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title: "Showa UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence history"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/showa-uk-ltd-aberdare-839951
register_status: ceased
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
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# Showa UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence history

> As of 30 October 2026, Showa UK Ltd (Aberdare) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 30 December 2020 and Companies House records the company as dissolved, having held an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Intra Company Transfers (ICT) route (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). A company that is closed or closing down cannot sponsor visa applications.

## Key facts

- Register status: Ceased: removed from the register on 30 December 2020; Companies House records the company as dissolved
- Licence type and rating: Tier 2 (A rating)
- Visa routes: Intra Company Transfers (ICT)
- Removed from the register: 30 December 2020
- Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial
- Town: Aberdare
- Companies House number: not matched
- Company status (Companies House): dissolved
- 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/showa-uk-ltd-aberdare-839951

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 12 licensed sponsors in Aberdare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/aberdare
- One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial
- 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

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 Showa UK Ltd

### Is Showa UK Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?

No. Showa UK Ltd in Aberdare is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (removed on 30 December 2020), and Companies House shows the company has ceased trading. It cannot sponsor new visa applications.

### When did Showa UK Ltd leave the sponsor register?

Showa UK Ltd left the register on 30 December 2020. Companies House shows the company was winding up or had ceased trading. GOV.UK gives no reason, so this does not establish why the licence ended.

### What visa routes can Showa UK Ltd sponsor?

Showa UK Ltd was licensed for Intra Company Transfers (ICT). Its licence rating on the register is "Tier 2 (A rating)".

### Where is Showa UK Ltd based?

The register lists Showa UK Ltd at Aberdare. 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. 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/showa-uk-ltd-aberdare-839951
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/showa-uk-ltd-aberdare-839951.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.