--- title: "Virgin Wines UK PLC: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/virgin-wines-uk-plc-preston-750784 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 --- # Virgin Wines UK PLC: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Virgin Wines UK PLC (Companies House 13169238, Preston) 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 15 October 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: 15 October 2024 - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Preston - Registered address: 37-41 Roman Way Industrial Estate Longridge Road, Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom, PR2 5BD - Companies House number: 13169238 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13169238) - 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/virgin-wines-uk-plc-preston-750784 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 397 licensed sponsors in Preston: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/preston - 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 17 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 29 Apr 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Apr 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. - 22 Apr 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 22 Apr 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. - 21 Apr 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Apr 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. - 15 Apr 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 15 Apr 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. - 27 Feb 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 27 Feb 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. - 11 Feb 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 11 Feb 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. - 16 Jan 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 16 Jan 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. - 2 Jan 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 2 Jan 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. - 1 Dec 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 12 Sep 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 12 Sep 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. - 1 Jul 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 3 Jun 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 3 Jun 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. - 19 May 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 19 May 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. - 10 Apr 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 10 Apr 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. - 3 Apr 2025: Director resigned: WEIR, Graeme David. Director change recorded on 3 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. - 3 Apr 2025: New director appointed: CHERRY, Amanda Louise. Director change recorded on 3 Apr 2025. 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. - 29 Nov 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 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. 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 Virgin Wines UK PLC ### Is Virgin Wines UK PLC a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Virgin Wines UK PLC in Preston 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 Virgin Wines UK PLC sponsor? Virgin Wines UK PLC is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Virgin Wines UK PLC based? The register lists Virgin Wines UK PLC at 37-41 Roman Way Industrial Estate Longridge Road, Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom, PR2 5BD. 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 13169238. 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/virgin-wines-uk-plc-preston-750784 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/virgin-wines-uk-plc-preston-750784.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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