--- title: "Trace Group Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/trace-group-limited-london-747081 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 --- # Trace Group Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Trace Group Limited (trading as First Trace Heating Direct; Companies House 02388822; London) 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 1 February 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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 1 February 2014 - Trading as: First Trace Heating Direct - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: London - Registered address: 224-232 St. John Street, London, EC1V 4QR - Companies House number: 02388822 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02388822) - Website: https://www.first-traceheating.co.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/trace-group-limited-london-747081 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 17 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 28 Oct 2024: Cessation of Tulip Holdings Ltd as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Oct 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. - 30 May 2024: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 30 May 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 30 Nov 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 30 Nov 2022. 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. - 1 Feb 2021: New director appointed: DAWSON, Louise Anne. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2021. 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. - 31 Jan 2021: Director resigned: DAVIES, Graham Neil. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 15 Jan 2020: Director resigned: DAVIDSON, Ian Thomas. Director change recorded on 15 Jan 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. - 30 Apr 2019: Director resigned: MURPHY, John. Director change recorded on 30 Apr 2019. 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 Nov 2018: Director resigned: MANCELL SMITH, Julian Conway. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 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. - 31 Jul 2018: Director resigned: CLARKE, Colin Arthur. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 6 Sep 2017: New director appointed: DONOVAN, Keith Thomas. Director change recorded on 6 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 Sep 2017: New director appointed: HOWDEN, Simon Bruce. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 31 May 2017: Director resigned: FLYNN, Michael Francis. Director change recorded on 31 May 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. - 30 Nov 2016: New director appointed: DAVIDSON, Ian Thomas. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 2016. 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 2016: Director resigned: BELL, Andrew. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 2016. 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 Nov 2016: New director appointed: DAVIES, Graham Neil. Director change recorded on 25 Nov 2016. 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 Tulip 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 Apr 2016: Notification of Mr. Richard Jonathan Wolfe 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. 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 2 live vacancies tracked for this employer (3 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Grocery Stocker A · Honolulu, HI · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/8298445533324476067 - Reg Reporting Manager · London, UK · £80,000–£95,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5927137848?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Ranch Hand · Caldwell, ID · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-4266346166308373264 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=747081&employer=Trace%20Group%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 Trace Group Limited ### Is Trace Group Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Trace Group Limited in London 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 Trace Group Limited sponsor? Trace Group Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Trace Group Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 2 live vacancies from Trace Group Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Trace Group Limited based? The register lists Trace Group Limited at 224-232 St. John Street, London, EC1V 4QR. 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 02388822. 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/trace-group-limited-london-747081 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/trace-group-limited-london-747081.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.