--- title: "McKeown Fine Foods Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mckeown-fine-foods-ltd-rasharkin-713994 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # McKeown Fine Foods Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, McKeown Fine Foods Ltd (Companies House NI033660, Rasharkin) 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 June 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 June 2021 - Legal name: MCKEOWN FINE FOODS LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Rasharkin - Registered address: Dreen Farm, 296 Townhill Road, Rasharkin, Co Antrim, BT44 8RW - Companies House number: NI033660 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/NI033660) - Website: https://www.mckeownfinefoods.com/ - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mckeown-fine-foods-ltd-rasharkin-713994 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - 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 1 November 2026, newest first: - 16 Oct 2026: Notification of Red Sky Food Bidco Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 16 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 13 Nov 2026. - 16 Oct 2026: Cessation of Mr Damian Mckeown as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 13 Nov 2026. - 16 Oct 2026: New director appointed: FAASSE, Jon. Director change recorded on 16 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 13 Nov 2026. - 16 Oct 2026: New director appointed: CHANTLER, Mark Henry. Director change recorded on 16 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 13 Nov 2026. - 8 Feb 2024: Director resigned: MCKEOWN, Arthur Gerard. Director change recorded on 8 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Quality Assurance Team Member · Ballymena, Northern Ireland · £31,527 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5927968871?se=EABc4aPP8RG17O__M5KguQ&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=F130695D5B0946839AFF05231007BDBD650DCEA0 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=713994&employer=McKeown%20Fine%20Foods%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 McKeown Fine Foods Ltd ### Is McKeown Fine Foods Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. McKeown Fine Foods Ltd in Rasharkin 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 McKeown Fine Foods Ltd sponsor? McKeown Fine Foods Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does McKeown Fine Foods Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from McKeown Fine Foods Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is McKeown Fine Foods Ltd based? The register lists McKeown Fine Foods Ltd at Dreen Farm, 296 Townhill Road, Rasharkin, Co Antrim, BT44 8RW. 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 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number NI033660. 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/mckeown-fine-foods-ltd-rasharkin-713994 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mckeown-fine-foods-ltd-rasharkin-713994.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.