--- title: "Associated Independent Stores: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/associated-independent-stores-solihull-795553 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 Independent Stores: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Associated Independent Stores (Companies House 00912655, Solihull) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 26 June 2023 (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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 26 June 2023 - Legal name: ASSOCIATED INDEPENDENT STORES LIMITED - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Solihull - Registered address: Cranmore Park Cranmore Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4LF - Companies House number: 00912655 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00912655) - Website: https://aistores.co.uk/who-we-are - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/associated-independent-stores-ltd - 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-independent-stores-solihull-795553 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 239 licensed sponsors in Solihull: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/solihull - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 7 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 22 Oct 2026: Director resigned: LEE, Robert Christopher. Director change recorded on 22 Oct 2026. If this person was 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 19 Nov 2026. - 24 Sep 2026: Director resigned: MILTON, Carl Robert. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 2026. If this person was 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. - 31 Mar 2026: Director resigned: POTTER-PRICE, Susan. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2026. If this person was 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. - 12 Nov 2025: Secretary resigned: POTTER-PRICE, Susan. Company secretary change recorded on 12 Nov 2025. If this person was 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. - 18 Sep 2025: Director resigned: CARLILE, James Stewart. Director change recorded on 18 Sep 2025. If this person was 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. - 31 May 2025: Director resigned: JENKINS, Martyn Spencer. Director change recorded on 31 May 2025. If this person was 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. - 13 Sep 2024: Director resigned: MOORE, Neville Keith. Director change recorded on 13 Sep 2024. If this person was 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. 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 No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about Associated Independent Stores ### Is Associated Independent Stores a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Associated Independent Stores in Solihull is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Associated Independent Stores sponsor? Associated Independent Stores is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Associated Independent Stores based? The register lists Associated Independent Stores at Cranmore Park Cranmore Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4LF. 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 00912655. 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-independent-stores-solihull-795553 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/associated-independent-stores-solihull-795553.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.