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Ark Consultants UK Ltd

Lancaster, Lancashire · Currently licensed

Ark Consultants UK Ltd holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 26 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: 24 Nov 2023
Last confirmed: 26 Oct 2026 (latest edition)

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	13 May 2024
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	24 Nov 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

13 May 2024
Route added
Licensed for the Skilled Worker route with A rating: Skilled Worker visa (including the Health and Care Worker visa).
24 Nov 2023
Added to register
First appeared on the register of licensed sponsors.

Companies House

Company: ARK CONSULTANTS UK LTD 04424463 matched
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 25 Apr 2002
Registered office: 20 MANNIN WAY, LANCASTER BUSINESS PARK, LANCASTER, LA1 3SW
Nature of business: 46420 - Wholesale of clothing and footwear
47640 - Retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles
47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

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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