--- title: "Chase Department Stores Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/chase-department-stores-ltd-west-bromwich-804525 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 --- # Chase Department Stores Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Chase Department Stores Ltd (Companies House 14509466, West Bromwich) 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 18 July 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: 18 July 2023 - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: West Bromwich - Registered address: 36 Scotts Road, Bromley, England, BR1 3QD - Companies House number: 14509466 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14509466) - Website: https://www.simplyhired.co.uk/search?q=chase+department+store+uk&l=west+bromwich&mi=100&dupe=jrsfaektxzmei-devmcsqoe8wvmhbdhlgpwiq4-awk5gzuxtahomjm4zyx-wo1c0hl3e - 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/chase-department-stores-ltd-west-bromwich-804525 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 176 licensed sponsors in West Bromwich: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/west-bromwich - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 14 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Jul 2025: Director resigned: SHAH, Robina. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 27 Nov 2024: Director resigned: WAHID, Irfan. Director change recorded on 27 Nov 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. - 21 Nov 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Nov 2024. 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 Mar 2024: Notification of Mr Faraz Iqbal as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 18 Mar 2024. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 18 Mar 2024: Cessation of Ms Robina Shah as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 18 Mar 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 18 Mar 2024: New director appointed: IQBAL, Faraz. Director change recorded on 18 Mar 2024. 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. - 1 Mar 2024: New director appointed: WAHID, Irfan. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2024. 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. - 15 Feb 2024: New person with significant control: Ms Robina Shah. Change to people with significant control recorded on 15 Feb 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 15 Feb 2024: Cessation of Mr Faraz Iqbal as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 15 Feb 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 5 Feb 2024: Director resigned: SYED, Uzma Hafeez. Director change recorded on 5 Feb 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. - 29 Jan 2024: Director resigned: IQBAL, Faraz. Director change recorded on 29 Jan 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. - 9 Jan 2024: New director appointed: SHAH, Robina. Director change recorded on 9 Jan 2024. 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. - 9 Jan 2024: New director appointed: SYED, Uzma Hafeez. Director change recorded on 9 Jan 2024. 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. - 9 Jan 2024: Director resigned: SYED, Uzma Hafeez. Director change recorded on 9 Jan 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 Chase Department Stores Ltd ### Is Chase Department Stores Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Chase Department Stores Ltd in West Bromwich 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 Chase Department Stores Ltd sponsor? Chase Department Stores Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Chase Department Stores Ltd based? The register lists Chase Department Stores Ltd at 36 Scotts Road, Bromley, England, BR1 3QD. 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 14509466. 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/chase-department-stores-ltd-west-bromwich-804525 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/chase-department-stores-ltd-west-bromwich-804525.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.