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The Go Ahead Group Limited

London, NULL · Currently licensed

The Go Ahead Group Limited holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 28 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for 2 visa routes, and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 15 May 2023
Last confirmed: 28 Oct 2026 (latest edition)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker Worker	Senior or Specialist Worker visa For multinational companies transferring senior managers or specialists from an overseas branch to the UK business. Replaced the Intra-company Transfer route in April 2022.	A rating	15 May 2023
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	15 May 2023

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

15 May 2023
Added to register
First appeared on the register of licensed sponsors.

Companies House

Company: THE GO-AHEAD GROUP LIMITED 02100855 name match
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 17 Feb 1987
Registered office: SECOND FLOOR 55 DEGREES NORTH, PILGRIM STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 6BL
Nature of business: 49390 - Other passenger land transport
70100 - Activities of head offices

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

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