--- title: "Food and Drink Federation: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/food-and-drink-federation-london-745243 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 --- # Food and Drink Federation: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Food and Drink Federation (trading as the FDF; London) 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 25 August 2021 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## 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: 25 August 2021 - Trading as: the FDF - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: London - Companies House number: 00210572 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00210572) - Website: https://www.fdf.org.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/food-and-drink-federation - 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/food-and-drink-federation-london-745243 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - 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 18 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 11 Mar 2026: Director resigned: STIGANT, Louise Anne. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 11 Nov 2025: Director resigned: ARROWSMITH, Sarah Carmel Mary. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 22 May 2025: Director resigned: MURRAY, David Thomas. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 6 Mar 2025: Director resigned: ABBOTT, Sally Jane. Director change recorded on 6 Mar 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. - 6 Mar 2025: Director resigned: CRIPPS, Simon Priestman. Director change recorded on 6 Mar 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. - 5 Feb 2024: Director resigned: FREESTON, Paul Robert. 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. - 2 Feb 2023: Director resigned: AGOSTINI, Stefano. Director change recorded on 2 Feb 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. - 2 Dec 2022: Secretary resigned: TODD, Karen Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 2 Dec 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. - 1 Mar 2022: Director resigned: WOODS, Jonathan Mark. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 10 Feb 2022: New director appointed: MURRAY, David Thomas. Director change recorded on 10 Feb 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. - 20 Jan 2022: New director appointed: STIGANT, Louise Anne. Director change recorded on 20 Jan 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. - 1 Jan 2022: New person with significant control: Ms Karen Elizabeth Betts. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jan 2022. 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. - 1 Jan 2022: Cessation of Mr Ian Wright as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jan 2022. 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. - 1 Jan 2022: New director appointed: ABBOTT, Sally Jane. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Jan 2022: New secretary appointed: TODD, Karen Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Jan 2022: Secretary resigned: HAY, Cat. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Jan 2022: Director resigned: WRIGHT, Ian. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 31 Dec 2021: Director resigned: PEARMAN, Benjamin John. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2021. 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 (2 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Restaurant and Events Manager · London, UK · £41,000–£46,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5932564436?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Membership Engagement Executive · WC1A2SL · £35,000 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/membership-engagement-executive/57407994 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=745243&employer=Food%20and%20Drink%20Federation 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 Food and Drink Federation ### Is Food and Drink Federation a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Food and Drink Federation in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Food and Drink Federation sponsor? Food and Drink Federation is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Food and Drink Federation have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Food and Drink Federation on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Food and Drink Federation based? The register lists Food and Drink Federation at London. 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. 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/food-and-drink-federation-london-745243 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/food-and-drink-federation-london-745243.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.