--- title: "Oaxaca Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oaxaca-limited-london-771993 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-03 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Oaxaca Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 3 November 2026, Oaxaca Limited (trading as Wahaca; Companies House 05836870; London) 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 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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Trading as: Wahaca - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: London - Registered address: 5 Little Portland Street, London, England, W1W 7JD - Companies House number: 05836870 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05836870) - Website: https://www.wahaca.co.uk - Register data as of: 3 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oaxaca-limited-london-771993 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,666 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 15,160 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - Among 122,188 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 29 changes worth checking, checked 2 November 2026, newest first: - 9 Oct 2026: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share filing recorded on 9 Oct 2026, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, 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 6 Nov 2026. - 15 Sep 2026: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 15 Sep 2026, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 14 Jul 2026: Notification of Manifest Destiny Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2026: Cessation of Mr Leslie Perlman as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2026: New director appointed: JOHNSON, Luke Oliver. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2026: New director appointed: JENKINS, Jon Robert. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 1 Nov 2024: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 1 Nov 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 17 Oct 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Oct 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 17 Aug 2022: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 17 Aug 2022. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 10 Aug 2022: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Aug 2022. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 20 Apr 2022: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 20 Apr 2022. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 23 Mar 2022: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Mar 2022. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 15 Mar 2022: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Thomasina Jean. Director change recorded on 15 Mar 2022. 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 Mar 2021: New director appointed: GLASSON, Gemma Claire. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 8 Jan 2021: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 8 Jan 2021, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 30 Nov 2020: Company bought back its own shares. Share filing recorded on 30 Nov 2020, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 20 Nov 2020: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 20 Nov 2020, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 18 Nov 2020: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share filing recorded on 18 Nov 2020, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 4 Nov 2020: Notification of Mr Leslie Perlman as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 4 Nov 2020. 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. - 23 Jul 2020: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Jul 2020. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 23 Jun 2020: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 23 Jun 2020. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 Jun 2020: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 16 Jun 2020. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 3 Dec 2018: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 3 Dec 2018. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Apr 2018: Cessation of Mr Mark James Maclaren Selby as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Apr 2018. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Mark James Maclaren Selby. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - + 4 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 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 Oaxaca Limited ### Is Oaxaca Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Oaxaca Limited in London 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 Oaxaca Limited sponsor? Oaxaca Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Oaxaca Limited based? The register lists Oaxaca Limited at 5 Little Portland Street, London, England, W1W 7JD. 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 3 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 05836870. 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/oaxaca-limited-london-771993 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oaxaca-limited-london-771993.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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