--- title: "Conquip Engineering Group: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/conquip-engineering-group-alton-742750 register_status: removed 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 --- # Conquip Engineering Group: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Conquip Engineering Group (Companies House 04791365, Alton) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 21 October 2026, having appeared on the register since 16 January 2023 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). It cannot sponsor new visa applications while off the register. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves, so it was not necessarily revoked. ## Key facts - Register status: Removed: no longer on the register since 21 October 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 16 January 2023 - Removed from the register: 21 October 2026 - Legal name: CONQUIP ENGINEERING GROUP LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Alton - Registered address: Unit 4 Waterbrook Estate, Alton, Hampshire, England, GU34 2UD - Companies House number: 04791365 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04791365) - Company status (Companies House): active - Website: https://cqegroup.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/conquip-engineering-group - 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/conquip-engineering-group-alton-742750 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 59 licensed sponsors in Alton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/alton - 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 8 changes worth checking, checked 18 October 2026, newest first: - 4 Aug 2026: Director resigned: CRITCHLEY, Andrew Ernest. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 4 Aug 2026: Director resigned: CRITCHLEY, Daniel. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 4 Aug 2026: Director resigned: CRITCHLEY, George Bill. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 4 Aug 2026: Director resigned: CRITCHLEY, Garry. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 4 Aug 2026: New corporate-director appointed: DC SPV LIMITED. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 4 Aug 2026: New corporate-director appointed: GBC SPV LIMITED. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 4 Aug 2026: New director appointed: MCCONNELL, Steven John. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 17 Sep 2025: Company name changed, now trading as "CONQUIP ENGINEERING GROUP LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 17 Sep 2025. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name 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 Conquip Engineering Group ### Is Conquip Engineering Group a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Conquip Engineering Group in Alton was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 21 October 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did Conquip Engineering Group leave the sponsor register? Conquip Engineering Group no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 21 October 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed. If your visa is sponsored by this employer, contact them and get immigration advice. If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor. ### What visa routes can Conquip Engineering Group sponsor? Conquip Engineering Group was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Conquip Engineering Group based? The register lists Conquip Engineering Group at Unit 4 Waterbrook Estate, Alton, Hampshire, England, GU34 2UD. 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 04791365. 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/conquip-engineering-group-alton-742750 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/conquip-engineering-group-alton-742750.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.