--- title: "Abbeyfield The Dales Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/abbeyfield-the-dales-ltd-ilkley-789077 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Abbeyfield The Dales Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Abbeyfield The Dales Ltd (trading as Abbeyfield Society; Companies House 09008680; Ilkley) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 29 March 2022 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 29 March 2022 - Trading as: Abbeyfield Society - Legal name: ABBEYFIELD THE DALES LIMITED - Also known as: Abbeyfield - Grove House Residential; Abbeyfield - The Beeches; Abbeyfield Grove House - DCA; Fern House - Industry: Property & Construction - Town: Ilkley - Registered address: Grove House, 12 Riddings Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England, LS29 9BF - Companies House number: 09008680 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09008680) - Website: https://abbeyfieldthedales.co.uk/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbeyfield-the-dales-ltd/about/ - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/abbeyfield-the-dales-ltd-ilkley-789077 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 21 licensed sponsors in Ilkley: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/ilkley - One of 10,203 in Property & Construction: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/property-construction - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 19 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 22 Jun 2026: Director resigned: PRICE, Michael Ian. Director change recorded on 22 Jun 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Apr 2026: Director resigned: SMITH, Dale. Director change recorded on 16 Apr 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 Jul 2025: Director resigned: DANIEL, Jacqueline Lesley, Dame. Director change recorded on 30 Jul 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 25 Jul 2025: New director appointed: LOCKHART-MIRAMS, Andrew Richard. Director change recorded on 25 Jul 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 May 2025: Director resigned: MYERS, Philip Graham. Director change recorded on 30 May 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 May 2025: Director resigned: MYERS, Pamela Margaret. Director change recorded on 30 May 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 18 Nov 2024: Director resigned: MASSINGHAM, Allana. Director change recorded on 18 Nov 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 27 Sep 2024: New director appointed: DANIEL, Jacqueline Lesley, Dame. Director change recorded on 27 Sep 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2024: Director resigned: WHITHAM, Nora, Mbe. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 May 2024: New director appointed: MASSINGHAM, Allana. Director change recorded on 31 May 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 May 2024: Director resigned: JOHNSON, Frances Jane. Director change recorded on 31 May 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 May 2024: New director appointed: HUNT, Angela Marie. Director change recorded on 31 May 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 27 Oct 2023: Director resigned: ASHBY, Amanda Louise. Director change recorded on 27 Oct 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 28 Jul 2023: Director resigned: FRANCIS, Frederick Arthur Stratton, Professor Canon. Director change recorded on 28 Jul 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 May 2023: New director appointed: MYERS, Philip Graham. Director change recorded on 26 May 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 May 2023: New director appointed: MYERS, Pamela Margaret. Director change recorded on 26 May 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 May 2023: Director resigned: HARMAN, Mark. Director change recorded on 26 May 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 May 2023: New director appointed: CONNELLY, John. Director change recorded on 26 May 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Dec 2022: New director appointed: CARROLL, Terence Patrick. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about Abbeyfield The Dales Ltd ### Is Abbeyfield The Dales Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Abbeyfield The Dales Ltd in Ilkley is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Abbeyfield The Dales Ltd sponsor? Abbeyfield The Dales Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Abbeyfield The Dales Ltd based? The register lists Abbeyfield The Dales Ltd at Grove House, 12 Riddings Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England, LS29 9BF. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 09008680. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/abbeyfield-the-dales-ltd-ilkley-789077 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/abbeyfield-the-dales-ltd-ilkley-789077.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.