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title: "Gloucestershire Airport: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/gloucestershire-airport-gloucester-786024
register_status: active
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
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# Gloucestershire Airport: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Gloucestershire Airport (Companies House 02774189, Gloucester) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 13 March 2019 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House).

## Key facts

- Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers
- Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating)
- Visa routes: Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 13 March 2019
- Legal name: GLOUCESTERSHIRE AIRPORT LIMITED
- Industry: Travel, Transport & Mobility
- Town: Gloucester
- Registered address: Terminal Building, Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 6SR
- Companies House number: 02774189 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02774189)
- Website: https://www.gloucestershireairport.co.uk
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gloucestershire-airport
- 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/gloucestershire-airport-gloucester-786024

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 245 licensed sponsors in Gloucester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/gloucester
- One of 6,274 in Travel, Transport & Mobility: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/travel-transport-mobility
- Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

23 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first:

- 27 Jul 2026: New director appointed: RAWLINGS, Brian Herbert. Director change recorded on 27 Jul 2026. 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 Jan 2026: Director resigned: IVEY, Jason. Director change recorded on 28 Jan 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.
- 28 Dec 2024: New director appointed: BIDMEAD, Marian. Director change recorded on 28 Dec 2024. 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.
- 24 Sep 2024: New director appointed: COLLINS, Michael John David. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 2024. 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.
- 23 Sep 2024: New director appointed: WIEDERHOLD, Alwin Ferenc. Director change recorded on 23 Sep 2024. 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.
- 10 Jun 2024: Director resigned: MELVIN, Dawn Patricia. Director change recorded on 10 Jun 2024. 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.
- 3 Jun 2024: New director appointed: BOWKETT, Ashley James. Director change recorded on 3 Jun 2024. 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.
- 17 Apr 2024: Director resigned: COOKE, Andrew Mark. Director change recorded on 17 Apr 2024. 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.
- 8 Apr 2024: New director appointed: IVEY, Jason. Director change recorded on 8 Apr 2024. 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.
- 16 Feb 2024: Director resigned: PENTECOST, Alexandra Helen. Director change recorded on 16 Feb 2024. 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.
- 18 Dec 2023: Director resigned: KAFKARIS, Andrew William. Director change recorded on 18 Dec 2023. 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.
- 26 Jun 2023: Director resigned: TAYLOR, Karen Elisabeth. Director change recorded on 26 Jun 2023. 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.
- 31 Mar 2023: Director resigned: WHYBORN, Roger Lee. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2023. 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.
- 31 Mar 2023: New director appointed: BAMFORD, Adrian Stephen. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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 Jul 2021: New director appointed: COOKE, Andrew Mark. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2021. 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 Jul 2021: New director appointed: PENTECOST, Alexandra Helen. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2021. 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 Jul 2021: New director appointed: KAFKARIS, Andrew William. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2021. 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.
- 24 Feb 2021: Director resigned: TIGHE, Adrian Gerrard Noel. Director change recorded on 24 Feb 2021. 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.
- 22 Feb 2021: Director resigned: BENNETT, Jeremy Patrick Stephen. Director change recorded on 22 Feb 2021. 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.
- 29 Jan 2021: Director resigned: HIBBERD, Peter James. Director change recorded on 29 Jan 2021. 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.
- 1 Oct 2020: Director resigned: HEAD, James Alan. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2020. 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 Jun 2020: Director resigned: RYAN, Mark. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2020. 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.
- 28 Feb 2020: Director resigned: CARTER, Elisabeth Sara Jane. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 2020. 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 Gloucestershire Airport

### Is Gloucestershire Airport a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Gloucestershire Airport in Gloucester is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Gloucestershire Airport sponsor?

Gloucestershire Airport is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Gloucestershire Airport based?

The register lists Gloucestershire Airport at Terminal Building, Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 6SR. 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 02774189. 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/gloucestershire-airport-gloucester-786024
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/gloucestershire-airport-gloucester-786024.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.
