--- title: "Bamford Bus Company Limited Trading as Wrightbus: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bamford-bus-company-limited-trading-as-wrightbus-ballymena-800544 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 --- # Bamford Bus Company Limited Trading as Wrightbus: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Bamford Bus Company Limited Trading as Wrightbus (Ballymena) 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 11 February 2022 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## 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: 11 February 2022 - Legal name: Bamford Bus Company Limited - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Ballymena - Companies House number: 12214576 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12214576) - Website: https://wrightbus.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wrightbus/ - 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/bamford-bus-company-limited-trading-as-wrightbus-ballymena-800544 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 40 licensed sponsors in Ballymena: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/ballymena - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 20 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 11 Sep 2026: New director appointed: STUART, John Lawson. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 2026. 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. - 9 Sep 2026: Director resigned: MATTHEW, Elliott Gordon Findlay. Director change recorded on 9 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. - 22 Mar 2026: Director resigned: MUNCE, James. Director change recorded on 22 Mar 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. - 19 Mar 2026: New director appointed: REYNOLDS, Christian Charles. Director change recorded on 19 Mar 2026. 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. - 19 Mar 2026: New director appointed: GRIME, Charles James. Director change recorded on 19 Mar 2026. 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. - 25 Feb 2026: Director resigned: MASCHKA, Axel Joachim. Director change recorded on 25 Feb 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. - 1 Dec 2025: New director appointed: MASCHKA, Axel Joachim. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 1 Dec 2025: Director resigned: GALES, Jean-Marc. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 23 Sep 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 23 Sep 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. - 30 Jul 2025: Director resigned: BURNS, Jamie. 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. - 29 Jul 2025: New director appointed: MATTHEW, Elliott Gordon Findlay. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 22 Jul 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 Jul 2025. 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. - 15 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 May 2024. 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. - 27 Feb 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 27 Feb 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. - 15 May 2023: New director appointed: MUNCE, James. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 15 May 2023: New director appointed: GALES, Jean-Marc. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 30 Mar 2023: New director appointed: MUNCE, James. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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. - 30 Mar 2023: Director resigned: MUNCE, James. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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. - 14 Nov 2022: Director resigned: HOFMANN, Jorg Matthias Waldemar. Director change recorded on 14 Nov 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. - 30 Sep 2022: New director appointed: HOFMANN, Jorg Matthias Waldemar. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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 5 live vacancies tracked for this employer (9 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Supplier Quality Technician - Cost Recovery · Bicester, Oxfordshire · £38,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5904182534?se=Zj0kF-rU8RGzkfY_QG7FnA&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=8292253AC137E9A01FE6C4D9C448AC26D2169E8E - Coachbuilder · United Kingdom · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/UzTELZADjhFk4bMNyNWgLjee74mFKL6PlhkKgKVRvlPrEmnWOSyQP7tCy5yi2sLec_vQ_0eY__Cdz1fFL527d3NTYvvCeeW0jNAoyrRU3gCRbH6sGnrsjgU70w2ZU9_8BlnHoS_yUlAvNwt4OreN2LfQ11A226fmzDAjgZ-mlDG1CJkCMQsVonlVF-BGAWEzdi63btTxOmDkr1SwAtVxpAxnC33b8HqYKn7KAoTPuyM - Vehicle Installation Electrician · United Kingdom · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/M9jG7IUiYJXjieNxwULGE-5J41y_2KXCYsPP0_pe-mY0rB6BsgzLybLM6eSFm_GDQPy3JLSVbFjaLvvAlpct0iGRgMed7VN_ybGzWJ81ClEGzVu5oJr-nwhCDfd4mDzzorF1Poz3QDFk_vOMJm7KYNK9juns5iwBHvTdxxp-hG7wl76BeEF9m_9b-SL_1UgckyblGFc3wQ1Y1BaWVMZtRlyOKW09fmE8tD9QYy9v1FI - Mobile Support Engineer (West Midlands) · UK · £35,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5908186565?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Mobile Support Engineer ( Liverpool Region) · UK · £35,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5911791784?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Head of People Operations · United Kingdom · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/r_hhk-NC7XLbqie-v_exo5pBCkhfPtYjOPXFLGPZ7Itvd6loD3IujEtX6E-02-81RBUCCxX2Juzxr8SO3w6pdVDyro3bUGGRzvMCHtrYqY3S36sO1K2rHqoEQ5XzMBJYwtf-CyFfY4CTvnT9un6wlE8Y2OFIL5B0mxZuet5w3LcNjno0u4_IB92D2W8vKTWywbfgZi6mart1gfmYQDHDNknZvH9YidQw5GcKodJLLsQ - HGV Technician · Manchester, Greater Manchester · £35,000 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5895570742?se=RFS3gIm38RG22b2VjSsDYw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=42421ED5CBCBF48A761BE389A2390D6472E4264D - Legal Secretary · Ballymena, Co Antrim · £28,000–£34,000 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/0p_RcQHVGPDfya5k2RY7PGALPkd0WFvEfwDJVb-UVeYDdKEnQOSX3e5VQpldY9TXPbZcZt9UQNGuEu9vI5jUtHeWxKejwUJ3NZycptH1WKfjVYdoYpWTH3C92tnSdZSl_pSFhDv9zlKxRORerbaO3wkEluPuavXl32BhGsQpyZlc6MdoymRDdJZXDBrCXcjBVHksSMYBqnMG3xcro5Otz5Bu_O7kLuuhY-M7II3C20k All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=800544&employer=Bamford%20Bus%20Company%20Limited%20Trading%20as%20Wrightbus A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Bamford Bus Company Limited Trading as Wrightbus ### Is Bamford Bus Company Limited Trading as Wrightbus a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Bamford Bus Company Limited Trading as Wrightbus in Ballymena 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 Bamford Bus Company Limited Trading as Wrightbus sponsor? Bamford Bus Company Limited Trading as Wrightbus is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Bamford Bus Company Limited Trading as Wrightbus have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 5 live vacancies from Bamford Bus Company Limited Trading as Wrightbus on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Bamford Bus Company Limited Trading as Wrightbus based? The register lists Bamford Bus Company Limited Trading as Wrightbus at Ballymena. 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. 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/bamford-bus-company-limited-trading-as-wrightbus-ballymena-800544 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bamford-bus-company-limited-trading-as-wrightbus-ballymena-800544.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.