--- title: "Shawston International: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/shawston-international-denton-734954 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 --- # Shawston International: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Shawston International (Companies House 04251302, Denton) 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 24 March 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: 24 March 2021 - Legal name: SHAWSTON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED - Industry: Property & Construction - Town: Denton - Registered address: Office 34, The Forum, Tameside Business Park Windmill Lane, Denton, Manchester, England, M34 3QS - Companies House number: 04251302 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04251302) - Website: https://www.shawston.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bafsa-british-automatic-fire-sprinkler-association/ - 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/shawston-international-denton-734954 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 11 licensed sponsors in Denton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/denton - One of 10,203 in Property & Construction: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/property-construction - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 4 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 19 Oct 2026: Director resigned: DAVENPORT, Michelle Denise. Director change recorded on 19 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 16 Nov 2026. - 19 Oct 2026: Director resigned: DAVENPORT, Robert George. Director change recorded on 19 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 16 Nov 2026. - 13 Dec 2023: New director appointed: RIGBY, Tom. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 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. - 17 May 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 17 May 2021. 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. 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 Shawston International ### Is Shawston International a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Shawston International in Denton 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 Shawston International sponsor? Shawston International is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Shawston International based? The register lists Shawston International at Office 34, The Forum, Tameside Business Park Windmill Lane, Denton, Manchester, England, M34 3QS. 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 04251302. 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/shawston-international-denton-734954 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/shawston-international-denton-734954.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.