--- title: "BNL UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bnl-uk-limited-knaresborough-768639 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 --- # BNL UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, BNL UK Limited (Knaresborough) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 4 November 2019 (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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 November 2019 - Legal name: BNL (UK) LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Knaresborough - Companies House number: 02668025 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02668025) - Website: https://bnl-bearings.com - 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/bnl-uk-limited-knaresborough-768639 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 21 licensed sponsors in Knaresborough: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/knaresborough - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 14 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 21 Oct 2025: New director appointed: GOLDSMITH, Mark Terence. Director change recorded on 21 Oct 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. - 24 Apr 2025: Director resigned: BRAMHAM, Richard, Mr.. Director change recorded on 24 Apr 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. - 19 Feb 2024: New director appointed: GREEN, Anthony Richard, Mr.. Director change recorded on 19 Feb 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. - 1 Oct 2023: Director resigned: WILKINSON, Jonathan. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 4 Sep 2023: New secretary appointed: WHITEHEAD, Anna. Company secretary change recorded on 4 Sep 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. - 25 Apr 2023: New director appointed: BRAMHAM, Richard, Mr.. Director change recorded on 25 Apr 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. - 3 Oct 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 3 Oct 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. - 9 Mar 2022: New director appointed: CLARK, Georgina Stephanie. Director change recorded on 9 Mar 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. - 20 Dec 2021: Secretary resigned: BALL, Nicholas Martin. Company secretary change recorded on 20 Dec 2021. 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. - 20 Dec 2021: Director resigned: RAHMATALLAH, Faisal John. Director change recorded on 20 Dec 2021. 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. - 20 Dec 2021: New director appointed: HANN, Jonathan Hugh James, Mr.. Director change recorded on 20 Dec 2021. 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 May 2021: New director appointed: WILKINSON, Jonathan. Director change recorded on 25 May 2021. 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 Nov 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Nov 2020. 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. - 16 Dec 2019: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 16 Dec 2019. 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 BNL UK Limited ### Is BNL UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. BNL UK Limited in Knaresborough is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can BNL UK Limited sponsor? BNL UK Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is BNL UK Limited based? The register lists BNL UK Limited at Knaresborough. 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/bnl-uk-limited-knaresborough-768639 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bnl-uk-limited-knaresborough-768639.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.