--- title: "Plowman Craven Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/plowman-craven-limited-harpenden-779615 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 --- # Plowman Craven Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Plowman Craven Limited (Companies House 06429056, Harpenden) 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 11 January 2023 (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: 11 January 2023 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Harpenden - Registered address: Plowman Craven House 2 Lea Business Park, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, Herts, England, AL5 5EQ - Companies House number: 06429056 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06429056) - Website: https://www.plowmancraven.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plowman-craven - 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/plowman-craven-limited-harpenden-779615 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 44 licensed sponsors in Harpenden: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/harpenden - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - 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 20 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 19 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Mar 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. - 1 Sep 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Sep 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 Aug 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 27 Aug 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. - 24 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 24 Apr 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. - 24 Feb 2025: New director appointed: WARREN, Mark. Director change recorded on 24 Feb 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. - 28 Dec 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 28 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. - 12 Dec 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 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. - 13 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Sep 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. - 9 Aug 2024: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 9 Aug 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. - 7 Aug 2024: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 7 Aug 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. - 14 Jun 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share filing recorded on 14 Jun 2024, 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. - 8 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 8 May 2024, 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. - 23 Apr 2024: Notification of Lea Bidco Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 23 Apr 2024. 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. - 23 Apr 2024: Secretary resigned: MIGHELL, Howard Stanley. Company secretary change recorded on 23 Apr 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. - 23 Apr 2024: Director resigned: FOLWELL, Peter Kevin. Director change recorded on 23 Apr 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. - 23 Apr 2024: Director resigned: MOLLOY, Andrew George. Director change recorded on 23 Apr 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. - 23 Apr 2024: Director resigned: NORRIS, David Reginald. Director change recorded on 23 Apr 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. - 23 Apr 2024: New director appointed: RINGROSE, Adrian Michael. Director change recorded on 23 Apr 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. - 23 Apr 2024: New director appointed: COSTELLO, Hugh Alexander. Director change recorded on 23 Apr 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. - 19 Apr 2024: Class of shares re-designated. Share filing recorded on 19 Apr 2024, 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. 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. - BIM Technician · London, UK · £39,961 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5848388272?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 Plowman Craven Limited ### Is Plowman Craven Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Plowman Craven Limited in Harpenden is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Plowman Craven Limited sponsor? Plowman Craven Limited 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 Plowman Craven Limited based? The register lists Plowman Craven Limited at Plowman Craven House 2 Lea Business Park, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, Herts, England, AL5 5EQ. 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 06429056. 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/plowman-craven-limited-harpenden-779615 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/plowman-craven-limited-harpenden-779615.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.