--- title: "Likewise Group Plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/likewise-group-plc-solihull-780022 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 --- # Likewise Group Plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Likewise Group Plc (Companies House 08010067, Solihull) 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 17 April 2023 (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: 17 April 2023 - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Solihull - Registered address: Unit 4 Radial Park, Radial Way, Birmingham Business Park, Solihull, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B37 7WN - Companies House number: 08010067 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08010067) - Website: https://likewisematting.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/likewise-matting/ - 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/likewise-group-plc-solihull-780022 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 239 licensed sponsors in Solihull: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/solihull - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - 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 27 October 2026, newest first: - 18 Aug 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 18 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: New shares issued (allotment). 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. - 10 Aug 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 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. - 13 Jul 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 13 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: Treasury shares sold. 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. - 20 Jan 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 20 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. - 11 Aug 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Aug 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. - 17 Jul 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 17 Jul 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. - 19 Jun 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 19 Jun 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. - 9 Jun 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 9 Jun 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. - 16 May 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 16 May 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. - 24 Apr 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 24 Apr 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. - 3 Mar 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 3 Mar 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. - 22 Jan 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 22 Jan 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. - 29 Oct 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Oct 2024. 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. - 3 Oct 2024: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 3 Oct 2024. 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 Sep 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 29 Sep 2024. 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 Sep 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 20 Sep 2024. 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 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Sep 2024. 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. - 3 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 3 Sep 2024. 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 Jul 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Jul 2024. 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 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 May 2024. 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. - 26 Mar 2024: Secretary resigned: POVEY, Roy. Company secretary change recorded on 26 Mar 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. - 26 Mar 2024: New secretary appointed: BAKER-ASHFORTH, Ben. Company secretary change recorded on 26 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. - 18 Mar 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Mar 2024. 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. - + 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 Likewise Group Plc ### Is Likewise Group Plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Likewise Group Plc in Solihull is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Likewise Group Plc sponsor? Likewise Group Plc is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Likewise Group Plc based? The register lists Likewise Group Plc at Unit 4 Radial Park, Radial Way, Birmingham Business Park, Solihull, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B37 7WN. 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 08010067. 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/likewise-group-plc-solihull-780022 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/likewise-group-plc-solihull-780022.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.