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title: "Flowhouse Ltd t/a The Elephant: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/flowhouse-ltd-t-a-the-elephant-chorley-692382
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
---

# Flowhouse Ltd t/a The Elephant: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Flowhouse Ltd t/a The Elephant (Companies House 04178440, Chorley) 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 22 November 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: 22 November 2023
- Legal name: Flowhouse Ltd
- Industry: Hospitality & Food Service
- Town: Chorley
- Registered address: The Elephant Dawbers Lane, Euxton, Chorley, Lancashire, United Kingdom, PR7 6EW
- Companies House number: 04178440 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04178440)
- Website: http://www.theelephantchorley.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/flowhouse-ltd-t-a-the-elephant-chorley-692382

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 78 licensed sponsors in Chorley: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/chorley
- One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service
- Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

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

- 2 Apr 2025: Director resigned: KASHIM, Mohammed Abu-Khaled. Director change recorded on 2 Apr 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.
- 2 Apr 2025: New director appointed: KASHIM, Abul. Director change recorded on 2 Apr 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.
- 1 Apr 2025: Cessation of Mr Mohammed Abu-Khaled Kashim as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Apr 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 Flowhouse Ltd t/a The Elephant

### Is Flowhouse Ltd t/a The Elephant a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Flowhouse Ltd t/a The Elephant in Chorley 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 Flowhouse Ltd t/a The Elephant sponsor?

Flowhouse Ltd t/a The Elephant is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Flowhouse Ltd t/a The Elephant based?

The register lists Flowhouse Ltd t/a The Elephant at The Elephant Dawbers Lane, Euxton, Chorley, Lancashire, United Kingdom, PR7 6EW. 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 04178440. 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/flowhouse-ltd-t-a-the-elephant-chorley-692382
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/flowhouse-ltd-t-a-the-elephant-chorley-692382.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.
