--- title: "Innovia Group (Holding 3) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/innovia-group-holding-3-ltd-wigton-768720 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 --- # Innovia Group (Holding 3) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Innovia Group (Holding 3) Ltd (Companies House 05223255, Wigton) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 26 July 2014 (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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 26 July 2014 - Legal name: INNOVIA GROUP (HOLDING 3) LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Wigton - Registered address: Lowther R & D Centre, West Road, Wigton, Cumbria, United Kingdom, CA7 9XX - Companies House number: 05223255 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05223255) - 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/innovia-group-holding-3-ltd-wigton-768720 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 10 licensed sponsors in Wigton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/wigton - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 28 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 15 Jan 2025: New director appointed: ARMSTRONG, Graeme. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 1 Oct 2024: Director resigned: HYSLOP, Kerry. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 7 May 2024: New director appointed: HYSLOP, Kerry. Director change recorded on 7 May 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. - 29 Feb 2024: Director resigned: HEWISON, Debbie Ellen. Director change recorded on 29 Feb 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. - 3 Jul 2023: New director appointed: JACKSON, Darren. Director change recorded on 3 Jul 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. - 1 Jan 2022: New director appointed: HEWISON, Debbie Ellen. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 25 Nov 2020: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 25 Nov 2020. 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. - 10 Feb 2020: Director resigned: MIDDLETON, Wayne. Director change recorded on 10 Feb 2020. 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 Jan 2019: New director appointed: HUBER, Simon Alain. Director change recorded on 2 Jan 2019. 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 Dec 2018: Director resigned: HEATON, Dominic Mark. Director change recorded on 21 Dec 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. - 18 Sep 2017: New director appointed: MIDDLETON, Wayne. Director change recorded on 18 Sep 2017. 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 Sep 2017: New director appointed: HEATON, Dominic Mark. Director change recorded on 18 Sep 2017. 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 Sep 2017: Director resigned: WASHCHUK, Sean Paul Eitel. Director change recorded on 18 Sep 2017. 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 Sep 2017: Director resigned: MCCLENDON, Mark Andrew. Director change recorded on 18 Sep 2017. 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 Mar 2017: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 30 Mar 2017. 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. - 24 Mar 2017: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 24 Mar 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. - 28 Feb 2017: New director appointed: WASHCHUK, Sean Paul Eitel. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 2017. 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. - 28 Feb 2017: New director appointed: MCCLENDON, Mark Andrew. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 2017. 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. - 28 Feb 2017: Secretary resigned: HORTON, David Michael. Company secretary change recorded on 28 Feb 2017. 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. - 28 Feb 2017: Director resigned: SHAFI KHAN, Omar. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 2017. 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. - 28 Feb 2017: Director resigned: ROBERTSHAW, Mark. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 2017. 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. - 28 Feb 2017: New director appointed: MARTIN, Geoffrey Thomas. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 2017. 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. - 28 Feb 2017: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 28 Feb 2017. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Ccl Syrinx (Uk) Ltd as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 21 Apr 2015: Director resigned: BEEBY, David George. Director change recorded on 21 Apr 2015. 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. - + 3 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 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 Innovia Group (Holding 3) Ltd ### Is Innovia Group (Holding 3) Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Innovia Group (Holding 3) Ltd in Wigton is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2014. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Innovia Group (Holding 3) Ltd sponsor? Innovia Group (Holding 3) Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Innovia Group (Holding 3) Ltd based? The register lists Innovia Group (Holding 3) Ltd at Lowther R & D Centre, West Road, Wigton, Cumbria, United Kingdom, CA7 9XX. 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 05223255. 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/innovia-group-holding-3-ltd-wigton-768720 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/innovia-group-holding-3-ltd-wigton-768720.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.