--- title: "Manchester Originals Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/manchester-originals-limited-manchester-712639 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 --- # Manchester Originals Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Manchester Originals Limited (Companies House 11989075, Manchester) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the International Sportsperson and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 21 April 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: International Sportsperson; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 21 April 2021 - Legal name: MANCHESTER SUPER GIANTS LIMITED - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Manchester - Registered address: Lords Cricket Ground, St. Johns Wood, London, NW8 8QZ - Companies House number: 11989075 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11989075) - Website: https://www.ecb.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/metro-bank-uk-/ - 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/manchester-originals-limited-manchester-712639 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 2,872 licensed sponsors in Manchester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/manchester - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - Among 1,456 International Sportsperson sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/international-sportsperson ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 18 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 21 Aug 2026: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 21 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. - 30 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 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. - 24 Jul 2026: Company name changed, now trading as "MANCHESTER SUPER GIANTS LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 24 Jul 2026. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Aug 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 1 Aug 2025. 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. - 28 Jul 2025: New person with significant control: Mr Sanjiv Goenka. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Jul 2025. 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. - 28 Jul 2025: New person with significant control: Mrs Preeti Goenka. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Jul 2025. 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. - 28 Jul 2025: Cessation of England And Wales Cricket Board Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Jul 2025. 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. - 28 Jul 2025: New director appointed: GIDNEY, Daniel George. Director change recorded on 28 Jul 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. - 28 Jul 2025: New director appointed: GOENKA, Sanjiv. Director change recorded on 28 Jul 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. - 28 Jul 2025: New director appointed: GOENKA, Shashwat. Director change recorded on 28 Jul 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. - 28 Jul 2025: New director appointed: RATHI, Gopal. Director change recorded on 28 Jul 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. - 28 Jul 2025: New director appointed: CHOPRA, Vinay. Director change recorded on 28 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: New person with significant control: Lancashire County Cricket Club. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Jul 2025. 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. - 14 Jul 2025: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 14 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. - 31 Oct 2024: Director resigned: TOWNSEND, Amy Marie. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 31 Oct 2024: Director resigned: MORGAN, Fiona Louise. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 9 May 2021: New director appointed: TOWNSEND, Amy Marie. Director change recorded on 9 May 2021. 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. - 9 May 2021: New director appointed: MORGAN, Fiona Louise. Director change recorded on 9 May 2021. 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. 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 Manchester Originals Limited ### Is Manchester Originals Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Manchester Originals Limited in Manchester 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 Manchester Originals Limited sponsor? Manchester Originals Limited is licensed for International Sportsperson and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Manchester Originals Limited based? The register lists Manchester Originals Limited at Lords Cricket Ground, St. Johns Wood, London, NW8 8QZ. 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 11989075. 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/manchester-originals-limited-manchester-712639 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/manchester-originals-limited-manchester-712639.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.