--- title: "Steak Central Ltd: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/steak-central-ltd-portsmouth-739689 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 --- # Steak Central Ltd: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Steak Central Ltd (Companies House 12805797, Portsmouth) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 21 September 2026 and Companies House records the company as dissolved, having appeared on the register since 1 September 2023 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 21 September 2026; Companies House records the company as dissolved - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 1 September 2023 - Removed from the register: 21 September 2026 - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Portsmouth - Registered address: 61 Osborne Road, Southsea, Hampshire, England, PO5 3LS - Companies House number: 12805797 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12805797) - 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/steak-central-ltd-portsmouth-739689 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 254 licensed sponsors in Portsmouth: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/portsmouth - 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 9 changes worth checking, checked 1 August 2026, newest first: - 14 Jul 2026: Company is dissolved at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 26 Oct 2024: Notification of Mr Ashfaque Ahmed Chowdhury as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 26 Oct 2024. 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. - 26 Oct 2024: Cessation of Mr Md Asoddor Ali Chowdhury Chowdhury as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 26 Oct 2024. 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. - 26 Oct 2024: Director resigned: CHOWDHURY, Md Asoddor Ali Chowdhury. Director change recorded on 26 Oct 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. - 26 Oct 2024: New director appointed: CHOWDHURY, Ashfaque Ahmed. Director change recorded on 26 Oct 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. - 22 Aug 2024: Notification of Mr Md Asoddor Ali Chowdhury Chowdhury as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 22 Aug 2024. 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. - 22 Aug 2024: Cessation of Miss Mariamawit Shiferaw Abiy as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 22 Aug 2024. 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. - 22 Aug 2024: New director appointed: CHOWDHURY, Md Asoddor Ali Chowdhury. Director change recorded on 22 Aug 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. - 22 Aug 2024: Director resigned: ABIY, Mariamawit Shiferaw. Director change recorded on 22 Aug 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. 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 Steak Central Ltd ### Is Steak Central Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Steak Central Ltd in Portsmouth is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (removed on 21 September 2026), and Companies House shows the company has ceased trading. It cannot sponsor new visa applications. ### When did Steak Central Ltd leave the sponsor register? Steak Central Ltd left the register on 21 September 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 Steak Central Ltd sponsor? Steak Central Ltd was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Steak Central Ltd based? The register lists Steak Central Ltd at 61 Osborne Road, Southsea, Hampshire, England, PO5 3LS. 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 12805797. 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/steak-central-ltd-portsmouth-739689 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/steak-central-ltd-portsmouth-739689.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.