--- title: "Gate Builders & Plumbers Merchants Ltd: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/gate-builders-and-plumbers-merchants-ltd-oldbury-726261 register_status: ceased 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 --- # Gate Builders & Plumbers Merchants Ltd: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Gate Builders & Plumbers Merchants Ltd (Companies House 09762644, Oldbury) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 22 October 2026 and Companies House records the company as in liquidation, having appeared on the register since 24 February 2025 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). A company that is closed or closing down cannot sponsor visa applications. ## Key facts - Register status: Ceased: removed from the register on 22 October 2026; Companies House records the company as liquidation - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 24 February 2025 - Removed from the register: 22 October 2026 - Industry: Property & Construction - Town: Oldbury - Registered address: 90 Rood End Road, Oldbury, England, B68 8SF - Companies House number: 09762644 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09762644) - Company status (Companies House): liquidation - 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/gate-builders-and-plumbers-merchants-ltd-oldbury-726261 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 103 licensed sponsors in Oldbury: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/oldbury - One of 10,203 in Property & Construction: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/property-construction - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 3 changes worth checking, checked 18 October 2026, newest first: - 18 Oct 2026: Company is in liquidation at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 18 Oct 2026 (in liquidation). If your organisation has stopped trading or become insolvent, this must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. The 20-working-day window runs to about 13 Nov 2026. - 2 Apr 2026: Cessation of Mr Asim Yaqub as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Apr 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. - 2 Apr 2026: Director resigned: YAQUB, Asim. Director change recorded on 2 Apr 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. 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 Gate Builders & Plumbers Merchants Ltd ### Is Gate Builders & Plumbers Merchants Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Gate Builders & Plumbers Merchants Ltd in Oldbury is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (removed on 22 October 2026), and Companies House shows the company has ceased trading. It cannot sponsor new visa applications. ### When did Gate Builders & Plumbers Merchants Ltd leave the sponsor register? Gate Builders & Plumbers Merchants Ltd left the register on 22 October 2026. Companies House shows the company was winding up or had ceased trading. GOV.UK gives no reason, so this does not establish why the licence ended. ### What visa routes can Gate Builders & Plumbers Merchants Ltd sponsor? Gate Builders & Plumbers Merchants Ltd was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Gate Builders & Plumbers Merchants Ltd based? The register lists Gate Builders & Plumbers Merchants Ltd at 90 Rood End Road, Oldbury, England, B68 8SF. 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 09762644. 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/gate-builders-and-plumbers-merchants-ltd-oldbury-726261 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/gate-builders-and-plumbers-merchants-ltd-oldbury-726261.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.