--- title: "Grip-UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/grip-uk-ltd-liverpool-740801 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 --- # Grip-UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Grip-UK Ltd (Companies House 07248432, Liverpool) 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 23 June 2020 (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: 23 June 2020 - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Liverpool - Registered address: 6 Birchall Street, Kirkdale, Liverpool, Merseyside, L20 8PD - Companies House number: 07248432 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07248432) - 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/grip-uk-ltd-liverpool-740801 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 741 licensed sponsors in Liverpool: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/liverpool - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 32 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 2 Oct 2026: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 2 Oct 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 14 Aug 2026: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Aug 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 12 Aug 2026: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 12 Aug 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 2 Apr 2026: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Apr 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 2 Nov 2024: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share filing recorded on 2 Nov 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 27 Oct 2024: Class of shares re-designated. Share filing recorded on 27 Oct 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 24 Oct 2024: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 24 Oct 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 23 Oct 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 23 Oct 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 9 Oct 2024: Notification of Verlinvest Sa as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 9 Oct 2024. 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. - 9 Oct 2024: Cessation of Mercia Fund Management Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 9 Oct 2024. 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. - 9 Oct 2024: Director resigned: CHALLONER, Stephen. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 9 Oct 2024: Director resigned: GILBERT, Paul. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 9 Oct 2024: Director resigned: HEYWOOD, Hannah Frances. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 9 Oct 2024: Director resigned: KLEIBERGEN, Martijn Christian. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 9 Oct 2024: Secretary resigned: WADDY, Crispin. Company secretary change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 9 Oct 2024: New director appointed: GAUTIER, Olivia. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 9 Oct 2024: New director appointed: BLACK, Benjamin David Louis. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 30 Sep 2024: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share filing recorded on 30 Sep 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 28 Sep 2024: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 28 Sep 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 27 Sep 2024: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 27 Sep 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 25 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 25 Sep 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 28 May 2024: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 28 May 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 27 Nov 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 27 Nov 2023. 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. - 3 Jan 2023: New director appointed: KLEIBERGEN, Martijn Christian. Director change recorded on 3 Jan 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. - 3 Jan 2023: Director resigned: CHILKOTI, Ishaan. Director change recorded on 3 Jan 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. - + 7 earlier changes on the web page 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Project Manager, UK · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/BVgxZJlM64aLcU3456rZY7R_GidvbiHRVb71bAXqr2qMR-paspjWXLefizthYxzXeXHR7nNWVMe1MCSAAYgChyFGcEgtjPQlRuZOZqbTnHYehTtL4DoEcqNuAD2mTNXZLm1kj4ml2Wv_1IKK6hseuUAKlFr4WIeH0vLiPLLNAE14vY9OLFEZDnF2DZ8vFirYmOZ9Cole3gTXPxb2lEqfiVSHOkMB1uEw3flF4zjaLyg A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Grip-UK Ltd ### Is Grip-UK Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Grip-UK Ltd in Liverpool is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Grip-UK Ltd sponsor? Grip-UK Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Grip-UK Ltd based? The register lists Grip-UK Ltd at 6 Birchall Street, Kirkdale, Liverpool, Merseyside, L20 8PD. 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 07248432. 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/grip-uk-ltd-liverpool-740801 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/grip-uk-ltd-liverpool-740801.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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