--- title: "Daniel Thwaites PLC: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/daniel-thwaites-plc-blackburn-683820 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 --- # Daniel Thwaites PLC: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Daniel Thwaites PLC (trading as SHIRE HOTELS; Companies House 00051702; Blackburn) 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 2 September 2021 (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: 2 September 2021 - Trading as: SHIRE HOTELS - Legal name: DANIEL THWAITES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Blackburn - Registered address: Myerscough Road, Mellor Brook, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, BB2 7LB - Companies House number: 00051702 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00051702) - Website: https://www.thwaites.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/daniel-thwaites-plc-blackburn-683820 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 316 licensed sponsors in Blackburn: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/blackburn - 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 21 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 21 Sep 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Sep 2026. 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. - 21 Jul 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Jul 2026. 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. - 12 May 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 12 May 2026. 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. - 21 Apr 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 21 Apr 2026. 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. - 3 Mar 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 3 Mar 2026. 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. - 9 Feb 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 9 Feb 2026. 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. - 29 Jan 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 29 Jan 2026. 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. - 31 Dec 2025: Director resigned: STOTHERT, Richard Andrew. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 10 Dec 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 10 Dec 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. - 9 Dec 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 9 Dec 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. - 12 Sep 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 12 Sep 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. - 11 Sep 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 10 Sep 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Sep 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. - 27 Aug 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Aug 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. - 6 Aug 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 6 Aug 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. - 5 Aug 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 5 Aug 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. - 1 Jun 2025: New director appointed: GEORGEL, Kevin Roger. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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 Apr 2025: Secretary resigned: WOODWARD, Susan Irene. Company secretary change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Apr 2025: New secretary appointed: KIRKHAM, Jayne Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Apr 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 Nov 2022: Director resigned: YERBURGH, Oscar Guy Hamlyn. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Nov 2022: New director appointed: MCKINLEY, Roseanna Cicely Lucretia. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Content Creator · Mellor Brook, Blackburn · £35,423 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5903927736?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=683820&employer=Daniel%20Thwaites%20PLC 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 Daniel Thwaites PLC ### Is Daniel Thwaites PLC a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Daniel Thwaites PLC in Blackburn is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Daniel Thwaites PLC sponsor? Daniel Thwaites PLC is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Daniel Thwaites PLC have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Daniel Thwaites PLC on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Daniel Thwaites PLC based? The register lists Daniel Thwaites PLC at Myerscough Road, Mellor Brook, Blackburn, Lancashire, England, BB2 7LB. 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 00051702. 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/daniel-thwaites-plc-blackburn-683820 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/daniel-thwaites-plc-blackburn-683820.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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