--- title: "Crown Paints Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/crown-paints-ltd-darwen-683200 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 --- # Crown Paints Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Crown Paints Ltd (Companies House 06624576, Darwen) 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 17 May 2022 (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: 17 May 2022 - Legal name: CROWN PAINTS LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Darwen - Registered address: Crown House, Hollins Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 0BG - Companies House number: 06624576 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06624576) - Website: https://crownpaints.co.uk/ - 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/crown-paints-ltd-darwen-683200 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 20 licensed sponsors in Darwen: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/darwen - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - 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 26 October 2026, newest first: - 4 Sep 2025: Director resigned: SHEIKH, Akhtar Ali. Director change recorded on 4 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. - 4 Sep 2025: New director appointed: BOLD, Amy Jane Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 4 Sep 2025. 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. - 4 Sep 2025: New director appointed: CROSSINGHAM, Matthew Kevin James. Director change recorded on 4 Sep 2025. 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. - 10 Feb 2025: Director resigned: CEFAI, Philip Carmelo. Director change recorded on 10 Feb 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. - 10 Jan 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Jan 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. - 28 Jun 2024: Secretary resigned: LIEW, Li Sin. Company secretary change recorded on 28 Jun 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. - 28 Jun 2024: New secretary appointed: BRIGDEN, Colin. Company secretary change recorded on 28 Jun 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. - 31 Aug 2023: Director resigned: DEVITT, Joseph. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2023. 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 Aug 2023: New director appointed: FERNANDES HENRIQUES RASMUSSEN, Ana Carolina. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2023. 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. - 14 Oct 2022: Director resigned: MCDONALD, Philip James. Director change recorded on 14 Oct 2022. 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. - 19 Aug 2022: New director appointed: SHEIKH, Akhtar Ali. Director change recorded on 19 Aug 2022. 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. - 19 Aug 2022: New secretary appointed: LIEW, Li Sin. Company secretary change recorded on 19 Aug 2022. 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. - 19 Aug 2022: Secretary resigned: BALLANTYNE, Craig. Company secretary change recorded on 19 Aug 2022. 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. - 19 Aug 2022: Director resigned: BALLANTYNE, Craig Andrew. Director change recorded on 19 Aug 2022. 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (6 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Store Manager · Barkingside, Ilford · £35,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5943369204?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Sales Assistant / Driver · Beanhill, Milton Keynes · £26,436 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5879600526?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Store Manager · Old Basford, Nottingham · £30,000–£32,000 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5862139994?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Sales Assistant / Driver · Beanhill, Milton Keynes · £26,436 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5846587434?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Sales Assistant / Driver · Chalvey, Slough · £26,436 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5838117834?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Sales Assistant / Driver · Aston, Birmingham · £26,436 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5827663222?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=683200&employer=Crown%20Paints%20Ltd 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 Crown Paints Ltd ### Is Crown Paints Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Crown Paints Ltd in Darwen is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Crown Paints Ltd sponsor? Crown Paints Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Crown Paints Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Crown Paints Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Crown Paints Ltd based? The register lists Crown Paints Ltd at Crown House, Hollins Road, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 0BG. 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 06624576. 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/crown-paints-ltd-darwen-683200 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/crown-paints-ltd-darwen-683200.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.