Retain or Transfer Your Sponsor Licence
When your company undergoes a sale, merger, acquisition, or closure, the UK Home Office treats this as a significant change in circumstances. These changes, if not managed properly, can lead to automatic revocation of your sponsor licence, which directly impacts your ability to employ sponsored workers and can lead to serious compliance issues.
At Axis Solicitors, we provide expert legal advice and end-to-end assistance to ensure that sponsor licences are lawfully retained or transferred during business transitions.
Common Scenarios We Support:
We regularly advise and represent clients in the following situations
Business or company closure
The business is being dissolved or ceases trading, but you wish to continue sponsorship through a new or alternative entity.
Business sale or share transfer
A change in ownership that may constitute a change in the controlling party and requires notification to the Home Office.
Corporate Merger or Acquisition
One or more companies combining operations, requiring coordination of sponsor licences or a new sponsorship structure.
Formation of a new company holding the assets of an old one
A newly formed business assumes the operations, staff, or assets of a former licensed sponsor.
The Risk of Inaction
Many business owners are unaware that business restructuring automatically triggers the Home Office’s compliance scrutiny. Failure to act appropriately and within required deadlines can result in:
Revocation of your sponsor licence
Termination of Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS)
Loss of the right to employ sponsored workers
Forced repatriation of employees
Significant financial and reputational damage
How Axis Solicitors Helps
Axis Solicitors provides a comprehensive legal strategy to help you retain or transfer your sponsor licence smoothly and lawfully during business transitions. Our services include:
Legal Assessment
We evaluate your corporate structure, transaction plans, and current sponsorship status.
Strategic Planning
We create a tailored plan to ensure continuity of sponsorship and Home Office compliance.
Liaison with the Home Office
We notify the Home Office of changes, prepare submissions, and manage communications on your behalf.
Documentation
We prepare and submit legal representations, statements of change, and sponsor management updates.
Protection of Sponsored Staff
Where TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings) applies, we help you retain key employees without the need for reapplication.
Ongoing Compliance
We continue to support your business post-transition to ensure your licence remains in good standing.
Step-by-Step Legal Process
We assess the planned structural or ownership change and determine the risk to your sponsor licence.
We review relevant corporate documents, licences, and immigration compliance history.
We prepare all communications and documents for submission to the Home Office.
We advise and assist with TUPE matters, sponsor duties, and Home Office requirements.
We provide ongoing compliance advice and audit-readiness services.
When the stakes are high, so should be your legal team — choose Axis.
Why Axis Solicitors?
- Specialist Immigration and Corporate Law Team: We are one of the few law firms in the UK offering in-depth expertise across both sponsor licence law and business restructuring.
- Home Office Liaison Experts: We have extensive experience in communicating with the Home Office and managing sponsor licence records.
- High Success Rates: Our track record includes successful transitions for clients in healthcare, tech, manufacturing, education, and hospitality sectors.
- Fixed Fee Transparency: We offer clear, fixed-fee legal packages without hidden costs.
- Trusted by SMEs and Corporates Alike: We have represented small and large enterprises during complex restructuring processes involving sponsor licence transfers.
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Contact Axis Solicitors today to schedule a no-obligation consultation. Protect your right to employ skilled workers and ensure your sponsor licence is preserved, even during business closure or transition.
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