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title: "VolkerRail Ltd: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/volkerrail-ltd-doncaster-773307
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
---

# VolkerRail Ltd: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, VolkerRail Ltd (Companies House 03184313, Doncaster) 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 at least 4 August 2013 (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: 4 August 2013 or earlier
- Legal name: VOLKERRAIL LIMITED
- Industry: Property & Construction
- Town: Doncaster
- Registered address: Hertford Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 9BX
- Companies House number: 03184313 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03184313)
- Website: https://www.volkerrail.co.uk/
- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/volkerrail-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/volkerrail-ltd-doncaster-773307

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 223 licensed sponsors in Doncaster: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/doncaster
- One of 10,203 in Property & Construction: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/property-construction
- Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

11 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first:

- 31 Dec 2024: Director resigned: COCLIFF, Stephen Jeffrey. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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.
- 15 Jul 2024: Director resigned: NOLAN, Paul Howard. Director change recorded on 15 Jul 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.
- 15 Jul 2024: New director appointed: KENNEDY, Jacqueline Moira. Director change recorded on 15 Jul 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.
- 31 Dec 2023: Director resigned: ROBERTSON, Alan Robert. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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.
- 16 Jul 2023: Director resigned: CONNELL, Naomi Anne. Director change recorded on 16 Jul 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.
- 4 Jul 2023: New director appointed: HARRIS, Anita Suzanne. Director change recorded on 4 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.
- 25 Aug 2022: New director appointed: OFFORD, Richard Andrew. Director change recorded on 25 Aug 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.
- 21 Dec 2020: Corporate-director resigned: VOLKERWESSELS UK LIMITED. Director change recorded on 21 Dec 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.
- 21 Dec 2020: New director appointed: BIRCH, Stuart James. Director change recorded on 21 Dec 2020. 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 Volkerrail Group Limited 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.
- 31 Jul 2014: Secretary resigned: WEST, Alison Taylor. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Jul 2014. 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

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 VolkerRail Ltd

### Is VolkerRail Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. VolkerRail Ltd in Doncaster is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can VolkerRail Ltd sponsor?

VolkerRail Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is VolkerRail Ltd based?

The register lists VolkerRail Ltd at Hertford Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, EN11 9BX. 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 03184313. 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/volkerrail-ltd-doncaster-773307
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/volkerrail-ltd-doncaster-773307.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.
