--- title: "Ear to the Ground (UK) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ear-to-the-ground-uk-ltd-manchester-695774 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 --- # Ear to the Ground (UK) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Ear to the Ground (UK) Ltd (Companies House 04790481, Manchester) 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 29 July 2019 (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: 29 July 2019 - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Manchester - Registered address: First Floor Dale House, 35 Dale Street, Manchester, England, M1 2HF - Companies House number: 04790481 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04790481) - Website: https://www.eartotheground.agency - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ear-to-the-ground - 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/ear-to-the-ground-uk-ltd-manchester-695774 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 2,872 licensed sponsors in Manchester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/manchester - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 9 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 10 Mar 2025: Director resigned: SMITH, Steven. Director change recorded on 10 Mar 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. - 19 Nov 2024: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 19 Nov 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 21 Oct 2024: Notification of Ettg Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 21 Oct 2024. 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. - 21 Oct 2024: Cessation of Mr Steven Smith as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 21 Oct 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. - 21 Oct 2024: Director resigned: HEWISON, Christopher Dolan. Director change recorded on 21 Oct 2024. 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. - 21 Apr 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 21 Apr 2023. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 28 Apr 2021: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 28 Apr 2021. 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. - 2 Mar 2021: Director resigned: DRAPE, Jonathan Paul. Director change recorded on 2 Mar 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. - 14 Apr 2020: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 14 Apr 2020. 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. 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 Ear to the Ground (UK) Ltd ### Is Ear to the Ground (UK) Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Ear to the Ground (UK) Ltd in Manchester is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Ear to the Ground (UK) Ltd sponsor? Ear to the Ground (UK) Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Ear to the Ground (UK) Ltd based? The register lists Ear to the Ground (UK) Ltd at First Floor Dale House, 35 Dale Street, Manchester, England, M1 2HF. 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 04790481. 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/ear-to-the-ground-uk-ltd-manchester-695774 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ear-to-the-ground-uk-ltd-manchester-695774.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.