Is Sound Roots a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Sound Roots in Littleborough is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2025. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

What visa routes can Sound Roots sponsor?

Sound Roots is licensed for Charity Worker, Creative Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)".

Where is Sound Roots based?

The register lists Sound Roots at Littleborough. 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.

All sponsors

Sound Roots

ActiveTrading as English Folk Expo

LittleboroughOtherListed under this name since 2 Jun 2025

Can sponsor visas

It is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors. Not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

Visa routes

Listed below

Rating

In good standing

Live jobs

On UK job boards

Licence & visa routes

Routes

Charity WorkerCreative WorkerSkilled Worker

Licence rating

Temporary Worker, A ratingWorker, A rating

A rating: in good standing. B rating: downgraded and must fix problems before sponsoring new workers.

Companies House changes

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1 change worth checking since it was listed on 2 Jun 2025Checked 25 Oct 2026

1 Jul 2025
Director resigned: BENNETT, Katherine Rose1 Jul 2025
Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2025. 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.

Companies House doesn't show whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so check these against your own records.

Common questions about Sound Roots

Is Sound Roots a licensed UK visa sponsor?: Yes. Sound Roots in Littleborough is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2025. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.
What visa routes can Sound Roots sponsor?: Sound Roots is licensed for Charity Worker, Creative Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)".
Where is Sound Roots based?: The register lists Sound Roots at Littleborough. 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.

Registration details

Company number: 09929705
Website: soundroots.uk

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As of 30 October 2026, Sound Roots (trading as English Folk Expo; Littleborough) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Charity Worker, Creative Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 2 June 2025 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). The first register date is when we first saw it listed, not the official licence date. Text-only version