--- title: "McCain Foods (GB) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mccain-foods-gb-ltd-scarborough-777221 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 --- # McCain Foods (GB) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, McCain Foods (GB) Ltd (Scarborough) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: MCCAIN FOODS (G.B.) LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Scarborough - Companies House number: 00733218 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00733218) - Website: https://www.mccain.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/mccain-foods-gb-ltd-scarborough-777221 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 41 licensed sponsors in Scarborough: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/scarborough - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 42 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Jun 2026: Director resigned: DE SANTIS, Leah. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 30 Jun 2026: Director resigned: OKE, Lisa Karen. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 30 Jun 2026: New director appointed: MILLER, Michael Stuart. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 31 Dec 2025: Director resigned: HODGE, Mark. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 26 Sep 2025: Director resigned: JONES, Richard Michael. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 31 Mar 2025: New director appointed: BALL, Jamie. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 1 Mar 2025: New director appointed: DE SANTIS, Leah. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 3 Feb 2025: New director appointed: RANCE, Alison Jane. Director change recorded on 3 Feb 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. - 31 Jan 2025: Director resigned: WATTS, Helen. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 19 Jul 2024: Director resigned: BATES, Andrew William. Director change recorded on 19 Jul 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. - 31 Mar 2024: Director resigned: BRIDGES, Alan Norton. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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 Nov 2023: Director resigned: MCCAIN, Allison Douglas. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 2023. 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. - 11 Jul 2023: Director resigned: PURI, Bobby. Director change recorded on 11 Jul 2023. 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 2023: New director appointed: OKE, Lisa Karen. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2023. 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 Apr 2023: New director appointed: MOFFATT, Jillian Leigh. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2023. 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. - 31 Mar 2023: Director resigned: SNAPE, Howard David. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2023. 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. - 18 Jul 2022: New director appointed: TURTON, Charlotte Melanie. Director change recorded on 18 Jul 2022. 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. - 20 Sep 2021: New director appointed: YOUNG, James Andrew. Director change recorded on 20 Sep 2021. 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. - 28 Feb 2021: Director resigned: METHERINGHAM, Daniel Derrick. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 2021. 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. - 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: HUNTER, Ross Aleric. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2020. 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. - 4 Aug 2020: Director resigned: MCCAIN, Mark Crocket. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 2020. 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. - 30 Jun 2020: Director resigned: HOLBORN, Joanne. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2020. 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 Oct 2019: New director appointed: BATES, Andrew William. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2019. 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 Oct 2019: New director appointed: HOLBORN, Joanne. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2019. 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 Sep 2019: New director appointed: PURI, Bobby. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2019. 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. - + 17 earlier changes on the web page 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 8 live vacancies tracked for this employer (37 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Lead Equipment Operator · Leeds · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/0S8UKHJN4BvkWwPUqE8ji4loIoLOguXh2M5cyTJ4VhHhNPlAilIFt0RuGzTpuCbxQ5ouDwu8ULH_SQnDOpQgn5LOKWHzuGGS_khum8tkuF8dGBs8Vb220tngjUoBNN2zROHPGaDUkcuWUSof_Gdl0G9u3T9To5fCK5u4sB802-QM3_sQh-wV6jSFNX-dwdoCOBi1dQRn81iNM1XlhAKa_xYxSFziiR7udaqbXjgRQ3w - Category Manager, Customer Communication · Yorkshire And The Humber, UK · £49,916 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5922502035?se=WiU0ZsDS8RG6zOi37PL_Zg&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=0E32FE25A48DF2740320D739616FCE04C3133038 - Category Manager, Category Strategy & Own Label · Yorkshire And The Humber, UK · £49,145 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5932418065?se=GhTLZsDS8RG6RNj4fmVSWg&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=D48FEB7A56CD974A98145A077E3B1DAB60FEC6B5 - Regional Agriculture Manager · Lincoln, Lincolnshire · £52,398 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5917070518?se=ODNFGOrR8RGaLvZ41xPXIA&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=E3B05C2EB8B7BF650501AA665467693EAD506BCF - Agronomist, Research & Technology Lead · Leeds, West Yorkshire · £50,912 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5940535250?se=hroN1EHQ8RGrV9qPojDs1w&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=194BB179C07424F61485B6B914358FF80B5F6A43 - Director, Agriculture - Seed · Montrose, Angus · £50,712 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5909731277?se=hnG8c_XL8RGDdvJW8eCByg&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=9E1A405C7E368F08C144470600376F6327336CD4 - Director, Agriculture - Seed · UK · £48,103 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5917677361?se=hnG8c_XL8RGDdvJW8eCByg&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=5A73D2F443851A4EA2E5C44F172C27B096C71BCD - Senior Manager Regional Service Delivery GB & EMENA · Scarborough, North Yorkshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/60AGwfUoCOPmadQRnpkAgLgisjxXGF5kbNVSgAb1mNGXkNw-v7Le-EORMmngyEH655KrYk9XFyenrL9XFoA9O-e5rCboZOpaVLdl_Xsrm6Cs5rzTd8UG56sjgpc9_j2_23Q3PsXv9S2tz7QEGCbqL4IbVvZT71GfGn9BXa8_5xnFxxu_WMWhKY5d6l3irvgFTgYayaXKWvX4xfIkMDC69kQGYsVjPcpuc_IY78AJGY8 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=777221&employer=McCain%20Foods%20(GB)%20Ltd A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about McCain Foods (GB) Ltd ### Is McCain Foods (GB) Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. McCain Foods (GB) Ltd in Scarborough is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can McCain Foods (GB) Ltd sponsor? McCain Foods (GB) Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Does McCain Foods (GB) Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 8 live vacancies from McCain Foods (GB) Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is McCain Foods (GB) Ltd based? The register lists McCain Foods (GB) Ltd at Scarborough. 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. 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/mccain-foods-gb-ltd-scarborough-777221 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mccain-foods-gb-ltd-scarborough-777221.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.