Howco Group
ActiveCan sponsor visas
It is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors. Not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.
Licence & visa routes
A rating: in good standing. B rating: downgraded and must fix problems before sponsoring new workers.
Sponsored jobs
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Companies House changes
Run a live check- 15 Sep 2025Director resigned: FERGUSON, John Mcdonald15 Sep 2025
Director change recorded on 15 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.
- 15 Aug 2023Notification of Eryngium Limited as a person with significant control15 Aug 2023
New majority owner or controller recorded on 15 Aug 2023. 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.
- 15 Aug 2023Cessation of Sumitomo Corporation as a person with significant control15 Aug 2023
Change to people with significant control recorded on 15 Aug 2023. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
Companies House doesn't show whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so check these against your own records.
Common questions about Howco Group
- Is Howco Group a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Howco Group in Sheffield is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.
- What visa routes can Howco Group sponsor?
- Howco Group is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".
- Where is Howco Group based?
- The register lists Howco Group at Fountain House 2nd Floor, 1-3 Woodside Crescent, Glasgow, G3 7UL. 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 SC079844. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK.
Registration details
- Company number
- SC079844
- Legal name
- HOWCO GROUP PLC
- Address
- Fountain House 2nd Floor, 1-3 Woodside Crescent, Glasgow, G3 7UL
- Website
- howcogroup.com
- Profile
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As of 30 October 2026, Howco Group (Companies House SC079844, Sheffield) 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 20 September 2022 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). The first register date is when we first saw it listed, not the official licence date. Text-only version