--- title: "GA Manufacturing Limited: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ga-manufacturing-limited-birkenhead-776362 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 --- # GA Manufacturing Limited: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, GA Manufacturing Limited (Companies House 09320676, Birkenhead) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 17 August 2026, having appeared on the register since 18 October 2022 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 17 August 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: 18 October 2022 - Removed from the register: 17 August 2026 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Birkenhead - Registered address: Unit 3 Lightbox, Knox Street, Birkenhead, United Kingdom, CH41 5JW - Companies House number: 09320676 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09320676) - Company status (Companies House): active - 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/ga-manufacturing-limited-birkenhead-776362 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 61 licensed sponsors in Birkenhead: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/birkenhead - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - 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 2 August 2026, newest first: - 3 Jul 2026: Director resigned: MCCORMICK, Craig. Director change recorded on 3 Jul 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. - 30 Nov 2023: New person with significant control: Mrs Alison Linda Mccormick. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 Nov 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. - 30 Nov 2023: New person with significant control: Mr Trevor Mccormick. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 Nov 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. - 30 Nov 2023: Cessation of Calum Mccormick as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 Nov 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. - 9 Feb 2023: Company name changed, now trading as "LIGHTBOX MANUFACTURING LTD". Company name change recorded on 9 Feb 2023. 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. - 1 Jan 2023: New director appointed: MCCORMICK, Craig. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Jan 2023: New director appointed: LITTLEWOOD, Martin Toby Anastasis. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Jan 2023: New director appointed: MCCORMICK, Alison Linda. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Jan 2023: New director appointed: MCCORMICK, Trevor. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. 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 GA Manufacturing Limited ### Is GA Manufacturing Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. GA Manufacturing Limited in Birkenhead was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 17 August 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did GA Manufacturing Limited leave the sponsor register? GA Manufacturing Limited no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 17 August 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 GA Manufacturing Limited sponsor? GA Manufacturing Limited was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is GA Manufacturing Limited based? The register lists GA Manufacturing Limited at Unit 3 Lightbox, Knox Street, Birkenhead, United Kingdom, CH41 5JW. 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 09320676. 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/ga-manufacturing-limited-birkenhead-776362 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ga-manufacturing-limited-birkenhead-776362.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.