--- title: "Principal Hayley LTD: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/principal-hayley-ltd-harrogate-726185 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 --- # Principal Hayley LTD: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Principal Hayley LTD (trading as De Vere; Companies House 06137931; Harrogate) 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 at least 4 August 2013 (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: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Trading as: De Vere - Legal name: PRINCIPAL HAYLEY LIMITED - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Harrogate - Registered address: The Inspire, Hornbeam Square West, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8PA - Companies House number: 06137931 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06137931) - Website: https://www.devere.co.uk/company-registration/ - 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/principal-hayley-ltd-harrogate-726185 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 137 licensed sponsors in Harrogate: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/harrogate - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 11 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Dec 2021: Director resigned: TROY, Anthony Gerard. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2021. 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. - 31 Dec 2021: New director appointed: CORLETT, Alan Alexander. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2021. 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. - 31 Dec 2021: New director appointed: NICOL DONALDSON, Laurie Kay. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2021. 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. - 2 Dec 2021: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Dec 2021. 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 Dec 2021: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 1 Dec 2021. 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 Sep 2020: Director resigned: GALLAGHER, Geraldine Josephine. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2020. 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. - 30 Sep 2020: Director resigned: HUNTER, Gail Susan. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2020. 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 Apr 2016: Notification of Principal Hayley Group Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 10 Nov 2014: New director appointed: BURRELL, James Alexander. Director change recorded on 10 Nov 2014. 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. - 31 Jan 2014: New director appointed: GALLAGHER, Geraldine Josephine. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 2014. 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. - 31 Jan 2014: Director resigned: BENNISON, Matthew Edward. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 2014. 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Restaurant Manager - The Old Boat House - South Cerney, Gloucestershire · Gloucestershire, South West England · £31,707 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5905317134?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=726185&employer=Principal%20Hayley%20LTD 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 Principal Hayley LTD ### Is Principal Hayley LTD a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Principal Hayley LTD in Harrogate is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Principal Hayley LTD sponsor? Principal Hayley LTD is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Principal Hayley LTD have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Principal Hayley LTD on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Principal Hayley LTD based? The register lists Principal Hayley LTD at The Inspire, Hornbeam Square West, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8PA. 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 06137931. 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/principal-hayley-ltd-harrogate-726185 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/principal-hayley-ltd-harrogate-726185.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.