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title: "Fast Retailing UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/fast-retailing-uk-ltd-london-691239
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
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# Fast Retailing UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Fast Retailing UK Ltd (Companies House 08849053, 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 14 March 2024 (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: 14 March 2024
- Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative
- Town: London
- Registered address: 103-113 Regent Street, London, United Kingdom, W1B 4HL
- Companies House number: 08849053 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08849053)
- 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/fast-retailing-uk-ltd-london-691239

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london
- One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative
- 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

2 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first:

- 20 May 2025: Notification of Fast Retailing Europe Ltd as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 20 May 2025. 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.
- 20 May 2025: Cessation of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 20 May 2025. 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.

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 Fast Retailing UK Ltd

### Is Fast Retailing UK Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Fast Retailing UK Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2024. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Fast Retailing UK Ltd sponsor?

Fast Retailing UK Ltd 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 Fast Retailing UK Ltd based?

The register lists Fast Retailing UK Ltd at 103-113 Regent Street, London, United Kingdom, W1B 4HL. 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 08849053. 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/fast-retailing-uk-ltd-london-691239
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/fast-retailing-uk-ltd-london-691239.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.
