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title: "Hand Picked Hotels Limited: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hand-picked-hotels-limited-sevenoaks-756786
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
---

# Hand Picked Hotels Limited: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Hand Picked Hotels Limited (Companies House 03760451, Sevenoaks) 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 at least 4 August 2013 (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: 4 August 2013 or earlier
- Also known as: AUDLEYS WOOD HOTEL; BAILBROOK HOUSE HOTEL; BRANDSHATCH PLACE HOTEL & SPA; BUXTED HALL HOTEL; CHILSTON PARK HOTEL; CRATHORNE HALL HOTEL; ETTINGTON PARK HOTEL; FAWSLEY HALL HOTEL; GRAND JERSEY HOTEL & SPA; HOTEL L'HORIZON
- Industry: Hospitality & Food Service
- Town: Sevenoaks
- Registered address: The Old Library, The Drive, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3AB
- Companies House number: 03760451 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03760451)
- Website: https://www.handpickedhotels.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/hand-picked-hotels-limited-sevenoaks-756786

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 83 licensed sponsors in Sevenoaks: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/sevenoaks
- 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

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

- 31 Mar 2025: Director resigned: SIMONDS, Rebecca Kate. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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.
- 31 Mar 2025: Director resigned: BAUWENS, Ignace. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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.
- 31 Mar 2025: New director appointed: STEVENS, Paul Richard. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2025. 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 Jul 2024: Director resigned: NICHOLAS, Melanie Jane. Director change recorded on 5 Jul 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 May 2024: Director resigned: WADDELL, Douglas Ross. Director change recorded on 8 May 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.
- 15 Mar 2024: New director appointed: SIMONDS, Rebecca Kate. Director change recorded on 15 Mar 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.
- 15 Mar 2024: Director resigned: HERBERT, Peter Michael. Director change recorded on 15 Mar 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.
- 1 Dec 2023: New director appointed: BAUWENS, Ignace. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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.
- 30 Sep 2023: Director resigned: ASHWORTH, Daniel James. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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.
- 18 May 2023: Director resigned: ANDERSON, David Niven, Mr.. Director change recorded on 18 May 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.
- 29 Nov 2022: Director resigned: WEBSTER, Christopher George Robert. Director change recorded on 29 Nov 2022. 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 Oct 2022: New director appointed: NICHOLAS, Melanie Jane. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 2022. 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.
- 21 Oct 2022: Director resigned: O'CONNOR, Huw. Director change recorded on 21 Oct 2022. 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.
- 4 Oct 2022: New director appointed: SEYMOUR, Deborah Jane. Director change recorded on 4 Oct 2022. 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.
- 8 Aug 2022: New director appointed: HERBERT, Peter Michael. Director change recorded on 8 Aug 2022. 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 Aug 2022: New director appointed: ASHWORTH, Daniel James. Director change recorded on 3 Aug 2022. 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.
- 14 Jun 2022: New director appointed: ANDERSON, David Niven, Mr.. Director change recorded on 14 Jun 2022. 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 Sep 2021: Director resigned: ARKLEY, Kenneth. Director change recorded on 10 Sep 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 Apr 2021: New director appointed: O'CONNOR, Huw. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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 Apr 2021: Director resigned: FAIRS, Stewart John. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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 Feb 2021: New director appointed: WEBSTER, Christopher George Robert. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 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.
- 25 Jan 2019: Director resigned: MAHR, Matthias Christian. Director change recorded on 25 Jan 2019. 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 Mar 2018: Director resigned: HANDS, Julia Caroline. Director change recorded on 9 Mar 2018. 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 Feb 2017: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Feb 2017. 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.
- 17 Oct 2016: New director appointed: MAHR, Matthias Christian. Director change recorded on 17 Oct 2016. 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 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

19 live vacancies tracked for this employer (44 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name.

- Receptionist - Live in · Buxted, East Sussex · £14 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/6WXLT6gGztVGY9oeFjOgrcO3L4aajfmnj2CJL3sL6karfV7JvI7Ou9P5iJNQMeknUNULAY-JKN2Sv8RJqbsBi6PX0ZxxsOeEhB-v-ADxF5yjaevDnMEVnI7gjUzEleGQmptpSrmiFpD9HA-0cHrrPT1-1kmolz55g78JYvfnoYBJS-RKeT0BO7qlWweLR60NOmX3dNTKwqo6If-gLvUOcXzjHPMj4kf3PnA3VUPnKQs
- Head Chef · Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/iazfBVwtW4KhHzcVFzIXSpOgnuWR54LiFjRh8siHfCSnBMT_bCA9fc84THZTq1rTUHVGfk2bfxN0KJGywU9Qhb1ZDugl94R7olcGKlNPeldlX29VB3k0d-qgdFDX2Dxh0BPAYADHMpTgarOZcWuc46DA-xLG7TJbay3-Rrl-v_14MJyz7D00-pp86qsqGTNYqUzG6aT_KTerAGqAsePcV-jIe1m8FLhyT0PIaekyuKo
- Hotel Porter - Live in · Coopers Green, Uckfield · £27,040 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5936490644?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3
- Receptionist · Cobham, Surrey · £14 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/nQoCYdDcyelI3gZDe-UFfNXaCyZAYxhjo01pIMNOdy7-p1hs6qYW1mC-YN1MH_4tWdk7qa2GDINgEUTS9DMACR_Dyo81xWPValR44LyYVPy7shjafQk9vQjP4NyfIrtnZ2Y_Ve-8Yj7wOmUELmi5eT22p1o059u76U_1pWh7LMFQ8W0-MReDVyssknCghU83ah3ewdCwKXBtif_QK1xrC6X7N1BpbftcV8Al9F8Uk2g
- Dual-Site Head Gardener · Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire · £33,437 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/JWUHRvPvkE2vQf1vmGySOiYyjvvNjtTDAkpmCHyR-vo0tV15sU26MyNryjHVi9iTrJalh8chDQDo-RLJlkqPPtgLuZtiB1Ou1vATQneB5J2KoPEXqqRZFt7uXDD7EoqHU1iqxQATVVqizWDVGpoBpvhlcpjtd4Ge-N07JKdwpGBrl3k9tOmFt4ZbMyduemPdv_DZakvv0ZVzV2Fkc-EwDkC4kzg_oHz7dWfyvFz7ccY
- Part-Time Food & Beverage Assistant · Buckland, Gloucestershire · £13 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/uA4VN90iDrQnupvuxobWx-HBHWFabXepgPosp_hDexcJDI4TUQoGt6MlFYrWxpTnfjTLKq7WLfZaXdZ1iURWKOpvP1YirYbgVjFBh78g7uT5ZxtWeqF3l0NYk_YNmkJFBOhFDBxRA5u_fRFxj2joZ_lQj_aYqhr5gEx4tEzPK5naGqD1WkB74i-3ioX7AI3L5m_H2Rm7ULk-vYeaSHTIyyzoHkmlxs0fkJIus7Wy3wc
- Senior Meeting & Events Co-ordinator · Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire · £14 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/tXTkJMv5rZwpp5k3-7pBt_EbyAs6u7BbrZ0EG6Oq3pBGnp3s6D2220ZO9cyI3kKanvcGEt47u0iO11f3O9Fzzu__zqV4ooGRWTVnT6Nl1ImiLIfJPpWqSaAETj9CFswgsyercdN5mktZTt2D_kPL3AXGbZd-2F_YhtKWa3pVSAPaxY9YqQojgxXRHzpyzD377Cv3FEM6P3JK2vi4rFyzlNtoaVlsEcv2-fs28O9ovPs
- Part - Time Conference & Banqueting Assistant · Cheshire · £13 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/91OliaRaE6hdQdqkBCxgGJYmXr75S2mFB5xwkgtw9cVn8-nDFvGYZjYgR4rDW4_D3gQbAlIqKE9GD-GQWSH2E2IDA8dhvvLB5KfDxF3W2crAUtK40l_zudUfPaNF0hRNx62PJ9brYq3MJSy5oUl3DE-7HnQq-1JUF9TTgCsHzUQ_HYLnX8F0cx9N3pAjmq8v4AcUrVQhvIRViIoFH5HvgHiPSc-8sHGg0MDEC39UovA

All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=756786&employer=Hand%20Picked%20Hotels%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 Hand Picked Hotels Limited

### Is Hand Picked Hotels Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Hand Picked Hotels Limited in Sevenoaks is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Hand Picked Hotels Limited sponsor?

Hand Picked Hotels Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Does Hand Picked Hotels Limited have any jobs open right now?

We are currently tracking 19 live vacancies from Hand Picked Hotels Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer.

### Where is Hand Picked Hotels Limited based?

The register lists Hand Picked Hotels Limited at The Old Library, The Drive, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 3AB. 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 03760451. 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/hand-picked-hotels-limited-sevenoaks-756786
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hand-picked-hotels-limited-sevenoaks-756786.md
- Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt
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