--- title: "Mercer and Hughes Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mercer-and-hughes-ltd-saffron-walden-777517 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 --- # Mercer and Hughes Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Mercer and Hughes Ltd (Saffron Walden) 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 20 April 2021 (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: 20 April 2021 - Legal name: MERCER & HUGHES LIMITED - Industry: Healthcare - Town: Saffron Walden - Companies House number: 05069848 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05069848) - Website: https://www.mercerandhughes.co.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/mercer-and-hughes-ltd-saffron-walden-777517 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 35 licensed sponsors in Saffron Walden: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/saffron-walden - One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 29 changes worth checking, checked 30 October 2026, newest first: - 20 Feb 2026: Director resigned: VERNON, Scott. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 20 Feb 2026: New director appointed: SNELLGROVE, Clive Russell. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 5 Jan 2026: Director resigned: MC CORMACK, Ciara Ann, Dr. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 5 Jan 2026: New director appointed: FERGUSON, Stephen Wallace. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 5 Jan 2026: New director appointed: CHRISTIE, Stephen James. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 9 Oct 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 17 Sep 2025: Director resigned: PLUMB, Ian Philip. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 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. - 11 Jun 2025: New director appointed: VERNON, Scott. Director change recorded on 11 Jun 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. - 22 Mar 2024: New director appointed: PLUMB, Ian Philip. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 22 Mar 2024: Director resigned: GATES, Tracy. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 6 Oct 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 6 Oct 2023. 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. - 13 Sep 2023: New director appointed: GATES, Tracy. Director change recorded on 13 Sep 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. - 13 Jul 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 13 Jul 2023. 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. - 11 Jul 2023: Notification of Wick Bidco Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 11 Jul 2023. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 11 Jul 2023: Cessation of Independent Vetcare Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Jul 2023. 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. - 11 Jul 2023: New director appointed: MC CORMACK, Ciara Ann, Dr. Director change recorded on 11 Jul 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. - 11 Jul 2023: Director resigned: SIMPSON, Donna Louise. Director change recorded on 11 Jul 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. - 11 Jul 2023: Director resigned: GILLINGS, Mark Andrew. Director change recorded on 11 Jul 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. - 11 Jul 2023: Director resigned: GRANT, Clark Alexander. Director change recorded on 11 Jul 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. - 21 Jul 2022: New director appointed: GRANT, Clark Alexander. Director change recorded on 21 Jul 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. - 23 Mar 2022: Cessation of Mrs Rebecca Jane Kitchen as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 23 Mar 2022. 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. - 23 Mar 2022: Cessation of Mr Ross Alexander Warren Kitchen as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 23 Mar 2022. 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. - 23 Mar 2022: Cessation of Mr Seamus Mone as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 23 Mar 2022. 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. - 23 Mar 2022: Secretary resigned: KITCHEN, Rebecca Jane. Company secretary change recorded on 23 Mar 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. - 23 Mar 2022: Director resigned: MONE, Seamus. Director change recorded on 23 Mar 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. - + 4 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 Mercer and Hughes Ltd ### Is Mercer and Hughes Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Mercer and Hughes Ltd in Saffron Walden 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 Mercer and Hughes Ltd sponsor? Mercer and Hughes Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Mercer and Hughes Ltd based? The register lists Mercer and Hughes Ltd at Saffron Walden. 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/mercer-and-hughes-ltd-saffron-walden-777517 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mercer-and-hughes-ltd-saffron-walden-777517.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.