--- title: "Shikara Whitley Limited T/A Shikara: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/shikara-whitley-limited-t-a-shikara-tyne-and-wear-839856 register_status: removed 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 --- # Shikara Whitley Limited T/A Shikara: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Shikara Whitley Limited T/A Shikara (Companies House 12020212, Tyne And Wear) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 1 October 2024, having held an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). It cannot sponsor new visa applications while off the register. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves, so it was not necessarily revoked. ## Key facts - Register status: Removed: no longer on the register since 1 October 2024. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - Removed from the register: 1 October 2024 - Legal name: SHIKARA WHITLEY LIMITED - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Tyne And Wear - Registered address: 181 Whitley Road, Whitley Bay, United Kingdom, NE26 2DN - Companies House number: 12020212 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12020212) - Company status (Companies House): active - 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/shikara-whitley-limited-t-a-shikara-tyne-and-wear-839856 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36 licensed sponsors in Tyne and Wear: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/tyne-and-wear - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register No Companies House check has been cached for this sponsor yet. Run one at https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/compliance. ## 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 Shikara Whitley Limited T/A Shikara ### Is Shikara Whitley Limited T/A Shikara a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Shikara Whitley Limited T/A Shikara in Tyne And Wear was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 1 October 2024 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did Shikara Whitley Limited T/A Shikara leave the sponsor register? Shikara Whitley Limited T/A Shikara no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 1 October 2024. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed. If your visa is sponsored by this employer, contact them and get immigration advice. If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor. ### What visa routes can Shikara Whitley Limited T/A Shikara sponsor? Shikara Whitley Limited T/A Shikara was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Shikara Whitley Limited T/A Shikara based? The register lists Shikara Whitley Limited T/A Shikara at 181 Whitley Road, Whitley Bay, United Kingdom, NE26 2DN. 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 12020212. 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/shikara-whitley-limited-t-a-shikara-tyne-and-wear-839856 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/shikara-whitley-limited-t-a-shikara-tyne-and-wear-839856.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.