William Hare Limited
ActiveLicence & visa routes
An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.
Companies House changes
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Reporting duties
- 11 Nov 2025 — Notification of William Hare Group Limited as a person with significant control. New licence required within 20 working days · window closed 9 Dec 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 11 Nov 2025 — Cessation of Ms Susan Katrina Hodgkiss as a person with significant control. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 9 Dec 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 6 Jun 2025 — Director resigned: HODGKISS, Thomas Bartle. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 4 Jul 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 6 Jun 2025 — Director resigned: HODGKISS, Sally Catherine. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 4 Jul 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 10 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 11 Nov 2025Notification of William Hare Group Limited as a person with significant control
- 11 Nov 2025Cessation of Ms Susan Katrina Hodgkiss as a person with significant control
- 6 Jun 2025Director resigned: HODGKISS, Thomas Bartle
- 6 Jun 2025Director resigned: HODGKISS, Sally Catherine
- 1 Jul 2021Director resigned: SMITH, Ian Geoffrey, Dr
- 1 Jul 2021New director appointed: WHITTEN, Anthony James
- + 8 earlier events
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Common questions about William Hare Limited
- Is William Hare Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. William Hare Limited in Bury holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2020. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
- What visa routes can William Hare Limited sponsor?
- William Hare Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
- Where is William Hare Limited based?
- The register lists William Hare Limited at Brandlesholme House, Brandlesholme Road, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 1JJ. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
- How current is this information?
- This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal, alongside Companies House records for company number 00399212. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.