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UK licensed sponsor · Leicester · Wholesale
Upgate Ltd
Upgate Ltd, Leicester, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as Upgate Ltd (13878997), active, incorporated in 2022 (4 years ago), registered for wholesale of machine tools.
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Companies House
Who Upgate Ltd actually is
- Company number
- 13878997
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 28 January 2022 · 4 years old
- What they do
46620Wholesale of machine tools46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
- Sector
- Wholesale
- Registered office
- Unit 10b Beauchamp Business Park, Wistow Road, Kibworth Harcourt, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 0YE
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The registered office is where the company files its paperwork, not necessarily where it trades. Matched 11 September 2026.
The register
The register lists Upgate Ltd in Leicester as a licensed sponsor on Skilled Worker, an entry that goes back to at least 2026. Its rating on the register is Worker (A rating).
Upgate Ltd is the registered name (Companies House number 13878997), a private limited company on the register since 2022. Registered office: Unit 10b Beauchamp Business Park, Wistow Road, Kibworth Harcourt, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 0YE, LE8 0YE. By its SIC codes the business is in wholesale.
What the licence tells a candidate is that the door is not locked. Whether it is open this month is a question for Upgate Ltd's own careers page and the job boards, and the answer changes with the season and the order book.
Read the register
A gate, not a guarantee
The register tells you the gate is there. It says nothing about vacancies. For that, Upgate Ltd's own careers page and the job boards are the source, and they change with the season.
How to approach them
Make the certificate easy
The employer assigns the certificate; you supply what it needs. Certificates, references, your English level and a clear licence position, all ready, is what makes Upgate Ltd say yes to the sponsored candidate over the unsponsored one.
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For candidates
What you need to work here
- A confirmed job offer from a UK employer that holds a Home Office sponsor licence. The employers in this directory all hold one.
- A Certificate of Sponsorship from that employer describing the role.
- A job on the Home Office list of eligible occupations, paid at least the minimum salary for that role and route.
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For employers
Using your sponsor licence again soon?
Next time you are recruiting, talk to us first. We supply trade tested drivers, mechanics, welders and fitters, can organise a trip to see candidates tested at our vetted test centres, and handle the Certificate of Sponsorship paperwork with you.
- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
- Work shown on video before you see a CV. Trade tested before you hire.
- Nothing is ever charged to the candidate.
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Source: UK Visas and Immigration, Register of licensed sponsors: workers. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Being on the register means an organisation holds a sponsor licence. It does not mean it has a vacancy or that it will sponsor you.
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