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Vaneal Ltd t/a Swimbridge House Nursing Home

Barnstaple, Devon · Currently licensed

Vaneal Ltd t/a Swimbridge House Nursing Home holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 28 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for the Skilled Worker visa (including the Health and Care Worker visa), and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 23 Jun 2021 (already licensed when daily CSV publication began; the licence may be older)
Last confirmed: 28 Oct 2026 (latest edition)
Listing spells: 2 (removed and re-listed 1 time)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
Skilled Worker Worker	Skilled Worker visa (including the Health and Care Worker visa) The main UK work visa. Lets the sponsor employ overseas nationals in eligible skilled jobs, from nurses and care workers to engineers, chefs and software developers, for up to 5 years at a time, with a route to settlement.	A rating	18 Mar 2026

Previous route spans

Route	Visa	Rating	From	To
Skilled Worker Worker	Skilled Worker visa (including the Health and Care Worker visa)	A rating	23 Jun 2021	13 Mar 2025

Ratings: Full compliance. The sponsor can assign Certificates of Sponsorship and recruit from overseas normally. Downgraded after compliance concerns. The sponsor is on a time-limited action plan with the Home Office and cannot sponsor new workers until it is restored to an A rating. Failure to complete the plan leads to revocation. More.

Licence history

18 Mar 2026
Re-listed on register
Listed again after an absence, typically after a suspension was lifted or a new licence granted.
14 Mar 2025
Removed from register
No longer listed, so unable to sponsor new visas from this date. Last seen in the edition of 13 Mar 2025. The register does not state the reason.

Companies House

Company: VANEAL LTD 08430659 matched (legal name before "t/a")
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 5 Mar 2013
Registered office: SWIMBRIDGE HOUSE NURSING HOME WELCOMBE LANE, SWIMBRIDGE, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 0QT
Nature of business: 87100 - Residential nursing care facilities

Matched from the Companies House monthly bulk data by company name and registered town. The sponsor register itself carries no company number.

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