--- title: "James Fisher and Sons plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/james-fisher-and-sons-plc-barrow-in-furness-761886 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 --- # James Fisher and Sons plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, James Fisher and Sons plc (Companies House 00211475, Barrow in Furness) 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 8 June 2021 (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: 8 June 2021 - Legal name: JAMES FISHER AND SONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY - Industry: Travel, Transport & Mobility - Town: Barrow in Furness - Registered address: Fisher House,, P.O Box 4, Barrow In Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1HR - Companies House number: 00211475 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00211475) - 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/james-fisher-and-sons-plc-barrow-in-furness-761886 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 30 licensed sponsors in Barrow in Furness: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/barrow-in-furness - One of 6,274 in Travel, Transport & Mobility: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/travel-transport-mobility - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 28 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 15 Jun 2026: Secretary resigned: MATTHEWS, Ben. Company secretary change recorded on 15 Jun 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. - 15 Jun 2026: New secretary appointed: BROOKER, Scott. Company secretary change recorded on 15 Jun 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. - 4 Feb 2026: New secretary appointed: MATTHEWS, Ben. Company secretary change recorded on 4 Feb 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. - 4 Feb 2026: Secretary resigned: AFFORD, Helen Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 4 Feb 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. - 7 Jan 2026: New secretary appointed: AFFORD, Helen Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 7 Jan 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. - 7 Jan 2026: Secretary resigned: HAMES, Victoria Elizabeth. Company secretary change recorded on 7 Jan 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. - 29 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Sep 2025. 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. - 23 Jan 2025: New secretary appointed: HAMES, Victoria Elizabeth. Company secretary change recorded on 23 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. - 23 Jan 2025: Secretary resigned: BAUER, Jean-Francois Jacques Claude. Company secretary change recorded on 23 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. - 1 Aug 2024: New secretary appointed: BAUER, Jean-Francois Jacques Claude. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2024: Director resigned: BAUER, Jean-Francois Jacques Claude. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2024: Secretary resigned: MORGAN, Meirion Richard. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 30 May 2024: Director resigned: COMISKEY, Aedamar Ita. Director change recorded on 30 May 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. - 4 Apr 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 4 Apr 2024. 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. - 4 Mar 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 4 Mar 2024. 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. - 1 Mar 2024: New director appointed: JASTRAM, Shian Vanessa. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 1 Dec 2023: Director resigned: KENNEDY, Duncan. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 1 Dec 2023: New director appointed: HAYZEN-SMITH, Karen Veronica. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 26 Sep 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Sep 2023. 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. - 1 Jan 2023: New secretary appointed: MORGAN, Meirion Richard. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 31 Dec 2022: Secretary resigned: SPEIRS, Peter Alexander. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Dec 2022. 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. - 5 Sep 2022: Director resigned: O'LIONAIRD, Eoghan Pol. Director change recorded on 5 Sep 2022. 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. - 5 Sep 2022: New director appointed: VERNET, Jean Bernard. Director change recorded on 5 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2022: New secretary appointed: SPEIRS, Peter Alexander. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2022: Secretary resigned: MARSH, James Henry John. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Sep 2022. 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 2 live vacancies tracked for this employer (6 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Quality Assurance Engineer · Elrick, Westhill · £35,031 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5939029701?se=xCQt4qPP8RGVovuHysyfpg&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=FCD9F40D95737FF0029FCC6807470D53C9D05276 - Head of New Product Development · Elrick, Westhill · £54,916 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5907660288?se=qMFty2zK8RGIlt-psuh1ig&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=17BBBFAC238B7337B39388C8604B49D567E77D77 - Head of Special Forces Vehicles · Elrick, Westhill · £48,826 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5891555809?se=ymSOnFm48RG0YIE6S5IGQw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=5F1A9E42CD087B6A91EB551249F6FD8EE6A442E2 - Production Controller · Elrick, Westhill · £37,077 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5889029323?se=kMxknVm48RGCPJhmN82Vmg&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=7135DC67766CDC8B04A529F6AE75958500D88AC6 - Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager · Norwich, Norfolk · £38,189 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5881149410?se=5PDnj9K18RGR2aafQSrkEQ&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=93FCA84EE2BBEA51257E8FA54CD25F366F5C1028 - Mechanical Engineer · Elrick, Westhill · £39,866 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5849716236?se=zE6IiGKh8RG2Kq8dsDYHDg&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=3AA4E8F06D829E70F4B409E163E8963E14055632 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=761886&employer=James%20Fisher%20and%20Sons%20plc 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 James Fisher and Sons plc ### Is James Fisher and Sons plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. James Fisher and Sons plc in Barrow in Furness is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can James Fisher and Sons plc sponsor? James Fisher and Sons plc is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does James Fisher and Sons plc have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 2 live vacancies from James Fisher and Sons plc on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is James Fisher and Sons plc based? The register lists James Fisher and Sons plc at Fisher House,, P.O Box 4, Barrow In Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1HR. 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 00211475. 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/james-fisher-and-sons-plc-barrow-in-furness-761886 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/james-fisher-and-sons-plc-barrow-in-furness-761886.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.