--- title: "Givaudan UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/givaudan-uk-ltd-ashford-771619 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 --- # Givaudan UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Givaudan UK Ltd (Companies House 00691403, Ashford) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (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: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: GIVAUDAN UK LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: ASHFORD - Registered address: Finance Building, Kennington Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0LT - Companies House number: 00691403 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00691403) - 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/givaudan-uk-ltd-ashford-771619 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 182 licensed sponsors in Ashford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/ashford - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - 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 11 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Jul 2026: Director resigned: MESSENGER, Ian James. Director change recorded on 30 Jul 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. - 30 Jul 2026: New director appointed: CLATWORTHY, Katy. Director change recorded on 30 Jul 2026. 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 Mar 2024: Secretary resigned: STIFFELL, Caroline Jane. Company secretary change recorded on 4 Mar 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. - 4 Mar 2024: New secretary appointed: OLUDE, Kayode. Company secretary change recorded on 4 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. - 16 Jan 2024: Director resigned: PARMAR, Pradeep. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 16 Jan 2024: New director appointed: KING, Michael David. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 18 Oct 2017: Notification of Givaudan Holdings Uk Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 18 Oct 2017. 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. - 26 Jan 2017: New director appointed: MESSENGER, Ian James. Director change recorded on 26 Jan 2017. 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. - 26 Jan 2017: Director resigned: CHATTERS, Paul. Director change recorded on 26 Jan 2017. 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 Apr 2016: New director appointed: PARMAR, Pradeep. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 2016. 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. - 29 Apr 2016: Director resigned: MULVEY, Carmel Mary. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 2016. 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 3 live vacancies tracked for this employer (9 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Global Head of Supplier Quality F&B · Ashford, Kent · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/EwNz2lTw5ksFT9qDc9gJrHbWuEI5yF8_3W5NWRl4Kt2YRYUITkHmoY0ngLgTldLBvj7hXRwMgw1LeF-nYg1eK-gvgD9YbMWVP3DCiNFbU_SkPxvJeVq9m5NHm8uVlkFJN2y2ZuPJMdmNrhc5JnO2J10WQ_XDHZ-QyiNCjtbNtzy6HehWm4FZgs9DxDRjpx1unRGbkYfNvt-joFBbp2NmBeu5KV7mdKKKkaVNaEAfjU8 - Warehouse Supervisor · Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/Vv2UJYFGbYeLUUkTw1HC6s-RXSaCgsw9C59UZljBlMyROc-6tOmQFYGCba6JnX6S07vIdMATo8EmhzwiMeaVcbIR-5IxQKunUpxiBfSRYYnn0Q-G7Uiozt-M9zPsVMUqK2e-iuMRY87AgPTVBpNPhXWRGXhTUtFVbiqWH9Id07eTgYAyh_NdAK7xcaygD7NweHe6jDfL7y-5h2JfbONZw_4oUOP720AB0QnFfG3CIkQ - Global Supply Planning Specialist and Inventory Manager (m/w/d) · Ashford, Kent · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/20NlEBTPtzlEyJ-ct2AkhfitsahR_eDsqjhe3oRBr1Ib6G0PybSoTsPib6Qeb3e3Q5PT42Zb0hUSQJ_lpwy3DnMkaOFSn-2F90OuhP2_vYYzRnpKxTidsPXTwthZbiHOG0IdwjQr5MH0wD4DwfYA6tTxfQbZrFFwx7I4t7t79PyXF4rAes49ckWPX0jzj7zMldzaSAjwqf8t2DB81_cxDct4fgySG0Vkv8PB2xpanq0 - Raw Material Planner · Cincinnati, OH · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/7018651751653616379 - Fragrance Regulatory Specialist · Ashford, Kent · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/N4Tagntn243zDjBi38S9f5Z47KCwTdVzctRVQ0VEZKRXA8gwgUAtScLgOG7buuXPmBXKOb5L2YWkySWuNavVJZ1D7LQNByqnDwuxBKJbTzRRBoJ6TzqqHB6438OegyzhfRb6ZpOmddah9rvOFOOXF6sIlrx16SdXwatiHoP1Mu6rgbOZKBFhrwNvVKg7A2t70mop8truX-GqDT7rFpXpIA9MydwWZ6JuqoQWe4jaVfc - Global OT Stream Lead · Ashford, Kent · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/QUhZ334q-w8puK-kW49VCfEGeEiuUV-529inBXUM8BNj1y1IrH-EcsgSGDObJ5k_9ypYuaS-t_AyNiEQtLVD9uU4P1gq0XR206JuoL737rk0o5hipJhioXRE2ZpTd1UEbkWHqnIyNTPvCbnm9EjBfT_EcFSbg_ostj7ixNCnfUDXRYG9nGycPKjAaOYw54mTLuiz1cze2XgFnWYwckglbbjE2C2hvJQoW5fAiMcYGCI - Account Manager · New York, NY · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/3340004322278376611 - Senior Global Category Manager · Cincinnati, OH · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/2322174740307541931 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=771619&employer=GIVAUDAN%20UK%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 Givaudan UK Ltd ### Is Givaudan UK Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Givaudan UK Ltd in ASHFORD is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Givaudan UK Ltd sponsor? Givaudan UK Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Does Givaudan UK Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 3 live vacancies from Givaudan UK Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Givaudan UK Ltd based? The register lists Givaudan UK Ltd at Finance Building, Kennington Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0LT. 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 00691403. 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/givaudan-uk-ltd-ashford-771619 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/givaudan-uk-ltd-ashford-771619.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.