--- title: "Arco Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/arco-ltd-hull-794411 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 --- # Arco Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Arco Ltd (Companies House 00133804, Hull) 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 27 August 2024 (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: 27 August 2024 - Legal name: ARCO LIMITED - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Hull - Registered address: 1 Blackfriargate, Hull, East Yorkshire, England, HU1 1BH - Companies House number: 00133804 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00133804) - Website: https://www.arco.co.uk - 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/arco-ltd-hull-794411 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 259 licensed sponsors in Hull: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/hull - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 16 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 29 Sep 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share filing recorded on 29 Sep 2026, 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. - 24 Sep 2026: Notification of Meridius Bidco Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 24 Sep 2026. 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. - 24 Sep 2026: Cessation of Mr Tom Martin as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Sep 2026. 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. - 24 Sep 2026: Cessation of Mr Stephen Martin as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Sep 2026. 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. - 24 Sep 2026: Director resigned: OLDERSMA, Meine. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 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. - 24 Sep 2026: Director resigned: MARTIN, Richard. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 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. - 24 Sep 2026: Director resigned: MARTIN, Thomas Gordon. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 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. - 24 Sep 2026: Director resigned: MARTIN, Alexandra Gabrielle. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 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. - 24 Sep 2026: Director resigned: LODGE, Timothy Ralph Henry. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 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. - 24 Sep 2026: Director resigned: COXWELL, Naomi Jane. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 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. - 28 Aug 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share filing recorded on 28 Aug 2026, 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. - 22 Mar 2025: Director resigned: APPLETON, Kevin. Director change recorded on 22 Mar 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. - 27 Feb 2025: New director appointed: OLDERSMA, Meine. Director change recorded on 27 Feb 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. - 22 Nov 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 22 Nov 2024. 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 Aug 2024: Secretary resigned: DODDS, Neil Joseph. Company secretary 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 Aug 2024: New secretary appointed: HAENEY, Hollie. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Aug 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. 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 Arco Ltd ### Is Arco Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Arco Ltd in Hull is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2024. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Arco Ltd sponsor? Arco Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Arco Ltd based? The register lists Arco Ltd at 1 Blackfriargate, Hull, East Yorkshire, England, HU1 1BH. 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 00133804. 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/arco-ltd-hull-794411 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/arco-ltd-hull-794411.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.