--- title: "South West Larder Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/south-west-larder-limited-north-petherton-762786 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # South West Larder Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, South West Larder Limited (trading as Somerset Larder; Companies House 11481919; North Petherton) 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 20 October 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: 20 October 2021 - Trading as: Somerset Larder - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: North Petherton - Registered address: 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, United Kingdom, RG6 1PT - Companies House number: 11481919 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11481919) - Website: https://somersetlarder.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/somersetlarder/ - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/south-west-larder-limited-north-petherton-762786 ## Where this sponsor sits - 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 16 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 29 Apr 2026: Notification of Wsh Uk & Ireland Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 29 Apr 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. - 29 Apr 2026: Cessation of Wsh And Somerset Larder Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 29 Apr 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. - 1 Mar 2026: New director appointed: SCHOFIELD, Hannah Jane. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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 Mar 2026: New director appointed: HARTE, Ronan Brian. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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 Mar 2026: New director appointed: TROTIGNOT, Frederic. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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 Dec 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 14 Dec 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. - 9 Dec 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 9 Dec 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. - 2 Dec 2021: Notification of Wsh And Somerset Larder Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 2 Dec 2021. 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. - 2 Dec 2021: Cessation of Mr Nicholas John Hancock as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Dec 2021. 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. - 2 Dec 2021: Cessation of Mr Steven David Ernest Braithwaite as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Dec 2021. 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. - 2 Dec 2021: Director resigned: MORTIMER, Richard John. Director change recorded on 2 Dec 2021. 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. - 2 Dec 2021: Director resigned: COTTRELL, John Thomas. Director change recorded on 2 Dec 2021. 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. - 2 Dec 2021: Director resigned: PYNE, Malcolm Philip. Director change recorded on 2 Dec 2021. 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. - 2 Dec 2021: Director resigned: ORMROD, Christopher. Director change recorded on 2 Dec 2021. 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. - 2 Dec 2021: New director appointed: STOREY, Alastair Dunbar. Director change recorded on 2 Dec 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. - 2 Dec 2021: New director appointed: BRADLEY, Marc. Director change recorded on 2 Dec 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. 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 South West Larder Limited ### Is South West Larder Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. South West Larder Limited in North Petherton 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 South West Larder Limited sponsor? South West Larder Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is South West Larder Limited based? The register lists South West Larder Limited at 300 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, United Kingdom, RG6 1PT. 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 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 11481919. 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/south-west-larder-limited-north-petherton-762786 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/south-west-larder-limited-north-petherton-762786.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.