--- title: "Next Retail Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/next-retail-ltd-leicester-771603 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 --- # Next Retail Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Next Retail Ltd (Companies House 04521150, Leicester) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the 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 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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: NEXT RETAIL LIMITED - Also known as: NEXT; NEXT DIRECTORY - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Leicester - Registered address: Desford Road, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 4AT - Companies House number: 04521150 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04521150) - Website: https://www.nextplc.co.uk/contact-us - LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/lifeatnext - 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/next-retail-ltd-leicester-771603 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,415 licensed sponsors in Leicester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/leicester - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - 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 16 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 26 Sep 2025: Secretary resigned: ANDERSON, Seonna. Company secretary 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. - 26 Sep 2025: New secretary appointed: WOODALL-PAGAN, Hannah. Company secretary change recorded on 26 Sep 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. - 26 Jul 2024: Director resigned: JAMES, Amanda. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 26 Jul 2024: New director appointed: BLANCHARD, Jonathan Neil. Director change recorded on 26 Jul 2024. 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 Feb 2024: New secretary appointed: ANDERSON, Seonna. Company secretary change recorded on 19 Feb 2024. 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 Feb 2024: Secretary resigned: BLACKWELL, Ian, Mr . Company secretary change recorded on 19 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. - 30 Jan 2023: New secretary appointed: BLACKWELL, Ian, Mr . Company secretary change recorded on 30 Jan 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. - 30 Jan 2023: Secretary resigned: ANDERSON, Seonna. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Jan 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. - 27 Jul 2018: Director resigned: LAW, Michael William. Director change recorded on 27 Jul 2018. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Next Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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 Apr 2015: New director appointed: JAMES, Amanda. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2015. 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 2015: Director resigned: KEENS, David Wilson. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2015. 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. - 9 May 2014: New director appointed: LAW, Michael William. Director change recorded on 9 May 2014. 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. - 9 May 2014: Director resigned: VARLEY, Andrew John. Director change recorded on 9 May 2014. 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. - 3 Feb 2014: New secretary appointed: ANDERSON, Seonna. Company secretary change recorded on 3 Feb 2014. 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 2014: Secretary resigned: MCKINLAY, Andrew John Robert. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Jan 2014. 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 3 live vacancies tracked for this employer (4 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Stylist - Model (12 month fixed term contract) · Leicester, Leicestershire · £30,354–£38,852 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5923337949?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Bath and Body Works Fragrance Associate - Glasgow Fort (N131092) · Glasgow, Scotland · £17,222–£26,436 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5923337644?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Stock Manager - Chichester (N130368) · Chichester, West Sussex · £11,054 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5923337422?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - SEO Executive · Leicester, Leicestershire · £39,915 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5801192378?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=771603&employer=Next%20Retail%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 Next Retail Ltd ### Is Next Retail Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Next Retail Ltd in Leicester 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 Next Retail Ltd sponsor? Next Retail Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Next Retail Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 3 live vacancies from Next Retail Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Next Retail Ltd based? The register lists Next Retail Ltd at Desford Road, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 4AT. 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 04521150. 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/next-retail-ltd-leicester-771603 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/next-retail-ltd-leicester-771603.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.