--- title: "UPL Europe Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/upl-europe-limited-sandbach-750059 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 --- # UPL Europe Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, UPL Europe Limited (Companies House 02844616, Sandbach) 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 27 March 2017 (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: 27 March 2017 - Legal name: UPL EUROPE LTD - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Sandbach - Registered address: The Engine Rooms Birchwood Park, Birchwood, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA3 6YN - Companies House number: 02844616 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02844616) - 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/upl-europe-limited-sandbach-750059 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 18 licensed sponsors in Sandbach: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/sandbach - 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 29 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 15 Oct 2026: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 12 Nov 2026. - 29 Aug 2026: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Aug 2026. 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. - 31 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 31 Jul 2026. 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. - 13 May 2026: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 13 May 2026. 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. - 19 Feb 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Feb 2025. 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. - 14 Feb 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Feb 2025. 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. - 6 Jan 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 Jan 2025. 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. - 28 Nov 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 28 Nov 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. - 3 Oct 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 3 Oct 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. - 10 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Sep 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. - 21 Jun 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Jun 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. - 17 May 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 17 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 Apr 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Apr 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. - 27 Mar 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Mar 2023. 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. - 21 Apr 2022: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 21 Apr 2022. 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. - 20 Apr 2022: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 20 Apr 2022. 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. - 1 Apr 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Apr 2022. 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. - 21 Oct 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Oct 2021. 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. - 15 Aug 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Aug 2020. 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. - 22 Jan 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 Jan 2020. 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. - 20 Sep 2019: Director resigned: BRILLEMAN, Hildo. Director change recorded on 20 Sep 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. - 6 Aug 2019: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 6 Aug 2019. 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. - 1 Jun 2019: New director appointed: DE GAILLARD, Guilhem Jacques Marie Lafaige. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 1 May 2019: New director appointed: BRILLEMAN, Hildo. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 30 Apr 2019: Director resigned: HOLLAND, Trevor 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. - + 4 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 UPL Europe Limited ### Is UPL Europe Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. UPL Europe Limited in Sandbach is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can UPL Europe Limited sponsor? UPL Europe Limited 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 UPL Europe Limited based? The register lists UPL Europe Limited at The Engine Rooms Birchwood Park, Birchwood, Warrington, Cheshire, England, WA3 6YN. 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 02844616. 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/upl-europe-limited-sandbach-750059 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/upl-europe-limited-sandbach-750059.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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