--- title: "Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bowmer-and-kirkland-ltd-belper-687923 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 --- # Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd (Belper) 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 12 December 2014 (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: 12 December 2014 - Legal name: BOWMER AND KIRKLAND LIMITED - Industry: Property & Construction - Town: Belper - Companies House number: 00701982 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00701982) - Website: https://www.bandk.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/bowmer-and-kirkland-ltd-belper-687923 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 21 licensed sponsors in Belper: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/belper - 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 36 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Apr 2026: Director resigned: JONES, Ralph Charles. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 1 Sep 2024: New person with significant control: Mr Kevin Daniel Mcdonald. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Sep 2024. 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. - 1 Sep 2024: Cessation of Mr Kevin Daniel Mcdonald as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Sep 2024. 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. - 1 Sep 2024: New director appointed: MCDONALD, Kevin Daniel. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Sep 2022: New person with significant control: Mr Mark Gary Townsend. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2022: Cessation of Mr Mark Gary Townsend as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2022: New person with significant control: Mr Christopher John Arno. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2022: Cessation of Mr Christopher John Arno as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2022: New director appointed: ARNO, Christopher John. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Sep 2022: New director appointed: TOWNSEND, Mark Gary. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 31 Aug 2022: Cessation of Mr John Paul Lomas as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Aug 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 Aug 2022: Director resigned: LOMAS, John Paul. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 1 Sep 2020: New person with significant control: Mr Matthew Charles Cruttenden. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Sep 2020. 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. - 1 Sep 2020: Cessation of Mr Matthew Charles Cruttenden as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Sep 2020. 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. - 1 Sep 2020: New person with significant control: Mr Neil Kenneth Brook. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Sep 2020. 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. - 1 Sep 2020: Cessation of Mr Neil Kenneth Brook as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Sep 2020. 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. - 1 Sep 2020: New director appointed: BROOK, Neil Kenneth. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2020. 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 Sep 2020: New director appointed: CRUTTENDEN, Matthew Charles. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2020. 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 Jan 2019: Cessation of Mr John Nigel Kirkland as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jan 2019. 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. - 1 Jan 2019: Cessation of Mr Robert Malcolm Kirkland as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jan 2019. 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. - 1 Jan 2019: Director resigned: KIRKLAND, Robert Malcolm. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2019. 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 Jan 2019: Director resigned: KIRKLAND, John Nigel. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2019. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr John Paul Lomas. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr John Nigel Kirkland. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Robert Malcolm Kirkland. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - + 11 earlier changes on the web page 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 2 live vacancies tracked for this employer (3 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - HR Assistant · Derbyshire · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/hr-assistant/57430747 - HR Assistant · Heage, Belper · £39,904 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5917041186?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Design Manager · Bristol · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/design-manager/57169690 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=687923&employer=Bowmer%20%26%20Kirkland%20Ltd 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 Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd ### Is Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd in Belper is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2014. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd sponsor? Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 2 live vacancies from Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd based? The register lists Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd at Belper. 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/bowmer-and-kirkland-ltd-belper-687923 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bowmer-and-kirkland-ltd-belper-687923.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.