--- title: "Norwest Foods International Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/norwest-foods-international-ltd-knutsford-720052 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 --- # Norwest Foods International Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Norwest Foods International Ltd (Companies House 03583944, Knutsford) 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 2 December 2019 (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: 2 December 2019 - Legal name: NORWEST FOODS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Knutsford - Registered address: 3 Haig Court, Haig Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 8XZ - Companies House number: 03583944 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03583944) - Website: https://www.norwest-foods.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/norwest-foods-international-ltd-knutsford-720052 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 35 licensed sponsors in Knutsford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/knutsford - 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: - 9 Feb 2026: Cessation of Mr Simon Thomas Rowe as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 9 Feb 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. - 9 Sep 2025: New director appointed: ROWE, Jack William. Director change recorded on 9 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. - 1 Feb 2025: Cessation of Claddagh Foods Ltd as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Feb 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. - 24 Dec 2021: New director appointed: WIJGERGANGS, Paulus Wilhelmus Johannes. Director change recorded on 24 Dec 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. - 24 Dec 2021: New director appointed: MCGOWAN, David James. Director change recorded on 24 Dec 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. - 3 Aug 2021: Director resigned: MCSHARRY JNR, Ray John, Mr.. Director change recorded on 3 Aug 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. - 3 Aug 2021: New secretary appointed: MCGOWAN, David James. Company secretary change recorded on 3 Aug 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. - 29 Mar 2021: New director appointed: IRVINE, Christopher James. Director change recorded on 29 Mar 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. 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 Norwest Foods International Ltd ### Is Norwest Foods International Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Norwest Foods International Ltd in Knutsford is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Norwest Foods International Ltd sponsor? Norwest Foods International Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Norwest Foods International Ltd based? The register lists Norwest Foods International Ltd at 3 Haig Court, Haig Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 8XZ. 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 03583944. 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/norwest-foods-international-ltd-knutsford-720052 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/norwest-foods-international-ltd-knutsford-720052.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.