--- title: "Oakland Group Services Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oakland-group-services-limited-leeds-720586 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 --- # Oakland Group Services Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Oakland Group Services Limited (Companies House 12267698, Leeds) 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 21 June 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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 21 June 2021 - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Leeds - Registered address: No 1 Aire Street, Leeds, England, LS1 4PR - Companies House number: 12267698 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12267698) - Website: https://www.theoaklandgroup.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oakland-group - 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/oakland-group-services-limited-leeds-720586 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,083 licensed sponsors in Leeds: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/leeds - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 12 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 16 Apr 2025: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 16 Apr 2025, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 15 Apr 2025: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 15 Apr 2025, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 14 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 14 Apr 2025, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 4 Apr 2025: Notification of Softcat Plc as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 4 Apr 2025. 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. - 4 Apr 2025: Director resigned: OAKLAND, John Stephen, Professor. Director change recorded on 4 Apr 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. - 4 Apr 2025: Director resigned: OAKLAND, Susan, Dr. Director change recorded on 4 Apr 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. - 4 Apr 2025: Director resigned: ROWLEY, Thomas James. Director change recorded on 4 Apr 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. - 29 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 May 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. - 1 Mar 2024: New director appointed: ROWLEY, Thomas James. Director change recorded on 1 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 Dec 2023: Secretary resigned: SMITH, Rachel Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 22 Dec 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. - 9 Mar 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 9 Mar 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. - 6 Mar 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 6 Mar 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. 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 Oakland Group Services Limited ### Is Oakland Group Services Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Oakland Group Services Limited in Leeds 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 Oakland Group Services Limited sponsor? Oakland Group Services Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Oakland Group Services Limited based? The register lists Oakland Group Services Limited at No 1 Aire Street, Leeds, England, LS1 4PR. 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 12267698. 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/oakland-group-services-limited-leeds-720586 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oakland-group-services-limited-leeds-720586.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.