--- title: "European Independent Purchasing Company Ltd t/a IPC EMEA Ltd: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/european-independent-purchasing-company-ltd-t-a-ipc-emea-ltd-high-wycombe-780068 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 --- # European Independent Purchasing Company Ltd t/a IPC EMEA Ltd: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, European Independent Purchasing Company Ltd t/a IPC EMEA Ltd (Companies House 04267249, High Wycombe) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 5 October 2026, having appeared on the register since 27 April 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 5 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: 27 April 2023 - Removed from the register: 5 October 2026 - Legal name: European Independent Purchasing Company Ltd - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: High Wycombe - Registered address: Rapid House, 40 Oxford Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2EE - Companies House number: 04267249 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04267249) - Website: http://www.ipceurope.org/ - 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/european-independent-purchasing-company-ltd-t-a-ipc-emea-ltd-high-wycombe-780068 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 349 licensed sponsors in High Wycombe: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/high-wycombe - 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 10 changes worth checking, checked 5 October 2026, newest first: - 22 Sep 2026: New director appointed: ALDRED, Simon. Director change recorded on 22 Sep 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. - 31 Aug 2026: Director resigned: GRIFFITHS, Bryan David. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 1 Jul 2026: New director appointed: QURESHI, Salman Ahmed. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 11 Jun 2025: Director resigned: TORP, Klaus Inge. Director change recorded on 11 Jun 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. - 21 May 2024: Director resigned: RETY, Patrick. Director change recorded on 21 May 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. - 16 Feb 2024: New director appointed: READ, David Scott. Director change recorded on 16 Feb 2024. 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. - 6 Oct 2023: Director resigned: PATEL, Vimal. Director change recorded on 6 Oct 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. - 6 Oct 2023: Director resigned: AVILA GONZALEZ, Carlos Eduardo. Director change recorded on 6 Oct 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. - 1 Jul 2023: New director appointed: TORP, Klaus Inge. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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: Director resigned: SCHAAFSMA, Martin. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. 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 European Independent Purchasing Company Ltd t/a IPC EMEA Ltd ### Is European Independent Purchasing Company Ltd t/a IPC EMEA Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. European Independent Purchasing Company Ltd t/a IPC EMEA Ltd in High Wycombe was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 5 October 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did European Independent Purchasing Company Ltd t/a IPC EMEA Ltd leave the sponsor register? European Independent Purchasing Company Ltd t/a IPC EMEA Ltd no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 5 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 European Independent Purchasing Company Ltd t/a IPC EMEA Ltd sponsor? European Independent Purchasing Company Ltd t/a IPC EMEA Ltd was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is European Independent Purchasing Company Ltd t/a IPC EMEA Ltd based? The register lists European Independent Purchasing Company Ltd t/a IPC EMEA Ltd at Rapid House, 40 Oxford Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 2EE. 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 04267249. 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/european-independent-purchasing-company-ltd-t-a-ipc-emea-ltd-high-wycombe-780068 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/european-independent-purchasing-company-ltd-t-a-ipc-emea-ltd-high-wycombe-780068.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.