--- title: "Group 1 Automotive UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/group-1-automotive-uk-limited-maidstone-750748 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 --- # Group 1 Automotive UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Group 1 Automotive UK Limited (Companies House 06099813, Maidstone) 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 February 2025 (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 February 2025 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Maidstone - Registered address: First Point St. Leonards Road, Allington, Maidstone, Kent, England, ME16 0LS - Companies House number: 06099813 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06099813) - Website: https://www.group1auto.co.uk - 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/group-1-automotive-uk-limited-maidstone-750748 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 185 licensed sponsors in Maidstone: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/maidstone - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 9 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 24 Aug 2026: New director appointed: CADELL, Jane Louise. Director change recorded on 24 Aug 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. - 24 Aug 2026: New director appointed: STRIKE, Craig Rodney. Director change recorded on 24 Aug 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. - 5 Jun 2026: New director appointed: AHMAD, Farheen. Director change recorded on 5 Jun 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. - 19 May 2026: Director resigned: RABAN, Mark Douglas. Director change recorded on 19 May 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. - 31 Mar 2026: Director resigned: LEEDER, Mark. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 2 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Mar 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 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Jan 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. - 4 Sep 2025: Director resigned: SOUTHWICK, Philip. Director change recorded on 4 Sep 2025. 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 Mar 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Mar 2025. 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. 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 26 live vacancies tracked for this employer (121 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Fleet Sales Administrator - Mercedes-Benz Kidlington · OX51HT · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/fleet-sales-administrator-mercedes-benz-kidlington/57355006 - General Sales Manager – Mercedes-Benz Cambridge · CB58SH · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/general-sales-manager--mercedes-benz-cambridge/57357355 - Sales Manager - Group 1 Assured Lincoln · LN69UH · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/sales-manager-group-1-assured-lincoln/57462790 - IT Support Engineer – Milton Keynes, Head Office · MK91FH · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/it-support-engineer--milton-keynes-head-office/57472779 - Service Advisor - Volkswagen Shrewsbury · SY13TG · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/service-advisor-volkswagen-shrewsbury/57350028 - Sales Executive – Geely Peterborough · PE15YS · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/sales-executive--geely-peterborough/57358211 - Head of Business – Ford Farnborough · GU147QW · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/head-of-business--ford-farnborough/57484318 - Sales Executive – Volkswagen Sevenoaks · TN145PA · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/sales-executive--volkswagen-sevenoaks/57458403 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=750748&employer=Group%201%20Automotive%20UK%20Limited 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 Group 1 Automotive UK Limited ### Is Group 1 Automotive UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Group 1 Automotive UK Limited in Maidstone is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2025. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Group 1 Automotive UK Limited sponsor? Group 1 Automotive UK Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Group 1 Automotive UK Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 26 live vacancies from Group 1 Automotive UK Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Group 1 Automotive UK Limited based? The register lists Group 1 Automotive UK Limited at First Point St. Leonards Road, Allington, Maidstone, Kent, England, ME16 0LS. 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 06099813. 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/group-1-automotive-uk-limited-maidstone-750748 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/group-1-automotive-uk-limited-maidstone-750748.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.