--- title: "Kera South Indian Foods Ltd T/A The Cochin: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/kera-south-indian-foods-ltd-t-a-the-cochin-bedford-706045 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 --- # Kera South Indian Foods Ltd T/A The Cochin: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Kera South Indian Foods Ltd T/A The Cochin (Companies House 10624457, Bedford) 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 27 July 2020 (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: 27 July 2020 - Legal name: KERA SOUTH INDIAN FOODS LTD - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: BEDFORD - Registered address: 76 Tavistock Street, Bedford, United Kingdom, MK40 2RP - Companies House number: 10624457 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10624457) - Website: https://www.thecochinbedford.com/ - 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/kera-south-indian-foods-ltd-t-a-the-cochin-bedford-706045 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 332 licensed sponsors in Bedford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bedford - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 2 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Oct 2026: Company is in liquidation at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 31 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 27 Nov 2026. - 6 Oct 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 6 Oct 2025. 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. 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 Kera South Indian Foods Ltd T/A The Cochin ### Is Kera South Indian Foods Ltd T/A The Cochin a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Kera South Indian Foods Ltd T/A The Cochin in BEDFORD is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Kera South Indian Foods Ltd T/A The Cochin sponsor? Kera South Indian Foods Ltd T/A The Cochin is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Kera South Indian Foods Ltd T/A The Cochin based? The register lists Kera South Indian Foods Ltd T/A The Cochin at 76 Tavistock Street, Bedford, United Kingdom, MK40 2RP. 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 10624457. 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/kera-south-indian-foods-ltd-t-a-the-cochin-bedford-706045 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/kera-south-indian-foods-ltd-t-a-the-cochin-bedford-706045.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.