--- title: "Glanbia Cheese Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/glanbia-cheese-limited-northwhich-796942 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Glanbia Cheese Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Glanbia Cheese Limited (trading as Leprino Foods Company; Companies House 02594981; Northwhich) 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 10 May 2017 (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: 10 May 2017 - Trading as: Leprino Foods Company - Legal name: LEPRINO FOODS LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Northwhich - Registered address: 4 Royal Mews, Gadbrook Park, Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 7UD - Companies House number: 02594981 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02594981) - Website: https://leprino.co.uk - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/glanbia-cheese-limited-northwhich-796942 ## Where this sponsor sits - 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 25 changes worth checking, checked 2 November 2026, newest first: - 31 Jul 2026: Secretary resigned: BALLENTINE, Simon Timothy. Company secretary change recorded on 31 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. - 31 Jul 2026: New secretary appointed: LAWRIE-SIMMONS, Michael. Company secretary change recorded on 31 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. - 18 Mar 2026: Director resigned: PHELAN, Brian Anthony. Director change recorded on 18 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. - 18 Sep 2025: New secretary appointed: BALLENTINE, Simon Timothy. Company secretary change recorded on 18 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. - 18 Sep 2025: Secretary resigned: ROBERTS, Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 18 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. - 2 Jan 2025: New person with significant control: Ms Terry Lynn Leprino. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Jan 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. - 2 Jan 2025: New person with significant control: Mr Daniel Adam Vecchiarelli. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Jan 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. - 2 Jan 2025: New person with significant control: Mrs Gina Marie Vecchiarelli. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Jan 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. - 2 Jan 2025: Cessation of Mr James Leprino as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Jan 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. - 19 Nov 2024: Director resigned: DURKIN, George Michael. Director change recorded on 19 Nov 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. - 27 Jul 2023: Company name changed, now trading as "LEPRINO FOODS LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 27 Jul 2023. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 27 May 2023: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 27 May 2023, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 22 May 2023: Class of shares re-designated. Share filing recorded on 22 May 2023, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 28 Apr 2023: Notification of Mr James Leprino as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 28 Apr 2023. 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. - 28 Apr 2023: Cessation of Waterford Foods International Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Apr 2023. 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. - 28 Apr 2023: Cessation of Leprino Foods Company as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Apr 2023. 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. - 28 Apr 2023: Director resigned: GARVEY, Mark Anthony. Director change recorded on 28 Apr 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. - 28 Apr 2023: Director resigned: TALBOT, Hannah Josephine. Director change recorded on 28 Apr 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. - 28 Apr 2023: New director appointed: FITZSIMMONS, Lance. Director change recorded on 28 Apr 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. - 7 Jul 2022: New secretary appointed: ROBERTS, Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 7 Jul 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. - 7 Jul 2022: Secretary resigned: COULTER, Stephen Brian David. Company secretary change recorded on 7 Jul 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 Dec 2021: New secretary appointed: COULTER, Stephen Brian David. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Dec 2021. 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. - 30 Nov 2021: Secretary resigned: KIELY, John Joseph. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Nov 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. - 14 Jun 2019: Director resigned: FITZSIMMONS, Lance Kevin. Director change recorded on 14 Jun 2019. 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. - 14 Jun 2019: New director appointed: ALONZI, Daniel John. Director change recorded on 14 Jun 2019. 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. 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 Glanbia Cheese Limited ### Is Glanbia Cheese Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Glanbia Cheese Limited in Northwhich is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Glanbia Cheese Limited sponsor? Glanbia Cheese Limited 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 Glanbia Cheese Limited based? The register lists Glanbia Cheese Limited at 4 Royal Mews, Gadbrook Park, Rudheath, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 7UD. 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 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 02594981. 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/glanbia-cheese-limited-northwhich-796942 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/glanbia-cheese-limited-northwhich-796942.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.