--- title: "HGF Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hgf-limited-leeds-698646 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 --- # HGF Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, HGF Limited (Companies House 08998652, Leeds) 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 10 November 2017 (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: 10 November 2017 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Leeds - Registered address: 1 City Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 9DX - Companies House number: 08998652 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08998652) - Website: https://www.hgf.com - 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/hgf-limited-leeds-698646 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,083 licensed sponsors in Leeds: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/leeds - 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 55 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 17 Sep 2026: New director appointed: WYLIE, Richard. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 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. - 14 Sep 2026: Director resigned: POTTER, David. Director change recorded on 14 Sep 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. - 30 Apr 2026: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 30 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. - 31 Mar 2026: Secretary resigned: WRIGHT, Timothy Russell. Company secretary 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. - 20 Jan 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 20 Jan 2026. 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. - 31 Oct 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 31 Oct 2025. 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. - 18 Aug 2025: New director appointed: WOODS, Heather Joanne. Director change recorded on 18 Aug 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. - 14 Feb 2025: New director appointed: POTTER, David. Director change recorded on 14 Feb 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. - 4 Nov 2024: Class of shares re-designated. Share filing recorded on 4 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. - 28 Oct 2024: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 28 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. - 21 Oct 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 21 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. - 18 Oct 2024: Notification of Project Orion Bidco Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 18 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. - 18 Oct 2024: New director appointed: WRIGHT, Timothy Russell. Director change recorded on 18 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. - 18 Oct 2024: Director resigned: HUTCHINSON, Glenn Stanley. Director change recorded on 18 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. - 18 Oct 2024: Director resigned: CHUNG, Hsu Min. Director change recorded on 18 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. - 18 Oct 2024: Director resigned: NELSON, Michael. Director change recorded on 18 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. - 18 Oct 2024: Director resigned: CASSIE, Matthew. Director change recorded on 18 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. - 18 Oct 2024: Director resigned: MOSS MCGRATH, Rigel. Director change recorded on 18 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. - 18 Oct 2024: Director resigned: MATHARU, Balvinder, Dr. Director change recorded on 18 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. - 18 Oct 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 18 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. - 17 Oct 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 17 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. - 8 Oct 2024: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share filing recorded on 8 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. - 18 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 18 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. - 17 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 17 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. - 16 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 16 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. - + 30 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 2 live vacancies tracked for this employer (6 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - 1st/2nd Line IT Support Engineer · Holbeck, Leeds · £37,430 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5947332543?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - 1st/2nd Line IT Support Engineer · Holbeck, Leeds · £37,430 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5929619124?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Data Analyst · Holbeck, Leeds · £40,460 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5903118484?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - 1st/2nd Line IT Support Engineer · Holbeck, Leeds · £37,430 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5903118109?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Data Analyst · Holbeck, Leeds · £40,460 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5882907369?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Data Analyst · Holbeck, Leeds · £40,460 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5878899633?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=698646&employer=HGF%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 HGF Limited ### Is HGF Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. HGF Limited in Leeds is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can HGF Limited sponsor? HGF Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does HGF Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 2 live vacancies from HGF Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is HGF Limited based? The register lists HGF Limited at 1 City Walk, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 9DX. 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 08998652. 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/hgf-limited-leeds-698646 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hgf-limited-leeds-698646.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.