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title: "The Association of International Retailers: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-association-of-international-retailers-vauxhall-743375
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
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# The Association of International Retailers: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, The Association of International Retailers (Vauxhall) 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 31 October 2024 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors).

## 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: 31 October 2024
- Industry: Professional Services
- Town: Vauxhall
- Companies House number: 12353134 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12353134)
- 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/the-association-of-international-retailers-vauxhall-743375

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services
- Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

4 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first:

- 21 Aug 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 21 Aug 2026. 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.
- 18 Aug 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Aug 2026. 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.
- 15 Jun 2026: Notification of Mr Peter Colin Bowyer as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 15 Jun 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.
- 31 Oct 2025: Director resigned: DORE, Lawrence Charles William. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 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 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 The Association of International Retailers

### Is The Association of International Retailers a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. The Association of International Retailers in Vauxhall is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2024. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can The Association of International Retailers sponsor?

The Association of International Retailers is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is The Association of International Retailers based?

The register lists The Association of International Retailers at Vauxhall. 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.

## 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/the-association-of-international-retailers-vauxhall-743375
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-association-of-international-retailers-vauxhall-743375.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.
