--- title: "J and K Minimarket Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/j-and-k-minimarket-limited-littleborough-737815 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 --- # J and K Minimarket Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, J and K Minimarket Limited (trading as Lake convenience; Companies House 08822780; Littleborough) 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 29 July 2022 (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: 29 July 2022 - Trading as: Lake convenience - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Littleborough - Registered address: 97-99 Smithy Bridge Road, Littleborough, England, OL15 0BQ - Companies House number: 08822780 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08822780) - 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/j-and-k-minimarket-limited-littleborough-737815 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 18 licensed sponsors in Littleborough: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/littleborough - 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 5 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 26 Oct 2026: Company is in liquidation at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 26 Oct 2026 (in liquidation). If your organisation has stopped trading or become insolvent, this must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. The 20-working-day window runs to about 23 Nov 2026. - 25 Aug 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 25 Aug 2026. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2024: Director resigned: RANAVAYA, Kapil. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 1 Apr 2024: New director appointed: RANAVAYA, Kapil Mulubhai. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 1 Feb 2024: Director resigned: RANAVAYA, Bhavika Kapil. Director change recorded on 1 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. 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 J and K Minimarket Limited ### Is J and K Minimarket Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. J and K Minimarket Limited in Littleborough is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can J and K Minimarket Limited sponsor? J and K Minimarket Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is J and K Minimarket Limited based? The register lists J and K Minimarket Limited at 97-99 Smithy Bridge Road, Littleborough, England, OL15 0BQ. 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 08822780. 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/j-and-k-minimarket-limited-littleborough-737815 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/j-and-k-minimarket-limited-littleborough-737815.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.