--- title: "Distrelec Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/distrelec-ltd-manchester-784017 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 --- # Distrelec Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Distrelec Ltd (trading as Place North West; Companies House 10698604; Manchester) 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 9 June 2020 (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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 9 June 2020 - Trading as: Place North West - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Manchester - Registered address: 7th Floor 2 St Peter's Square, Manchester, United Kingdom, M2 3AA - Companies House number: 10698604 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10698604) - Website: https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/place-north-west/ - 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/distrelec-ltd-manchester-784017 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 2,872 licensed sponsors in Manchester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/manchester - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - 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 10 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Apr 2026: Notification of Rs Components B.V. as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Apr 2026. 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. - 1 Apr 2026: Cessation of Distrelec B.V. as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Apr 2026. 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. - 5 Aug 2025: Director resigned: SACCA, Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 5 Aug 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. - 5 Aug 2025: New director appointed: POINTON, Elaine Janet. Director change recorded on 5 Aug 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 Aug 2023: New secretary appointed: MARTIN, Emily. Company secretary change recorded on 24 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. - 30 Jun 2023: Notification of Rs Group International Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 7 Oct 2021: Notification of Distrelec B.V. as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 7 Oct 2021. 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. - 7 Oct 2021: Cessation of Aurelius Investment Nl 1 Bv as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 7 Oct 2021. 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. - 15 Apr 2021: New director appointed: SACCA, Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 15 Apr 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. - 15 Apr 2021: Director resigned: HOTEN, Emma Louise. Director change recorded on 15 Apr 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. 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 Distrelec Ltd ### Is Distrelec Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Distrelec Ltd in Manchester is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Distrelec Ltd sponsor? Distrelec Ltd 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 Distrelec Ltd based? The register lists Distrelec Ltd at 7th Floor 2 St Peter's Square, Manchester, United Kingdom, M2 3AA. 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 10698604. 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/distrelec-ltd-manchester-784017 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/distrelec-ltd-manchester-784017.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.