--- title: "The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-mersey-docks-and-harbour-company-limited-liverpool-786703 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 --- # The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited (trading as Peel Ports; Companies House 07438262; Liverpool) 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 24 September 2018 (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: 24 September 2018 - Trading as: Peel Ports - Industry: Travel, Transport & Mobility - Town: Liverpool - Registered address: Maritime Centre, Port Of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 1LA - Companies House number: 07438262 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07438262) - Website: https://www.peelports.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/peel-ports - 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/the-mersey-docks-and-harbour-company-limited-liverpool-786703 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 741 licensed sponsors in Liverpool: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/liverpool - 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 15 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 14 Oct 2026: New director appointed: HUCK, David Richard. Director change recorded on 14 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 11 Nov 2026. - 9 Oct 2026: Director resigned: VERITIERO, Claudio. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 6 Nov 2026. - 8 Jan 2024: Director resigned: MCINTYRE, Lewis William. Director change recorded on 8 Jan 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. - 8 Jan 2024: New director appointed: CLARK, Jason Lee. Director change recorded on 8 Jan 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. - 1 Jul 2023: New director appointed: MCINTYRE, Lewis William. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 19 Jun 2023: Director resigned: MCLAREN, Ian. Director change recorded on 19 Jun 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. - 30 Sep 2022: Director resigned: WHITWORTH, Mark. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 30 May 2022: New director appointed: MCLAREN, Ian. Director change recorded on 30 May 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. - 1 Apr 2022: New director appointed: VERITIERO, Claudio. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 1 Apr 2022: Director resigned: CHARNOCK, Ian Graeme Lloyd. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 17 Aug 2020: Director resigned: ALLISON, Thomas Eardley. Director change recorded on 17 Aug 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. - 4 Aug 2020: Director resigned: UNDERWOOD, Steven Keith. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 4 Aug 2020: Director resigned: WHITTAKER, John. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 8 Apr 2020: Secretary resigned: MARRISON GILL, Caroline Ruth. Company secretary change recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 26 Sep 2018: Director resigned: HODGSON, Gary Edward. Director change recorded on 26 Sep 2018. 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 11 live vacancies tracked for this employer (77 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Shift Technician · L211LA · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/shift-technician/57492480 - HR Administrator · L211LA · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/hr-administrator/57492474 - Electrical Shift Technician · L211LA · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/electrical-shift-technician/57492472 - Multi-skilled Day Technician · L211LA · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/multi-skilled-day-technician/57492475 - Engineer - Electrical · G514SD · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/engineer-electrical/57492477 - Material Handling Operative · L211LA · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/material-handling-operative/57492471 - Port Operative · ME121RS · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/port-operative/57492479 - Approved Electrician · Dublin · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/approved-electrician/57492469 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=786703&employer=The%20Mersey%20Docks%20and%20Harbour%20Company%20Limited 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 The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited ### Is The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited in Liverpool is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2018. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited sponsor? The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 11 live vacancies from The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited based? The register lists The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Limited at Maritime Centre, Port Of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 1LA. 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 07438262. 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/the-mersey-docks-and-harbour-company-limited-liverpool-786703 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-mersey-docks-and-harbour-company-limited-liverpool-786703.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.