--- title: "South West Environmental Parks Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/south-west-environmental-parks-ltd-paignton-685550 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 --- # South West Environmental Parks Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, South West Environmental Parks Ltd (trading as Paignton Zoo; Companies House 00792877; Paignton) 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 22 March 2021 (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: 22 March 2021 - Trading as: Paignton Zoo - Legal name: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED - Also known as: Newquay Zoo; Newquay Zoo Environmental Park; Paignton Zoo Environmental Park - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Paignton - Registered address: Totnes Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7EU - Companies House number: 00792877 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00792877) - Website: https://www.paigntonzoo.org.uk - 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/south-west-environmental-parks-ltd-paignton-685550 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 32 licensed sponsors in Paignton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/paignton - 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 34 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 27 Oct 2026: Company is in liquidation at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 27 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 24 Nov 2026. - 11 Sep 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 11 Sep 2026. 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. - 15 Jul 2026: New director appointed: KINGS, Stephen Ellis. Director change recorded on 15 Jul 2026. 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. - 3 Apr 2026: Director resigned: SKIPP, Melanie. Director change recorded on 3 Apr 2026. 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. - 14 Jan 2026: Director resigned: O'DWYER, James. Director change recorded on 14 Jan 2026. 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. - 14 Jan 2026: Director resigned: JOBSON, Ben Louis. Director change recorded on 14 Jan 2026. 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. - 14 Jan 2026: Director resigned: COOPER, Andrew Charles John. Director change recorded on 14 Jan 2026. 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. - 14 Jan 2026: Director resigned: BARR, Sarah. Director change recorded on 14 Jan 2026. 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. - 17 Nov 2025: Director resigned: MCLAUGHLIN, Beth Kathleen. Director change recorded on 17 Nov 2025. 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. - 25 Sep 2025: Director resigned: COOPER, Charles. Director change recorded on 25 Sep 2025. 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. - 2 Apr 2025: Director resigned: FORD, Richard William John. Director change recorded on 2 Apr 2025. 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. - 18 Mar 2025: Director resigned: SALMON, Mark Stephen. Director change recorded on 18 Mar 2025. 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. - 17 Mar 2025: Director resigned: HART, Adam George, Professor. Director change recorded on 17 Mar 2025. 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 Oct 2024: Director resigned: KINGS, Stephen Ellis. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 11 Sep 2024: New director appointed: SKIPP, Melanie. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 2024. 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. - 11 Sep 2024: Director resigned: HILL, Rachael. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 24 May 2024: Secretary resigned: SKIPP, Melanie. Company secretary change recorded on 24 May 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. - 22 May 2024: New secretary appointed: KINGS, Stephen Ellis. Company secretary change recorded on 22 May 2024. 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. - 15 Apr 2024: New director appointed: O'DWYER, James. Director change recorded on 15 Apr 2024. 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. - 27 Mar 2024: Director resigned: ROWE, Richard Alexander. Director change recorded on 27 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. - 12 Feb 2024: New director appointed: JOBSON, Ben Louis. Director change recorded on 12 Feb 2024. 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. - 10 Oct 2023: Director resigned: GROGAN, Lola. Director change recorded on 10 Oct 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. - 29 Mar 2023: New director appointed: GROGAN, Lola. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 30 Nov 2022: New secretary appointed: SKIPP, Melanie. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Nov 2022. 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 Nov 2022: Secretary resigned: MALKIN, Claire Elizabeth. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Nov 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. - + 9 earlier changes on the web page 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 South West Environmental Parks Ltd ### Is South West Environmental Parks Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. South West Environmental Parks Ltd in Paignton is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can South West Environmental Parks Ltd sponsor? South West Environmental Parks Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is South West Environmental Parks Ltd based? The register lists South West Environmental Parks Ltd at Totnes Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7EU. 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 00792877. 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/south-west-environmental-parks-ltd-paignton-685550 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/south-west-environmental-parks-ltd-paignton-685550.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.