--- title: "Hiab Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hiab-limited-ellesmere-698685 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 --- # Hiab Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Hiab Limited (Companies House 02117024, Ellesmere) 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 1 July 2024 (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: 1 July 2024 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Ellesmere - Registered address: Cargotec Industrial Park, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9JW - Companies House number: 02117024 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02117024) - Website: https://beta.hiab.com - LinkedIn: https://se.linkedin.com/company/hiab - 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/hiab-limited-ellesmere-698685 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 10 licensed sponsors in Ellesmere: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/ellesmere - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 6 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Jul 2026: Director resigned: SAINT, Martin. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 1 Jul 2026: New director appointed: BRUNINX, Michael Hendrik Willy. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 24 Mar 2025: New secretary appointed: BRIGHT, William Campbell. Company secretary change recorded on 24 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. - 21 Mar 2025: Secretary resigned: THOMSON, Gary. Company secretary change recorded on 21 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. - 20 Sep 2024: Director resigned: CARNALL, Jonathan William. Director change recorded on 20 Sep 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. - 20 Sep 2024: New director appointed: STOKES, Jason. Director change recorded on 20 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. 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 Hiab Limited ### Is Hiab Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Hiab Limited in Ellesmere is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2024. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Hiab Limited sponsor? Hiab Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Hiab Limited based? The register lists Hiab Limited at Cargotec Industrial Park, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 9JW. 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 02117024. 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/hiab-limited-ellesmere-698685 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hiab-limited-ellesmere-698685.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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