--- title: "Kingfisher Beer Europe Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/kingfisher-beer-europe-ltd-aylesford-706584 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 --- # Kingfisher Beer Europe Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Kingfisher Beer Europe Ltd (trading as Peacock Cider; Companies House 02367133; Aylesford) 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 10 November 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: 10 November 2023 - Trading as: Peacock Cider - Legal name: KINGFISHER BEER EUROPE LIMITED - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Aylesford - Registered address: Kingfisher House, 380c, New Hythe Lane, Aylesford, Kent, United Kingdom, ME20 6RZ - Companies House number: 02367133 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02367133) - Website: http://www.peacockcider.co.uk - 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/kingfisher-beer-europe-ltd-aylesford-706584 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 28 licensed sponsors in Aylesford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/aylesford - 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 8 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 11 Jun 2026: Director resigned: SHANGHAVI, Sunil. Director change recorded on 11 Jun 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. - 15 May 2026: Director resigned: PRICE, Kent De Mers. Director change recorded on 15 May 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. - 15 Apr 2026: New director appointed: LIPMAN, Damien Leonard. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 2 Jan 2026: Director resigned: PEACOCK, William Eric, Sir. Director change recorded on 2 Jan 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. - 1 Jan 2026: Notification of United Breweries International (U.K.) Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Jan 2026. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Jan 2026: New director appointed: SHANGHAVI, Sunil. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 11 Dec 2025: New director appointed: TAYLOR, John David Beckett, Lord. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 19 Jan 2024: Director resigned: BECKETT TAYLOR, John David, Lord. Director change recorded on 19 Jan 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 Kingfisher Beer Europe Ltd ### Is Kingfisher Beer Europe Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Kingfisher Beer Europe Ltd in Aylesford 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 Kingfisher Beer Europe Ltd sponsor? Kingfisher Beer Europe Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Kingfisher Beer Europe Ltd based? The register lists Kingfisher Beer Europe Ltd at Kingfisher House, 380c, New Hythe Lane, Aylesford, Kent, United Kingdom, ME20 6RZ. 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 02367133. 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/kingfisher-beer-europe-ltd-aylesford-706584 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/kingfisher-beer-europe-ltd-aylesford-706584.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.