--- title: "Hofer Powertrain UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hofer-powertrain-uk-ltd-warwick-699257 register_status: removed 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 --- # Hofer Powertrain UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Hofer Powertrain UK Ltd (Companies House 08450246, Warwick) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 24 June 2026, having appeared on the register since 25 May 2022 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). It cannot sponsor new visa applications while off the register. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves, so it was not necessarily revoked. ## Key facts - Register status: Removed: no longer on the register since 24 June 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 25 May 2022 - Removed from the register: 24 June 2026 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Warwick - Registered address: 2 Titan Business Centre, Spartan Close, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, CV34 6RR - Companies House number: 08450246 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08450246) - Website: https://www.hoferpowertrain.com/locations/warwick - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hofer-powertrain - 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/hofer-powertrain-uk-ltd-warwick-699257 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 162 licensed sponsors in Warwick: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/warwick - 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 12 changes worth checking, checked 18 June 2026, newest first: - 18 Jun 2026: Company is in administration at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 18 Jun 2026 (in administration). If your organisation has stopped trading or become insolvent, this must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 May 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 10 May 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. - 5 Sep 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 5 Sep 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. - 26 Aug 2025: Company name changed, now trading as "POWERTRAIN WARWICK LTD". Company name change recorded on 26 Aug 2025. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 17 Jul 2025: New director appointed: EURICH, Sven. Director change recorded on 17 Jul 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. - 24 Jan 2025: Director resigned: MAIER, Martin. Director change recorded on 24 Jan 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. - 24 Jan 2025: Director resigned: PATES, David John. Director change recorded on 24 Jan 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. - 24 Jan 2025: New director appointed: HOFER, Johann Paul. Director change recorded on 24 Jan 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. - 13 Dec 2024: Secretary resigned: WATTS, Michael Stephen. Company secretary change recorded on 13 Dec 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. - 21 Feb 2024: New director appointed: PATES, David John. Director change recorded on 21 Feb 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. - 20 Oct 2023: New secretary appointed: WATTS, Michael Stephen. Company secretary change recorded on 20 Oct 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. - 16 Jun 2023: Director resigned: LOWIS, Andrew Richard. Director change recorded on 16 Jun 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. 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 Hofer Powertrain UK Ltd ### Is Hofer Powertrain UK Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Hofer Powertrain UK Ltd in Warwick was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 24 June 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did Hofer Powertrain UK Ltd leave the sponsor register? Hofer Powertrain UK Ltd no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 24 June 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed. If your visa is sponsored by this employer, contact them and get immigration advice. If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor. ### What visa routes can Hofer Powertrain UK Ltd sponsor? Hofer Powertrain UK Ltd was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Hofer Powertrain UK Ltd based? The register lists Hofer Powertrain UK Ltd at 2 Titan Business Centre, Spartan Close, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, CV34 6RR. 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 08450246. 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/hofer-powertrain-uk-ltd-warwick-699257 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hofer-powertrain-uk-ltd-warwick-699257.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.