--- title: "Wates Group Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/wates-group-ltd-surrey-768646 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 --- # Wates Group Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Wates Group Ltd (Companies House 01824828, Surrey) 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 February 2021 (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 February 2021 - Legal name: WATES GROUP LIMITED - Industry: Financial Services - Town: Surrey - Registered address: Wates House, Station Approach, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7SW - Companies House number: 01824828 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01824828) - 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/wates-group-ltd-surrey-768646 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 333 licensed sponsors in Surrey: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/surrey - One of 7,429 in Financial Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/financial-services - 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 26 October 2026, newest first: - 8 Jul 2026: New director appointed: RHYS WILLIAMS, Gareth Arthur Ludovic Emrys, Sir. Director change recorded on 8 Jul 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. - 3 May 2026: Director resigned: OATLEY, Jonathan Mark. Director change recorded on 3 May 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. - 14 Jan 2026: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share filing recorded on 14 Jan 2026, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Jan 2026: Notification of 1260 Family Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Jan 2026. 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. - 1 Jan 2026: Cessation of Mr Andrew Eugene Paul Wates as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jan 2026. 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. - 1 Jan 2026: Cessation of Mr Charles William Randag Wates as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jan 2026. 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. - 1 Jan 2026: Cessation of Mr Paul Christopher Ronald Wates as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jan 2026. 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. - 31 Dec 2024: Director resigned: CHANDLER, Paul. 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. - 31 Dec 2023: Director resigned: NEWSUM, Jeremy Henry Moore. 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. - 1 Oct 2023: New director appointed: REILLY, Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 13 Jul 2023: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 13 Jul 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. - 3 Jul 2023: New director appointed: ADDISON HORSLEY, Rachel Bernadette. Director change recorded on 3 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. - 4 May 2023: Director resigned: HARRIS, Susan Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 4 May 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. - 20 Feb 2023: New director appointed: O'LIONAIRD, Eoghan Pol. Director change recorded on 20 Feb 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. - 16 Aug 2022: Director resigned: ALLEN, David Owen. Director change recorded on 16 Aug 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. - 8 Jun 2022: Cessation of Mrs Annabelle Louisa Mary Elliott as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Jun 2022. 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. - 7 Mar 2022: Cessation of Mrs Annette Beatrice Therese Wates as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 7 Mar 2022. 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. 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 7 live vacancies tracked for this employer (24 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Project Manager · United Kingdom · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/J40pfN8LdWSRWqqcp4Bw_e-fgUe2zjZXahlldDHZvXCqRhVcuZZUNvY1a_drbpm2VFQsXNSxt0w_IUrUSIs58Y_tBHKhqeqvqNw5SMxX_UH26B5XmjnSqChER7vbRmL7Jja59LHiV0vh4qFZNKoDctOWDNuMyH3CS448hdsX8LaJf3OtwLjojcKBcctAfoG7nubY8ThDyAkgySyIemiS1j7Ip51uiGtJmWDGfULkW-Y - Carpenter/Multi-Trader · United Kingdom · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/j0-zc1uQhOjVnT76WjROjkxnr_S3X2llvtgbwLwXw5F_PpdemiPLdPZEz8cneS51Dg_ZABySYZSlTvMe2zaoj44h-rvHCjGn7F68t3hdPKesEzqGJXYem9jsFH53qqyt2MGBRnTZx60ZgvqsuKhGFq-pQ3msEQtX6YIzFhO7ObxNWxNwZwHIKwz4_mjYzHMzvRSLzAtx4XyttmnNWdH9nSlQ_7VdzkA0mik1ehPt2HM - Senior Document Controller · Basingstoke, Hampshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/yd0KPnUXG2zcp2gr2DyLn-jvP7fou8bcRz9ut6y2zLNSMChl9QjWzireePjP-ngeHsEtUEIIv5h-qR5BG6TEobAXPBTMZNz6VZ_i2d3QItNDzdYQXc58neSfGvp_HAx9GGWXowy6WrGewKMsxtl_Rq-OoM3_KtB8HALCacExMl3sk_TB-lLLVxOybqdtmhWxVfPn_V76za6RqN4qVmijWC097oh1sbHNnw3TE1N-Qhw - Project Surveyor · Redditch, Worcestershire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/gIHPL916ftd1-MIr8VySiLFU8xYA0oBm7d8MKfwWQaWNM3p79a4IiiTVMkQdEVMP6wkSb_uooskOHWAfkyOhFXGNPRgcwLkdRwz1a2nXuT75tKjFg1_-HXMGQA6X_t6sl-L5lXZlCqZo43atwUQDykNS-g-VKd060qCx63jpkI-eh9DY87PcsS9UgpWY4HIdce1t9u40HYHI7aOucBvWUCO0oFMeXLMkYVpWePCAIfA - Assistant Quantity Surveyor · Redditch, Worcestershire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/dCiismbERWgPvaDQdPeU89Jm_iaKK6H01c_6xTP4lSNHcpve2p8LwKoS6nCnHQlIUbC-bc81MKRsCfz8b-HnehAGBFBV1g8nqxIcf3mjJOlCOvXUOuf0tQW1efvC91AaiHwaXw7HkX7vedVm0IaM5m5Ey3IDvxhV2nKK7detXLuB49k_VoDfKItM-FqOMhldApsfIORk3WJwV690L20fPLdDTvUmyuyAgHIn_kcHBPA - Assistant Quantity Surveyor · Swindon · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/HYDN1ueTw3w56LrS4ij1srGnCVD0bXJCSZXYFxYXfqL3G7BbFhl8_G-sIlFWta9pDmZg2WR8FruXEeQyqRk4a0r2ho_S_ayOP1Ii6AUD-zPwDVuDB1cnLRPPZI6aKn-cav5ER6xpwxZf5br2muNqoRAF1MItCT-AzjnrZ_LU89UBkrqZOvylz-VW3prNva1Dbpr_ygAlpJk53On-hid4vriNs3BNJXwGMAG8wQgNdSE - Early Careers Manager · Finsbury Park, North London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/okw2KmOmg6bUNeS1Euak9CF_pvfrTz9L14W9yQBoLmXsYEJCWIqQYb49YwhX0-eNPjeoWDxweDPwVTroYkvZF8lm8ZrMRiBWn3g4ctHFvz0sl_rekFG_Tv2HCyMM8GRpOQrTI4Cset-v0RAK9Il7JKK8gtTJF37l60brYcH5Hs7oFXgiaz-rumJnCwCWwRsaxmzwwbuZVO61QetpzdgC4s4VGeEk1noOhuMMkP-3vNA - Graphic Designer · United Kingdom · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/edvSOO1qC6SrwoVlj_gXlw0kDvTfN9wQ_4hLX5xMDyiefeJvZle86RswgH21HUBXRY1dBILcCQTeqPvWq7FFgCosWU8K3KRNO7NrSTC3DfgERImlj3w-H0Tf00WHYQT8G5if2qetl2uqvmGt1gkMeltXiZuhf-JDjTgsNFtB5L-5VXXKgS3w3sWuXET_X5WNVZcwYKjBPvV8nMCatUBFXqfldlrMgt-sk8CFDVWI1fg All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=768646&employer=Wates%20Group%20Ltd 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 Wates Group Ltd ### Is Wates Group Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Wates Group Ltd in Surrey is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Wates Group Ltd sponsor? Wates Group Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Wates Group Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 7 live vacancies from Wates Group Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Wates Group Ltd based? The register lists Wates Group Ltd at Wates House, Station Approach, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7SW. 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 01824828. 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/wates-group-ltd-surrey-768646 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/wates-group-ltd-surrey-768646.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.