231-5workers
  4. 20241-5workers
  5. 2025None

It sponsored workers in 1 different job in 2024 or 2025.

  • Xxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxJob name in the report.Only in 2024In the report

From Home Office figures on certificates of sponsorship, which an employer gives each worker it sponsors.

Similar sponsors in Christchurch

1 other licensed sponsor in Christchurch has the same industry code: manufacture of other electrical equipment (27900).

  • Penny & Giles Controls Limited (opens in a new tab)
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  • 182 sponsors in manufacture of other electrical equipment across the UK (opens in a new tab)