--- title: "Portakabin Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/portakabin-limited-york-769694 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 --- # Portakabin Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Portakabin Limited (Companies House 00685303, York) 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 25 April 2022 (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: 25 April 2022 - Industry: Property & Construction - Town: YORK - Registered address: Yorkon House New Lane, Huntington, York, England, YO32 9PT - Companies House number: 00685303 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00685303) - Website: https://www.portakabin.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/portakabin-limited-york-769694 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 282 licensed sponsors in York: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/york - One of 10,203 in Property & Construction: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/property-construction - 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 14 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 23 May 2024: Notification of Portakabin Holdco Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 23 May 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 May 2024: Cessation of 1890 Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 23 May 2024. 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. - 22 May 2024: Notification of 1890 Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 22 May 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. - 22 May 2024: Notification of Shepherd Building Group Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 22 May 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. - 22 May 2024: Cessation of Shepherd Building Group Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 22 May 2024. 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. - 22 May 2024: Cessation of Shepherd Industries Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 22 May 2024. 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. - 21 May 2024: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share filing recorded on 21 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. - 28 Mar 2024: Director resigned: NEWELL, Stephen Paul. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 28 Mar 2024: Director resigned: POLLARD, Simon. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 28 Mar 2024: Director resigned: ROBINSON, James David Kinbar. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 6 Mar 2023: New director appointed: URWIN, Gavin. Director change recorded on 6 Mar 2023. 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. - 9 Jan 2023: Secretary resigned: GOFORTH, Martin Ian. Company secretary change recorded on 9 Jan 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 Jan 2023: New secretary appointed: THOMSON, Simon. Company secretary change recorded on 9 Jan 2023. 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. - 30 Jun 2022: Director resigned: STAINTON, Amanda Clare. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2022. 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. 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. - Contract Administrator - York (Must live local) · Huntington, North Yorkshire · £26,000–£28,000 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/KFuQ2DF6BzBsqSblE0abWqWd-DnUhRwvjjMJoluj4rRkUQDOzOegN_dopZ2TDShckgGsjDEi8upa7vQ-MqxsrBQ0jivciVjULEf6ESjw2llj7np8sSd72HK7BfkPgQn_tWtlcRxHoEGt_yLITiK9oGLuLwy1ImTVFX-ASQAy8cJklaE7QKHgKTFynMFrXzBKcJhmLRDyFaiwsEMlBe3BDbVZwonYKPvqs9hQCPJ-9EM 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 Portakabin Limited ### Is Portakabin Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Portakabin Limited in YORK is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Portakabin Limited sponsor? Portakabin 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 Portakabin Limited based? The register lists Portakabin Limited at Yorkon House New Lane, Huntington, York, England, YO32 9PT. 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 00685303. 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/portakabin-limited-york-769694 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/portakabin-limited-york-769694.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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