--- title: "Carlisle Visionplus Ltd t/a Specsavers: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/carlisle-visionplus-ltd-t-a-specsavers-carlisle-699216 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 --- # Carlisle Visionplus Ltd t/a Specsavers: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Carlisle Visionplus Ltd t/a Specsavers (Companies House 02730711, Carlisle) 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 8 September 2022 (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: 8 September 2022 - Legal name: Carlisle Visionplus Ltd - Also known as: SPECSAVERS OPTICIANS - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Carlisle - Registered address: Forum 6, Parkway, Solent Business Park Whiteley, Fareham, PO15 7PA - Companies House number: 02730711 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02730711) - 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/carlisle-visionplus-ltd-t-a-specsavers-carlisle-699216 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 90 licensed sponsors in Carlisle: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/carlisle - 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 5 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Aug 2023: Director resigned: ARCHIBALD, Peter. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 31 Aug 2023: New director appointed: ASHRAF, Ikram. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 7 Feb 2023: Notification of Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 7 Feb 2023. 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 Dec 2022: Director resigned: ROWE, Glenn. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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 Dec 2022: New director appointed: CHRISTIE, Eleanor. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (7 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Optometrist · Bootle · £55,000 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/optometrist/57065063 - Audiologist/Hearing Aid Dispenser · Rochdale · £42,500 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/audiologist-hearing-aid-dispenser/57361193 - Dispensing Optician · Chorley · £35,000 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/dispensing-optician/57361287 - Audiology Admin Part time · Liverpool · £12 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/audiology-admin-part-time/57372160 - Optical Assistant · Rawtenstall · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/optical-assistant/57400348 - Newly Qualified Audiologist/Hearing Aid Dispenser · Rochdale · £42,500 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/newly-qualified-audiologist-hearing-aid-dispenser/57361448 - Audiologist/Hearing Aid Dispenser · Bolton · £40,000 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/audiologist-hearing-aid-dispenser/57361275 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 Carlisle Visionplus Ltd t/a Specsavers ### Is Carlisle Visionplus Ltd t/a Specsavers a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Carlisle Visionplus Ltd t/a Specsavers in Carlisle 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 Carlisle Visionplus Ltd t/a Specsavers sponsor? Carlisle Visionplus Ltd t/a Specsavers is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Carlisle Visionplus Ltd t/a Specsavers based? The register lists Carlisle Visionplus Ltd t/a Specsavers at Forum 6, Parkway, Solent Business Park Whiteley, Fareham, PO15 7PA. 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 02730711. 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/carlisle-visionplus-ltd-t-a-specsavers-carlisle-699216 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/carlisle-visionplus-ltd-t-a-specsavers-carlisle-699216.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.