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title: "OVO Group LTD: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ovo-group-ltd-bristol-722254
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
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# OVO Group LTD: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, OVO Group LTD (trading as OVO Energy; Companies House 08862063; Bristol) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 4 October 2019 (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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 4 October 2019
- Trading as: OVO Energy
- Industry: Retail & E-commerce
- Town: Bristol
- Registered address: 1 Rivergate, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6ED
- Companies House number: 08862063 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08862063)
- Website: https://www.ovoenergy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ovo-energy
- 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/ovo-group-ltd-bristol-722254

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 1,293 licensed sponsors in Bristol: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bristol
- One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce
- Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

37 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first:

- 8 Oct 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 8 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 5 Nov 2026.
- 16 Mar 2026: Director resigned: MUROMOTO, Go. Director change recorded on 16 Mar 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.
- 16 Mar 2026: New director appointed: ISHIBASHI, Takashi. Director change recorded on 16 Mar 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.
- 27 Feb 2026: Company name changed, now trading as "ENERGY TRANSITION GROUP LTD". Company name change recorded on 27 Feb 2026. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 18 Feb 2026: Director resigned: GHADIA, Jayne-Anne. Director change recorded on 18 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.
- 18 Feb 2026: Director resigned: COX, Jonson. Director change recorded on 18 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.
- 16 Feb 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 16 Feb 2026. 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.
- 16 Jan 2026: Director resigned: DAVIES, James Russell. Director change recorded on 16 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.
- 1 Dec 2025: Director resigned: BUTTRESS, David. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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.
- 1 Sep 2025: New director appointed: GHADIA, Jayne-Anne. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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.
- 1 Sep 2025: New director appointed: COX, Jonson. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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.
- 1 May 2025: New director appointed: DAVIES, James Russell. Director change recorded on 1 May 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.
- 1 May 2025: New director appointed: BUTTRESS, David. Director change recorded on 1 May 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.
- 27 Jan 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Jan 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.
- 10 Apr 2024: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 10 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.
- 5 Apr 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 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.
- 1 Mar 2024: Director resigned: MURPHY, Stephen Thomas. Director change recorded on 1 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.
- 11 Nov 2023: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 11 Nov 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.
- 30 Oct 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Oct 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.
- 13 Oct 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Oct 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.
- 7 Mar 2023: Notification of Energy Transition Holdings Ltd as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 7 Mar 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.
- 7 Mar 2023: Cessation of Imagination Industries Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 7 Mar 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.
- 15 Dec 2022: New director appointed: DASGUPTA, Kunal. Director change recorded on 15 Dec 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.
- 3 May 2022: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 3 May 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.
- 27 Apr 2022: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Apr 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.
- + 12 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

0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name.

- Partnership Billing & Collections Agent · Glasgow, Scotland · £26,794–£30,000 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5844302789?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3

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 OVO Group LTD

### Is OVO Group LTD a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. OVO Group LTD in Bristol is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can OVO Group LTD sponsor?

OVO Group LTD is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is OVO Group LTD based?

The register lists OVO Group LTD at 1 Rivergate, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6ED. 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 08862063. 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/ovo-group-ltd-bristol-722254
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ovo-group-ltd-bristol-722254.md
- Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt
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