--- title: "Roots Systems Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/roots-systems-ltd-stonehouse-791964 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 --- # Roots Systems Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Roots Systems Ltd (Companies House 01676736, Stonehouse) 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 3 May 2014 (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: 3 May 2014 - Legal name: ROOTS SYSTEMS LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Stonehouse - Registered address: 1 Millennium Place, Tiverton Business Park, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6SB - Companies House number: 01676736 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01676736) - Website: https://roots-blowers.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/roots-systems-ltd-stonehouse-791964 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 31 licensed sponsors in Stonehouse: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/stonehouse - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - 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 8 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Jun 2025: Notification of Roots Systems Group Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Jun 2025. 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. - 1 Jun 2025: Cessation of Rotolok (Holdings) Ltd as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jun 2025. 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 Mar 2020: Director resigned: MCCAULEY, Daniel. Director change recorded on 28 Mar 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. - 1 Apr 2019: New director appointed: DOLPHIN, Nigel Douglas. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2019. 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. - 21 Sep 2017: Secretary resigned: MCCAULEY, Daniel. Company secretary change recorded on 21 Sep 2017. 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. - 21 Sep 2017: New secretary appointed: MCCAULEY, Ann Joyce. Company secretary change recorded on 21 Sep 2017. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Rotolok (Holdings) Ltd 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. - 6 Feb 2015: New director appointed: SWALES, Sean Jonathan. Director change recorded on 6 Feb 2015. 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. 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 Roots Systems Ltd ### Is Roots Systems Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Roots Systems Ltd in Stonehouse is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2014. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Roots Systems Ltd sponsor? Roots Systems 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 Roots Systems Ltd based? The register lists Roots Systems Ltd at 1 Millennium Place, Tiverton Business Park, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6SB. 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 01676736. 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/roots-systems-ltd-stonehouse-791964 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/roots-systems-ltd-stonehouse-791964.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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