--- title: "Gary Barber Pharmacies Ltd: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/gary-barber-pharmacies-ltd-cheltenham-752877 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 --- # Gary Barber Pharmacies Ltd: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Gary Barber Pharmacies Ltd (Companies House 04583435, Cheltenham) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 11 September 2026, having appeared on the register since at least 4 August 2013 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 11 September 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: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Removed from the register: 11 September 2026 - Industry: Healthcare - Town: Cheltenham - Registered address: Kingsnorth House, Blenheim Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, B44 8LS - Companies House number: 04583435 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04583435) - 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/gary-barber-pharmacies-ltd-cheltenham-752877 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 276 licensed sponsors in Cheltenham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/cheltenham - One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 16 changes worth checking, checked 1 August 2026, newest first: - 28 Nov 2025: New director appointed: PATEL, Kalpesh Rati. Director change recorded on 28 Nov 2025. 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. - 28 Nov 2025: New director appointed: BURGESS, Adam James. Director change recorded on 28 Nov 2025. 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. - 18 Jun 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Jun 2025. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 May 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 6 May 2020. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 2 May 2019: Director resigned: PATEL, Dayalji Somabhai. Director change recorded on 2 May 2019. 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. - 2 May 2019: New director appointed: PATEL, Dayalji Somabhai. Director change recorded on 2 May 2019. 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. - 28 Nov 2018: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 28 Nov 2018. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 Apr 2017: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 26 Apr 2017. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 Mar 2017: Notification of Raylane Ltd as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 7 Mar 2017. 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. - 7 Mar 2017: Cessation of Mrs Claire Barber as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 7 Mar 2017. 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. - 7 Mar 2017: Cessation of Mr Gary Francis Barber as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 7 Mar 2017. 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. - 7 Mar 2017: New director appointed: PATEL, Dayalji Somabhai. Director change recorded on 7 Mar 2017. 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 Mar 2017: Director resigned: BARBER, Gary Francis. Director change recorded on 7 Mar 2017. 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. - 7 Mar 2017: Secretary resigned: BARBER, Claire. Company secretary change recorded on 7 Mar 2017. 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 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mrs Claire Barber. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Gary Francis Barber. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. 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 Gary Barber Pharmacies Ltd ### Is Gary Barber Pharmacies Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Gary Barber Pharmacies Ltd in Cheltenham was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 11 September 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did Gary Barber Pharmacies Ltd leave the sponsor register? Gary Barber Pharmacies Ltd no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 11 September 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 Gary Barber Pharmacies Ltd sponsor? Gary Barber Pharmacies Ltd was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Gary Barber Pharmacies Ltd based? The register lists Gary Barber Pharmacies Ltd at Kingsnorth House, Blenheim Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, B44 8LS. 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 04583435. 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/gary-barber-pharmacies-ltd-cheltenham-752877 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/gary-barber-pharmacies-ltd-cheltenham-752877.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.