--- title: "Khatar Foods Ltd T/A Arif Grocers: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/khatar-foods-ltd-t-a-arif-grocers-rochdale-706303 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 --- # Khatar Foods Ltd T/A Arif Grocers: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Khatar Foods Ltd T/A Arif Grocers (Companies House 07679525, Rochdale) 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 18 August 2021 (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: 18 August 2021 - Legal name: Khatar Foods Ltd - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Rochdale - Registered address: 95 Oldham Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 5QR - Companies House number: 07679525 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07679525) - 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/khatar-foods-ltd-t-a-arif-grocers-rochdale-706303 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 267 licensed sponsors in Rochdale: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/rochdale - 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 6 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: ARIF, Mohammed. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: BEGUM, Zariat. Director change recorded on 1 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 Jun 2025: New person with significant control: Mr Jawad Arif. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Jun 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 Jun 2025: Cessation of Miss Sayma Arif as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Jun 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 Jun 2025: Director resigned: ARIF, Sayma. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 8 Aug 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 8 Aug 2024. 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 Khatar Foods Ltd T/A Arif Grocers ### Is Khatar Foods Ltd T/A Arif Grocers a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Khatar Foods Ltd T/A Arif Grocers in Rochdale is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Khatar Foods Ltd T/A Arif Grocers sponsor? Khatar Foods Ltd T/A Arif Grocers is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Khatar Foods Ltd T/A Arif Grocers based? The register lists Khatar Foods Ltd T/A Arif Grocers at 95 Oldham Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 5QR. 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 07679525. 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/khatar-foods-ltd-t-a-arif-grocers-rochdale-706303 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/khatar-foods-ltd-t-a-arif-grocers-rochdale-706303.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.