Gainford Care Homes Limited
ActiveLicence & visa routes
An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.
Companies House changes
Run a live check≈1.8 in 100 such sponsors lost their licence within 7 months. Driven by: Residential-care SIC (87xxx) (×1.9), Healthcare sponsor (×1.9), SIC 87200 — residential care, learning disabilities (×0.6), Legacy officer-appointment filings (288a) (×1.5).
Reporting duties
- 13 Apr 2023 — Secretary resigned: MARTIN, Glenn. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 11 May 2023 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 13 Apr 2023 — New secretary appointed: KELL, Leanne. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 11 May 2023 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 1 Jan 2020 — Notification of Khaliq Family Trust as a person with significant control. New licence required within 20 working days · window closed 29 Jan 2020 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 30 Sept 2019 — New director appointed: KHALIQ, Imran. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 28 Oct 2019 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 3 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 13 Apr 2023Secretary resigned: MARTIN, Glenn
- 13 Apr 2023New secretary appointed: KELL, Leanne
- 1 Jan 2020Notification of Khaliq Family Trust as a person with significant control
- 30 Sept 2019New director appointed: KHALIQ, Imran
- 1 Jun 2016Notification of Mrs Susan Mcalear as a person with significant control
- 1 Jun 2016Cessation of Mrs Susan Mcalear as a person with significant control
- + 1 earlier event
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Common questions about Gainford Care Homes Limited
- Is Gainford Care Homes Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Gainford Care Homes Limited in Chester Le Street holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2013. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
- What visa routes can Gainford Care Homes Limited sponsor?
- Gainford Care Homes Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
- Where is Gainford Care Homes Limited based?
- The register lists Gainford Care Homes Limited at Gainford House, Picktree Lane, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 3SR. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
- How current is this information?
- This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal, alongside Companies House records for company number 02935370. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- 02935370
- Address
- Gainford House, Picktree Lane, Chester Le Street, County Durham, DH3 3SR
- First on register
- 4 Aug 2013
- Website
- gainfordcarehomes.com
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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.