--- title: "Mears Group PLC: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mears-group-plc-gloucester-853142 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 --- # Mears Group PLC: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Mears Group PLC (Gloucester) 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 4 June 2026 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## 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: 4 June 2026 - Also known as: MEARS BUILDING CONTRACTORS; MEARS CONTRACT SERVICES; MEARS FACILITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED FLEET DISTRIBUTION - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Gloucester - Companies House number: 03232863 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03232863) - 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/mears-group-plc-gloucester-853142 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 245 licensed sponsors in Gloucester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/gloucester - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 20 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 21 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 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 18 Nov 2026. - 16 Oct 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 16 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 13 Nov 2026. - 12 Oct 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 12 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 9 Nov 2026. - 2 Oct 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 2 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. - 21 Sep 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 21 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. - 18 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 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. - 7 Sep 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 7 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. - 2 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 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: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). 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. - 12 Aug 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 12 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. - 27 Jul 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 27 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. - 17 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 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. - 15 Jul 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 15 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. - 6 Jul 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 6 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. - 2 Jul 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 2 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. - 26 Jun 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 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. - 22 Jun 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). 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. - 17 Jun 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 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. - 8 Jun 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 8 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. 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 27 live vacancies tracked for this employer (359 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Data Analyst · UK · £31,889 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5936872530?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Finance and Commercial Manager · Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire · £60,000 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/HB17-zjd1SrRcO_goWfYEkENmCqgGPHNW5nc_eEMqumYCDD0ZLODu8Q3gGVFzy0tRVyRvnI-WG266L6hE-YYFiyDvNtHBV-DWKQHpbzVvvZzvamjvjw3qOglljAEh7oaINyY6Unju7awGFyC_nXoJ1x2U0OCK19pEG5W1PKt39tgGDZMlHdzvjozy49xppFYJCku1fP_fc3alC9k34i13UDfLoY48nuYXTcMVOqjwTg - Supervisor · Milton Keynes · £37,597 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/V0j0iwCagpHp-9F29OifaPHSnvH6yEmnKzCe6gJ6gT6Am7R3_T6br3A4vJ6tznyGmHZLdXfRBwUhJda0uRTzwKjmLAU4hM69G3YvSnmTTzNy_Xh3l3FUJFQ99UQhmWgYnX-kVl5pqgjXrlepqLlOehNlEzxAhs3l8uTOEHC5TH3ajBJpipidgjmZS-IT9-91203j1G_g65iDaZKwDI0ZWu1XItELwN4FEazgcuTen1A - HR Advisor · Brockworth, Gloucestershire - Gloucester · £35,000 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/AcpYvqlaDnltic233uWUZLakNSD7uycgo_RmfkqsozKRbPd3Ayc2x1f9ffEYMfPB5Jumh_sO_d40rmnGZh3_bG65PgXio5ZXkWCWDLRnp-wBtKusGHO26FqmnjjB654JQJ4gUlv630rHpCVgtZh1iC8zqNl0Kt9P8_0OH4MBmPGQ-IB1ioV6rmk50fpBrom1DeX886IS51ajTB4ejE1375xhmKeJVfHnv_Vj7bFzvL0 - Support Worker · Durham · £13 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/JM8NljIaKXsZdfTLP4HIdAqvIvrtsctRVhdQaoXGhCAue2UPxlDSx5qHpAnaAgoZsnlf7X5aH6HNoBHzSceTEJXjRfMRVtlgmVHYdcfr-7sxnsiskHsgi4Z5fRvG6SmcHhZ6oPmGH5cYcuSWXaJooZnuRRU3ylg1Ly-QJvi2kJVuC1oi0sZoiP27xAvD5ZYbOaYXkJYMeVOk72dQUAZab0o36xamXsFxqTIoUP1_-sk - Accounts Payable Clerk · Brockworth, Gloucestershire - Gloucester · £27,645 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/5Sm-WSJ4ctW89g67u8_HStzde1ULm0UDdiRv6cpxLvZ_2HK5GCxhX1xquwjP5dUU7xaLvzwaNAn8MS4BNBIgmZdIGnMRrnkMG8JxZzKzvYeU5oJ1g442M_sAWo2GiL7QLXjMaJ-c3eMGg91aNy7coaeh5k26sOfg5gd7Ij0sXZkac_C77iIzusrkUVWCOAtJaP-hikqsEp_hKp_IAXbsmHs_waDwmtt0ed1uhCf3VDQ - Planner/Works Programmer · Tower Hamlets, East London · £31,000 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/TNbdt3dthdsfBhY17fwt-DR2ecrGEctj6IbWfXIeYZfGDO_psjLkkzk16mobDrvZJR9G9Nh9h7fJrVCnq6P6ZTLSQp4UnDi49AJCYSIwhp4Niiu1I429-HLSZvjGncjgkPIxSasqwpdKftZ99gjRdBJDaWywJpjgDgcd2QFAiDCzT-5fQsY462P32lfiJUt2GD6U4axrM76o_kleph_FZBDfC7SFwhmtl9AwTlftbz4 - Site Manager (Planned & Retrofit) · Broadstairs, Kent · £47,392 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/GmU8s7wTMXh4EmqMXVT5BZJbWHlzrEo7Bbm3DTSxrW9gZcxIIFcjeB12loHEXEZBhct1c99XmLlQ_sG9s4JYPNkFPlfLXUQ5atV3aFVjwGINqvLKOQ3XmA0Zip5yz4TsqDBOK1iNlYzimVz8sNr8JfplFgY8sLNp3w6o2kJ87GQ9cL5Ln0sf9HqcdtJchjxEI5NvAtvzCZDBGn3nVr5qSDG0ZmJufuLOKmlO45MAUUU All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=853142&employer=Mears%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 Mears Group PLC ### Is Mears Group PLC a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Mears Group PLC in Gloucester is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2026. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### Does Mears Group PLC have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 27 live vacancies from Mears Group PLC on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Mears Group PLC based? The register lists Mears Group PLC at Gloucester. 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. 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/mears-group-plc-gloucester-853142 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mears-group-plc-gloucester-853142.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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