--- title: "Associated British Foods Plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/associated-british-foods-plc-london-758168 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Associated British Foods Plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Associated British Foods Plc (Companies House 00293262, London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: London - Registered address: Weston Centre, 10 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 4QY - Companies House number: 00293262 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00293262) - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/associated-british-foods-plc-london-758168 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 174 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 23 Sep 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Sep 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 21 Sep 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Sep 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 18 Sep 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Sep 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 17 Sep 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Sep 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 28 Aug 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 28 Aug 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Jul 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Jul 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 19 Jun 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Jun 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 4 Jun 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Jun 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 27 May 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 27 May 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 18 May 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 18 May 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 20 Apr 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Apr 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 Apr 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 16 Apr 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 15 Apr 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Apr 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Apr 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 5 Mar 2026: New director appointed: EDWARDS, Joana Lidia. Director change recorded on 5 Mar 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 27 Feb 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Feb 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 6 Feb 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 6 Feb 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 28 Jan 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 28 Jan 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 26 Jan 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Jan 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 14 Jan 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Jan 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 5 Jan 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 5 Jan 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 30 Dec 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Dec 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 10 Dec 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Dec 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 30 Sep 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 30 Sep 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 29 Sep 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Sep 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - + 149 earlier changes on the web page Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Depot FLM · Gateshead, Tyne and Wear · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/2O8Ll74RieddK1qL0wKkplWzWFzPWJWin_rRgzMQMgn4ukBA0fQMptpU7-gUhSGjfWrgs1Fnmszql0d2KERUF_rohcGzwTb6mYFqfirlln2lpRMZ9S7-8WciZ6a1BEc4i-jnxR-h2KmgFBky3ZXrVlRT1w9wvZ7_iJNOm7aZAw7SNrD0PFJP5A-ligebO29Acennj5XavvOYzguEoJ6sAhh6flnFWZ8-CkbyG88fjxI A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Associated British Foods Plc ### Is Associated British Foods Plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Associated British Foods Plc in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Associated British Foods Plc sponsor? Associated British Foods Plc is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Associated British Foods Plc based? The register lists Associated British Foods Plc at Weston Centre, 10 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 4QY. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 00293262. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/associated-british-foods-plc-london-758168 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/associated-british-foods-plc-london-758168.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.