--- title: "Heron Foods Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/heron-foods-limited-liverpool-690290 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 --- # Heron Foods Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Heron Foods Limited (Companies House 01392197, Liverpool) 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 20 May 2025 (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: 20 May 2025 - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Liverpool - Registered address: The Vault Dakota Drive, Estuary Commerce Park, Speke, Liverpool, L24 8RJ - Companies House number: 01392197 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01392197) - 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/heron-foods-limited-liverpool-690290 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 741 licensed sponsors in Liverpool: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/liverpool - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 7 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 10 Apr 2026: Director resigned: COWING, Helen Gaye. Director change recorded on 10 Apr 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. - 10 Apr 2026: New director appointed: WATERHOUSE, Peter John, Dr. Director change recorded on 10 Apr 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. - 1 Dec 2025: New director appointed: COWING, Helen Gaye. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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 Dec 2025: Director resigned: SCHMIDT, Michael Stefan. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 16 Jun 2025: New director appointed: JEGEN, Gerardus Matheus Thomas. Director change recorded on 16 Jun 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. - 6 Jun 2025: Director resigned: BUSH, Stuart Brynley. Director change recorded on 6 Jun 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 Jun 2025: New director appointed: FAWCETT, Dale Alfred. Director change recorded on 6 Jun 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. 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 26 live vacancies tracked for this employer (406 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Store Manager · Manchester · £30,920 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/store-manager/57448995 - Store Manager · Lincoln · £32,609 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/store-manager/57416155 - Store Manager · Filey · £31,000–£32,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/store-manager/57466992 - Store Manager · Preston · £31,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/store-manager/57461834 - Store Manager · Glossop · £30,920 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/store-manager/57492060 - Store Manager · Birmingham · £31,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/store-manager/57477491 - Store Manager · Wigan · £31,000–£33,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/store-manager/57505378 - HGV Class 1 Driver (AM Shift) · Hull · £43,718 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/hgv-class-1-driver-am-shift/57448597 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=690290&employer=Heron%20Foods%20Limited 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 Heron Foods Limited ### Is Heron Foods Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Heron Foods Limited in Liverpool is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2025. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Heron Foods Limited sponsor? Heron Foods Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Heron Foods Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 26 live vacancies from Heron Foods Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Heron Foods Limited based? The register lists Heron Foods Limited at The Vault Dakota Drive, Estuary Commerce Park, Speke, Liverpool, L24 8RJ. 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 01392197. 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/heron-foods-limited-liverpool-690290 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/heron-foods-limited-liverpool-690290.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.