--- title: "Ampersand Commerce Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ampersand-commerce-ltd-manchester-793155 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 --- # Ampersand Commerce Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Ampersand Commerce Ltd (Companies House 06829007, Manchester) 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 at least 4 August 2013 (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: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: AMPERSAND COMMERCE LIMITED - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Manchester - Registered address: Central House, Otley Road, Harrogate, England, HG3 1UF - Companies House number: 06829007 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06829007) - Website: https://ampersandcommerce.com/ - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/299355 - 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/ampersand-commerce-ltd-manchester-793155 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 2,872 licensed sponsors in Manchester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/manchester - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 14 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 20 Jun 2025: New director appointed: SELLERS, Lewis Anton Dean. Director change recorded on 20 Jun 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. - 18 Feb 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Feb 2025. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Feb 2025: Director resigned: ENGEL, Dennis Stephen. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 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. - 28 Dec 2022: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 28 Dec 2022. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 3 Mar 2022: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 3 Mar 2022, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 4 Feb 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 4 Feb 2022. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Jan 2022: Notification of Ingenuity Digital Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 31 Jan 2022. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 31 Jan 2022: Cessation of Mr Darryl Adie as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Jan 2022. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Jan 2022: New director appointed: ENGEL, Dennis Stephen. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 31 Jan 2022: Director resigned: ADIE, Darryl. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 2022. 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 Jan 2022: New director appointed: SPROT, Michael. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 24 Feb 2017: Notification of Mr Darryl Adie as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 24 Feb 2017. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 10 Dec 2014: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 10 Dec 2014. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 25 Nov 2014: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 25 Nov 2014. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, 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 Ampersand Commerce Ltd ### Is Ampersand Commerce Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Ampersand Commerce Ltd in Manchester is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Ampersand Commerce Ltd sponsor? Ampersand Commerce Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Ampersand Commerce Ltd based? The register lists Ampersand Commerce Ltd at Central House, Otley Road, Harrogate, England, HG3 1UF. 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 06829007. 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/ampersand-commerce-ltd-manchester-793155 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ampersand-commerce-ltd-manchester-793155.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.