Gates (UK) Limited
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It is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors.
Licence & visa routes
A rating: in good standing. B rating: downgraded and must fix problems before sponsoring new workers. This is the rating it had when it was last on the register.
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Check Companies HouseCommon questions about Gates (UK) Limited
- Is Gates (UK) Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- No. Gates (UK) Limited in Dumfries was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 20 April 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed.
- When did Gates (UK) Limited leave the sponsor register?
- Gates (UK) Limited no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 20 April 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 GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed.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 If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor.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 Gates (UK) Limited sponsor?
- Gates (UK) Limited was licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".
- Where is Gates (UK) Limited based?
- The register lists Gates (UK) Limited at Dumfries. 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. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK.
Registration details
- Company status
- active
- Website
- gates.com/gb/en.html
- Profile
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As of 30 October 2026, Gates (UK) Limited (Dumfries) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 20 April 2026, having appeared on the register since at least 4 August 2013 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). 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. The first register date is when we first saw it listed, not the official licence date. Text-only version