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Northern Drives and Controls Ltd

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ManchesterManufacturing & IndustrialLicensed since 4 Aug 2013
Register status
Active
Licensed to sponsor workers
On register since
2013
4 Aug 2013
Visa routes
1
Skilled Worker
Live jobs
0
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Licence & visa routes

Routes
Skilled Worker
Licence rating
Worker (A rating)

An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.

Companies House changes

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Near base rate
33/100Checked 31 Jul 2026

≈3.3 in 100 such sponsors lost their licence within 7 months. Score uses register data only — a live check adds the full Companies House record.

Reporting duties

  • 1 Jan 2022 — Notification of Complete Plant Maintenance Engineering Ltd as a person with significant control. New licence required within 20 working days · window closed 28 Jan 2022 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
  • 1 Jan 2022 — Cessation of Mr David Gerald Griffin as a person with significant control. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 28 Jan 2022 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
  • 24 May 2016 — New person with significant control: Mr David Gerald Griffin. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 21 Jun 2016 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk

Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.

  • 1 Jan 2022Notification of Complete Plant Maintenance Engineering Ltd as a person with significant control
  • 1 Jan 2022Cessation of Mr David Gerald Griffin as a person with significant control
  • 24 May 2016New person with significant control: Mr David Gerald Griffin

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Common questions about Northern Drives and Controls Ltd

Is Northern Drives and Controls Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?
Yes. Northern Drives and Controls Ltd in Manchester holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2013. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
What visa routes can Northern Drives and Controls Ltd sponsor?
Northern Drives and Controls Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
Where is Northern Drives and Controls Ltd based?
The register lists Northern Drives and Controls Ltd at Manchester. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
How current is this information?
This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.

Registration details

Companies House
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First on register
4 Aug 2013

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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.