--- title: "Riva Transport Ltd: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/riva-transport-ltd-derbyshire-730713 register_status: ceased 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 --- # Riva Transport Ltd: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Riva Transport Ltd (Companies House 10306121, Derbyshire) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 29 September 2026 and Companies House records the company as in liquidation, having appeared on the register since 7 April 2021 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). A company that is closed or closing down cannot sponsor visa applications. ## Key facts - Register status: Ceased: removed from the register on 29 September 2026; Companies House records the company as liquidation - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 7 April 2021 - Removed from the register: 29 September 2026 - Legal name: RIVA TRANSPORT LIMITED - Industry: Travel, Transport & Mobility - Town: Derbyshire - Registered address: Occupation Lane Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England, DE11 8ET - Companies House number: 10306121 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10306121) - Company status (Companies House): liquidation - 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/riva-transport-ltd-derbyshire-730713 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 32 licensed sponsors in Derbyshire: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/derbyshire - One of 6,274 in Travel, Transport & Mobility: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/travel-transport-mobility - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 6 changes worth checking, checked 27 September 2026, newest first: - 27 Sep 2026: Company is in liquidation at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 27 Sep 2026 (in liquidation). If your organisation has stopped trading or become insolvent, this must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 12 Dec 2024: Cessation of Mrs Ronak Karavadra as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 12 Dec 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. - 12 Dec 2024: Director resigned: KARAVADRA, Ronak. Director change recorded on 12 Dec 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 May 2021: Notification of Mr Raju Karsan Karavadra as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 28 May 2021. 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. - 28 May 2021: Cessation of Mr Avtar Singh as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 May 2021. 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. - 28 May 2021: Director resigned: SINGH, Avtar. Director change recorded on 28 May 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. 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 Riva Transport Ltd ### Is Riva Transport Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Riva Transport Ltd in Derbyshire is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (removed on 29 September 2026), and Companies House shows the company has ceased trading. It cannot sponsor new visa applications. ### When did Riva Transport Ltd leave the sponsor register? Riva Transport Ltd left the register on 29 September 2026. Companies House shows the company was winding up or had ceased trading. GOV.UK gives no reason, so this does not establish why the licence ended. ### What visa routes can Riva Transport Ltd sponsor? Riva Transport Ltd was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Riva Transport Ltd based? The register lists Riva Transport Ltd at Occupation Lane Woodville, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England, DE11 8ET. 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 10306121. 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/riva-transport-ltd-derbyshire-730713 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/riva-transport-ltd-derbyshire-730713.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.