--- title: "Thatchers Cider Company Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thatchers-cider-company-limited-winscombe-793613 register_status: active 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 --- # Thatchers Cider Company Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Thatchers Cider Company Limited (Companies House 00550634, Winscombe) 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 21 May 2018 (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: 21 May 2018 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Winscombe - Registered address: Myrtle Farm Station Road, Sandford, Winscombe, Avon, BS25 5RA - Companies House number: 00550634 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00550634) - Website: https://www.thatcherscider.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thatchers-cider-company-ltd - 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/thatchers-cider-company-limited-winscombe-793613 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 39 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 19 May 2026: Director resigned: DAVIS, Robert Graham. Director change recorded on 19 May 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. - 19 May 2026: New director appointed: JOHNCOX, Gordon Paul Hazell. Director change recorded on 19 May 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. - 27 Jan 2026: New director appointed: GRABHAM, Amanda Jane. Director change recorded on 27 Jan 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. - 16 Dec 2025: Director resigned: JELBERT, Mark Paul. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 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. - 3 Nov 2025: New director appointed: AUSTIN, Joanna Louise. Director change recorded on 3 Nov 2025. 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. - 30 Sep 2025: Director resigned: NIXON, Jonathan David. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 9 Sep 2025: Cessation of Mr Martin Thatcher as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 9 Sep 2025. 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. - 25 Feb 2025: New director appointed: DOWNES, Oliver Thomas Andrew. Director change recorded on 25 Feb 2025. 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. - 15 Mar 2024: New director appointed: THATCHER, Eleanor Amy. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 31 Aug 2023: Director resigned: JONES, Digby, Lord. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2023. 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. - 31 May 2023: Director resigned: MILTON, Christopher Roger. Director change recorded on 31 May 2023. 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. - 30 Apr 2023: Director resigned: SANDALL, Robert Charles. Director change recorded on 30 Apr 2023. 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. - 8 Mar 2023: Cessation of Mr Jonathan David Nixon as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Mar 2023. 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. - 8 Mar 2023: Cessation of Mr Mark Paul Jelbert as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Mar 2023. 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. - 8 Mar 2023: Cessation of Mr Lance Moir as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Mar 2023. 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. - 8 Mar 2023: Cessation of Mrs Charlotte Jane Boyle as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Mar 2023. 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. - 8 Mar 2023: Cessation of Mr Gary Derek Delafield as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Mar 2023. 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. - 8 Mar 2023: Cessation of Lord Digby Jones as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Mar 2023. 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. - 8 Mar 2023: Cessation of Mr Christopher Milton as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Mar 2023. 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. - 8 Mar 2023: Cessation of Mr Robert Graham Davis as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Mar 2023. 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. - 8 Mar 2023: Cessation of Mr Robert Charles Sandall as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Mar 2023. 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. - 31 Oct 2022: New person with significant control: Mr Jonathan David Nixon. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Oct 2022. 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. - 31 Oct 2022: New director appointed: NIXON, Jonathan David. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 2022. 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. - 23 Nov 2021: New person with significant control: Mr Mark Paul Jelbert. Change to people with significant control recorded on 23 Nov 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. - 23 Nov 2021: New director appointed: JELBERT, Mark Paul. Director change recorded on 23 Nov 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. - + 14 earlier changes on the web page 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Key Account Manager (London) · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/kOPh3GaY9K5flC6AqDJEA9xvgVg49T-NufHxzaueEVF-7NI-tmqHfXhWPff5PrV9Rph6mBTdWGQQUfuBaiDDiNLi0UC5mdiD8sCZjWsTHBLIKAGp-nETZW3KQtSWeWqCYT6uKYOxGpVpr7KWLxP7GquXzi-iPsgTo25mKBdH0huBdXlYAfaWx2dS-wm6JVXX6VgQI-ejE9ifjQJ1UTOTA5hinF_Sqg1S1SUIyGoxWu0 A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Thatchers Cider Company Limited ### Is Thatchers Cider Company Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Thatchers Cider Company Limited in Winscombe is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2018. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Thatchers Cider Company Limited sponsor? Thatchers Cider Company Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Thatchers Cider Company Limited based? The register lists Thatchers Cider Company Limited at Myrtle Farm Station Road, Sandford, Winscombe, Avon, BS25 5RA. 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 00550634. 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/thatchers-cider-company-limited-winscombe-793613 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thatchers-cider-company-limited-winscombe-793613.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.