--- title: "Simpson Oils Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/simpson-oils-ltd-wick-736035 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Simpson Oils Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Simpson Oils Ltd (trading as Hugh Simpson Contractors; Companies House SC162987; Wick) 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 12 April 2024 (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: 12 April 2024 - Trading as: Hugh Simpson Contractors - Legal name: SIMPSON OILS LIMITED - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Wick - Registered address: South Quay, Harbour, Wick, Caithness, KW1 5EP - Companies House number: SC162987 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC162987) - Website: https://www.hughsimpson.co.uk - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/simpson-oils-ltd-wick-736035 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 1 change worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 21 Aug 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 21 Aug 2024. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, 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 Simpson Oils Ltd ### Is Simpson Oils Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Simpson Oils Ltd in Wick is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2024. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Simpson Oils Ltd sponsor? Simpson Oils Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Simpson Oils Ltd based? The register lists Simpson Oils Ltd at South Quay, Harbour, Wick, Caithness, KW1 5EP. 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 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number SC162987. 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/simpson-oils-ltd-wick-736035 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/simpson-oils-ltd-wick-736035.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.