--- title: "Spice Merchant Hove Ltd T/A Spice Merchant: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/spice-merchant-hove-ltd-t-a-spice-merchant-hove-738337 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 --- # Spice Merchant Hove Ltd T/A Spice Merchant: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Spice Merchant Hove Ltd T/A Spice Merchant (Companies House 13536212, Hove) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 25 August 2026 and Companies House records the company as dissolved, having appeared on the register since 22 March 2024 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker 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 25 August 2026; Companies House records the company as dissolved - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 22 March 2024 - Removed from the register: 25 August 2026 - Legal name: SPICE MERCHANT HOVE LTD - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Hove - Registered address: 5 Montefiore Road, Hove, England, BN3 1RD - Companies House number: 13536212 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13536212) - 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/spice-merchant-hove-ltd-t-a-spice-merchant-hove-738337 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 148 licensed sponsors in Hove: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/hove - 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 5 changes worth checking, checked 1 August 2026, newest first: - 16 Jun 2026: Company is dissolved at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 16 Jun 2026 (dissolved). If your organisation has stopped trading or become insolvent, this must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 18 Mar 2026: Director resigned: JANNAT, Mursheda. Director change recorded on 18 Mar 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. - 24 May 2024: New director appointed: JANNAT, Mursheda. Director change recorded on 24 May 2024. 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. - 27 Mar 2024: Director resigned: JANNAT, Mursheda. Director change recorded on 27 Mar 2024. 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. - 27 Mar 2024: New director appointed: NOOR, Abdul. Director change recorded on 27 Mar 2024. 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 Spice Merchant Hove Ltd T/A Spice Merchant ### Is Spice Merchant Hove Ltd T/A Spice Merchant a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Spice Merchant Hove Ltd T/A Spice Merchant in Hove is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (removed on 25 August 2026), and Companies House shows the company has ceased trading. It cannot sponsor new visa applications. ### When did Spice Merchant Hove Ltd T/A Spice Merchant leave the sponsor register? Spice Merchant Hove Ltd T/A Spice Merchant left the register on 25 August 2026. 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 Spice Merchant Hove Ltd T/A Spice Merchant sponsor? Spice Merchant Hove Ltd T/A Spice Merchant was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Spice Merchant Hove Ltd T/A Spice Merchant based? The register lists Spice Merchant Hove Ltd T/A Spice Merchant at 5 Montefiore Road, Hove, England, BN3 1RD. 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 13536212. 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/spice-merchant-hove-ltd-t-a-spice-merchant-hove-738337 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/spice-merchant-hove-ltd-t-a-spice-merchant-hove-738337.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.