--- title: "Freemans PLC: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/freemans-plc-bradford-706723 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 --- # Freemans PLC: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Freemans PLC (Companies House 00321643, Bradford) 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 12 December 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: 12 December 2019 - Legal name: FREEMANS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY - Also known as: BonPrix; Clearance365; Curvissa; Montage; Swimwear365; Texplant - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Bradford - Registered address: 66-70 Vicar Lane, Little Germany, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD99 2XG - Companies House number: 00321643 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00321643) - Website: https://fgh-uk.com - 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/freemans-plc-bradford-706723 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 740 licensed sponsors in Bradford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bradford - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 22 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 16 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 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. - 11 Aug 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Aug 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. - 13 Feb 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 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. - 3 Feb 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 3 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. - 3 Jun 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 3 Jun 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 May 2024: Secretary resigned: GREENWOOD, James Daniel. Company secretary change recorded on 9 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. - 9 May 2024: New secretary appointed: SCOTT, Ben. Company secretary change recorded on 9 May 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. - 26 Mar 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Mar 2024. 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. - 17 Oct 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Oct 2023. 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. - 23 May 2023: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 23 May 2023. 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 Mar 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Mar 2023. 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 Aug 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 9 Aug 2022. 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. - 13 Jan 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Jan 2022. 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 2020: Director resigned: HINCHCLIFFE, John. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2020. 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. - 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: HORNBY, Richard John. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2020. 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. - 17 Nov 2020: New director appointed: HORNBY, Richard John. Director change recorded on 17 Nov 2020. 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. - 7 Jul 2020: New secretary appointed: GREENWOOD, James Daniel. Company secretary change recorded on 7 Jul 2020. 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. - 7 Jul 2020: Secretary resigned: LORD, Andrew James. Company secretary change recorded on 7 Jul 2020. 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. - 26 Jun 2020: New director appointed: HINCHCLIFFE, John. Director change recorded on 26 Jun 2020. 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 2020: Director resigned: MOORE, Neill Lewis Mcdonald. Director change recorded on 11 Jun 2020. 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. - 17 Feb 2020: Director resigned: HINCHCLIFFE, John. Director change recorded on 17 Feb 2020. 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. - 17 Feb 2020: New director appointed: STEER, Ann. Director change recorded on 17 Feb 2020. 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 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 Freemans PLC ### Is Freemans PLC a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Freemans PLC in Bradford 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 Freemans PLC sponsor? Freemans PLC is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Freemans PLC based? The register lists Freemans PLC at 66-70 Vicar Lane, Little Germany, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD99 2XG. 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 00321643. 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/freemans-plc-bradford-706723 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/freemans-plc-bradford-706723.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.