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title: "Independent Food Market Ltd: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/independent-food-market-ltd-london-701291
register_status: active
register_as_of: 2026-11-04
publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk)
source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House
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# Independent Food Market Ltd: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 4 November 2026, Independent Food Market Ltd (trading as simply fresh; Companies House 08087717; 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 17 July 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: 17 July 2023
- Trading as: simply fresh
- Legal name: INDEPENDENT FOOD MARKET LIMITED
- Industry: Retail & E-commerce
- Town: London
- Registered address: 201/203 Roman Road, London, England, E2 0QY
- Companies House number: 08087717 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08087717)
- Register data as of: 4 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily)
- Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/independent-food-market-ltd-london-701291

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 36,666 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london
- One of 17,321 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce
- Among 122,188 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

No changes to check since it joined the register (checked 2 November 2026).

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 Independent Food Market Ltd

### Is Independent Food Market Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Independent Food Market Ltd in London 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 Independent Food Market Ltd sponsor?

Independent Food Market Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Independent Food Market Ltd based?

The register lists Independent Food Market Ltd at 201/203 Roman Road, London, England, E2 0QY. 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 4 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 08087717. 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/independent-food-market-ltd-london-701291
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/independent-food-market-ltd-london-701291.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.