--- title: "Freightliner Group Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/freightliner-group-limited-birmingham-707353 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 --- # Freightliner Group Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Freightliner Group Limited (Companies House 05313119, Birmingham) 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 25 October 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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 25 October 2021 - Legal name: HEAVY HAUL RAIL GROUP - Industry: Travel, Transport & Mobility - Town: Birmingham - Registered address: 6th Floor The Lewis Building, 35 Bull Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B4 6EQ - Companies House number: 05313119 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05313119) - Website: https://www.freightliner.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/freightliner-group-ltd - 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/freightliner-group-limited-birmingham-707353 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 3,082 licensed sponsors in Birmingham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/birmingham - One of 6,274 in Travel, Transport & Mobility: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/travel-transport-mobility - 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 34 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Sep 2026: Secretary resigned: WATTS, Sally Jane. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Sep 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 Sep 2026: New secretary appointed: KANDOLA, Harjinder Kaur. Company secretary change recorded on 1 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. - 13 Aug 2026: Company name changed, now trading as "HEAVY HAUL RAIL GROUP". Company name change recorded on 13 Aug 2026, alongside a new majority owner or controller. 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. - 4 Aug 2026: Notification of Gwih Holdco 1 Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 4 Aug 2026: Cessation of Gwih Holdco 1 Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 4 Aug 2026: Notification of Gwih Holdco 2 Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 4 Aug 2026: Cessation of Gwih Holdco 2 Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 4 Aug 2026: Notification of Heavy Haul Holdco Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 4 Aug 2026: Cessation of Brookfield Corporation as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 27 Mar 2026: Director resigned: SHOVELLER, Timothy Colin. Director change recorded on 27 Mar 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. - 27 Mar 2026: New director appointed: ROSS, Katherine. Director change recorded on 27 Mar 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. - 29 Jan 2026: Director resigned: LAWRENSON, Christopher Ray. Director change recorded on 29 Jan 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. - 28 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 28 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. - 23 Jan 2026: Company name changed, now trading as "HEAVY HAUL RAIL GROUP". Company name change recorded on 23 Jan 2026. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 May 2024: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share filing recorded on 30 May 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. - 29 May 2024: Cessation of Genesee & Wyoming Uk Europe Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 29 May 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. - 29 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 29 May 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. - 2 May 2024: Director resigned: WRIGHT, William Thomas. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 1 May 2024: New director appointed: PENNEY, David James. Director change recorded on 1 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 Apr 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 26 Apr 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. - 23 Apr 2024: Notification of Brookfield Corporation as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 23 Apr 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. - 23 Apr 2024: Cessation of Brookfield Corporation as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 23 Apr 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. - 12 Oct 2023: New director appointed: SHOVELLER, Timothy Colin. Director change recorded on 12 Oct 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. - 27 Sep 2023: New person with significant control: Genesee & Wyoming Uk Europe Limited. Change to people with significant control recorded on 27 Sep 2023. 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. - 31 Aug 2023: New secretary appointed: WATTS, Sally Jane. Company secretary change recorded on 31 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. - + 9 earlier changes on the web page 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 6 live vacancies tracked for this employer (24 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Traffic Clerk · Southampton · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/khvLUeG55eh2cIoRnG62YDikmb4GOvCixElGFfryWE4GiG4BHSmuU67da9ttJ0KCnwQm-IF28ivSma0rTRsDpJMEFpq5tI3s7JFBz5zQ8plidxlbqvqEFC2x49TzIRO8V-RvuWgaaOcnt7vJPZ4f3JxTcMYUaLwcD1EYUR5Igxg76rQGLcexcbIz4gTuol415BVoK0Nl9L50_MOVIKaxQINwKIzJY57yYF7OvFB_FHM - Cargo Handling Manager · Southampton · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/Jn4RpH-T6INVI8dbu1jYKBR3SdkIa-aRkyV_lPAjY4xLItya-bXnxVFZ4tbDeHLTAFtYzodBpfCdx5yDQIUzbChxdZCzM6LD2MfSuVCL0zRv7WLxj8Gm_zessD9kfIigzJS3oqs2py57xX61Cr0s-bEA9E3LjJRIS6M8xe0-pqAMjK3A66O4VIDPoOb1KvxYpuYvat70CihTeVAI7qqddFRD53vXV4ZU623hX3UypvM - Shunt Driver trainee · Southampton · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/HTubz5ObGZpkH4H_GAp-fug9newz9q3zrWQ3DNhfNBuOFfW7H2TMF4LU8SYRODQzpOPAX4a_UArXza_bii4kacdMUS4uf37K-SIeANSXrDTHA3SzpShBNolEcdRWqkl1WKom3uKp8W7VB3HLkulrLAjlD1VOllVVuZJbVRRrrQ62DloXglIG6qwGRRiq8XyIjkmACMOs5rljLDhagdWS_1qC35YvPcUQJdRDeeLl4KA - Wagon Fitter · Ipswich, Suffolk · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/EOTSPa9o9Qvllh1ILu7d4RD_RQkKhI5RnpUXS7KYJ62FElV1kT6sioEIL-qGBX2Fk_gcrdImey2LQtffYT1n9tPNx_7uS1YPoTwTP1Ra4j1jKrUquskuuEmk8547VXjI2WF65nALfyacxQ5RUNpB_7ivMkg38MQ-Mqg17lxKYUcpzRuBR0Q3ywVV4Ebz1l3NqxhCOnP-c3B5cfT6VrAMUOiaH3sjscxfghoPILnuo9U - Train Driver (Intermodal) · Ipswich, Suffolk · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/3GbPCkCw2F5xy169ByetAmAICpgBxUYJIk2UlniGMXsOcYIsMGlerd7o5yqe8-G5Dkst9A4_RTEJ0hwXrdj-Uf6Bkk9DqBCmJryD0OGUBj8a8xaombYS8gt9tNnB9S3-BDtLMejH1UTlhFhGKusPERjkaCPUIZLjXjkN5Tf_C9GA4IbNxia44ZBMCmJNn6WC5KdkfgwFRjisQmjgKuBS8RI6cCsYr8H41xXFPGPSTKQ - Crane Maintenance Engineer (Engineering Technician A) · Southampton · £38,960 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/a3HmIWKawhjLFY_uJNCnK-XJ-i_DKHkZcSY8fAf2x52biNWtrH0UMCdvzrspym2MSEP4mxyKd7p-jCeaplMtohEYr7n8UcISyF8ivywFA_8SOF1OusvhZy2PEDVKsQ0LmAO_yMYbA2XEP1UdH09oa2kKhaWnHxk2tRA4KCQUp6NbBqMRgszuR-5EBY35J_hZqSkiJPYkm7QZeA3FxZJp-O0Hv0giUtXbV_wEY5o8FNM - Train Driver (Intermodal) · Eastleigh, Hampshire · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/HcOvzH0WgSmuRjog4LehR8SG0aU75XLn98Flrebg9qrBMD59oHwO4rLRHRZ0BVs4SrZk-EUniHvqh7HJLMNy9BDyn2jDNx2OiV5vo5XNqqd1axAibr1Ub_cv6HIVO7APY8284bZr8CZ4OUeWkDyy0rGIzb2-ZmGOG6KPRL-QHgsgbT72xqVBswTaDnJSNxlO5PDcBH5giEs_gsbCrUGSOf6v7cHyU7MbZmYns8FXvic - Technician A · Southampton · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/ovr75AwYYzMoN5Jyzcie5Qil9irdKcTF08AOKSwQqk31cAieNp_VTsBPUbDiGI5vcXIPLudWe6gAa3WJjqldCOkoV2qbLdgDbg1w27hni2M6AjNDPHT3x8WsHXaKz_h6nTqCxPtad23-_SH6pIFrJ6tUPqbwS4CTi5dWnLDx8h9cC00Cl4Z48vIYN3HwghLtR9BXx5jAsC5H__oz-N-_nSRgtYNHTTWJjOA1gZU4yQU All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=707353&employer=Freightliner%20Group%20Limited 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 Freightliner Group Limited ### Is Freightliner Group Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Freightliner Group Limited in Birmingham 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 Freightliner Group Limited sponsor? Freightliner Group Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Freightliner Group Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 6 live vacancies from Freightliner Group Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Freightliner Group Limited based? The register lists Freightliner Group Limited at 6th Floor The Lewis Building, 35 Bull Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B4 6EQ. 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 05313119. 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/freightliner-group-limited-birmingham-707353 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/freightliner-group-limited-birmingham-707353.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.