--- title: "Kier Group plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/kier-group-plc-salford-706377 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 --- # Kier Group plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Kier Group plc (Companies House 02708030, Salford) 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 28 July 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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 28 July 2021 - Industry: Property & Construction - Town: Salford - Registered address: 2nd Floor, Optimum House, Clippers Quay, Salford, England, M50 3XP - Companies House number: 02708030 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02708030) - Website: https://www.kier.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kier-group - 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/kier-group-plc-salford-706377 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 239 licensed sponsors in Salford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/salford - One of 10,203 in Property & Construction: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/property-construction - 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 128 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 19 Oct 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 19 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 16 Nov 2026. - 6 Oct 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 6 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 3 Nov 2026. - 5 Oct 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 5 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 2 Nov 2026. - 1 Oct 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 1 Oct 2026. 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. - 24 Sep 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 24 Sep 2026. 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 Sep 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 23 Sep 2026. 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. - 25 Aug 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 25 Aug 2026. 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. - 17 Aug 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 17 Aug 2026. 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. - 4 Aug 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 4 Aug 2026. 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. - 20 Jul 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 20 Jul 2026. 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 Jul 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 1 Jul 2026. 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. - 22 Jun 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 22 Jun 2026. 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. - 5 Jun 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 5 Jun 2026. 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. - 4 Jun 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 4 Jun 2026. 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. - 2 Jun 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 2 Jun 2026. 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. - 29 May 2026: Director resigned: HASSALL, Margaret Grace. Director change recorded on 29 May 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. - 28 May 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 28 May 2026. 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. - 8 May 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 8 May 2026. 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. - 6 May 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 6 May 2026. 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. - 14 Apr 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 14 Apr 2026. 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. - 17 Feb 2026: Secretary resigned: THAM, Jaime Foong Yi. Company secretary change recorded on 17 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. - 17 Feb 2026: New secretary appointed: MILNE, Stephen John. Company secretary change recorded on 17 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. - 3 Feb 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 3 Feb 2026. 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. - 2 Jan 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 2 Jan 2026. 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 2026: New director appointed: HINTON, Thomas Edward. Director change recorded on 1 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. - + 103 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 18 live vacancies tracked for this employer (246 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Commercial Manager · Blackwall, East London · £57,466 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5842135035?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Mechanical & Electrical Project Engineers - Talent Pool · Oxford Circus, Central London · £70,831 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5903968410?se=JGtH8trM8RGgaNNqWVqVbg&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=58A42B83D5258403201F9BA1C5DBD8B871840800 - Electrical ICA Engineer · East Hyde, Luton · £61,970 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5898656555?se=lh8F_1rK8RGIYIY75JPvjw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=1514963C0DB85F5ED7819C6C7DD25071ECDFA7D6 - Workplace Concierge · Lozells, Birmingham · £47,054 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5926258199?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Graduate SHE Advisor 2027 · Oxford Circus, Central London · £37,930 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5901350396?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior Quantity Surveyor · Stepps, North Lanarkshire · £53,755 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5915041683?se=HgnCpovI8RG7M7F4dtppAg&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=27F3B43C30878E3BE36BF1957D3ABE77C0D7CA6D - Senior Engineer · Englefield, Reading · £62,175 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5900980269?se=iMiUgWnD8RGFeJNPAywTzg&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=2112D071D659218D43892424E3527214F3A7D073 - Engineer · Cliddesden, Basingstoke · £56,365 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5900980182?se=iMiUgWnD8RGFeJNPAywTzg&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=6B9C45799831A3681649852FFB5FFFABDCC1FBA2 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=706377&employer=Kier%20Group%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 Kier Group plc ### Is Kier Group plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Kier Group plc in Salford 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 Kier Group plc sponsor? Kier Group plc is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Kier Group plc have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 18 live vacancies from Kier Group plc on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Kier Group plc based? The register lists Kier Group plc at 2nd Floor, Optimum House, Clippers Quay, Salford, England, M50 3XP. 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 02708030. 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/kier-group-plc-salford-706377 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/kier-group-plc-salford-706377.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.