--- title: "Merriman Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/merriman-ltd-leicester-777382 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 --- # Merriman Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Merriman Ltd (Companies House 00803259, Leicester) 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 9 January 2020 (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: 9 January 2020 - Legal name: MERRIMAN LIMITED - Industry: Energy, Utilities & Sustainability - Town: Leicester - Registered address: Charnwood Edge, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicestershire, LE7 4UZ - Companies House number: 00803259 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00803259) - Website: https://www.merrimans.com/ - 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/merriman-ltd-leicester-777382 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,415 licensed sponsors in Leicester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/leicester - One of 1,957 in Energy, Utilities & Sustainability: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/energy-utilities-sustainability - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 14 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 10 Apr 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 10 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. - 25 Jul 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 25 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. - 22 Jul 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 22 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. - 27 Dec 2024: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 27 Dec 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. - 23 Dec 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Dec 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 Nov 2024: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 26 Nov 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. - 6 Nov 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 6 Nov 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. - 2 Apr 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Apr 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. - 13 Mar 2024: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 13 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. - 11 Mar 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 11 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. - 5 Jul 2023: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 5 Jul 2023. 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 Jun 2023: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Jun 2023. 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 Oct 2022: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Oct 2022. 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 Oct 2022: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 11 Oct 2022. 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 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 Merriman Ltd ### Is Merriman Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Merriman Ltd in Leicester is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Merriman Ltd sponsor? Merriman Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Merriman Ltd based? The register lists Merriman Ltd at Charnwood Edge, Syston Road, Cossington, Leicestershire, LE7 4UZ. 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 00803259. 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/merriman-ltd-leicester-777382 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/merriman-ltd-leicester-777382.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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