--- title: "The Bank Locksbottom Limited: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-bank-locksbottom-limited-orpington-743391 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 --- # The Bank Locksbottom Limited: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, The Bank Locksbottom Limited (trading as The Bank Restaurant; Companies House 12187645; Orpington) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 29 May 2026 and Companies House records the company as dissolved, having appeared on the register since 27 October 2021 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 29 May 2026; Companies House records the company as dissolved - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 27 October 2021 - Removed from the register: 29 May 2026 - Trading as: The Bank Restaurant - Also known as: Nicholas James Of Locksbottom - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Orpington - Registered address: 354 Crofton Road, Orpington, United Kingdom, BR6 8NN - Companies House number: 12187645 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12187645) - Company status (Companies House): dissolved - Website: https://www.thebankrestaurant.com/ - 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-bank-locksbottom-limited-orpington-743391 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 105 licensed sponsors in Orpington: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/orpington - 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 No Companies House check has been cached for this sponsor yet. Run one at https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/compliance. ## 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 Bank Locksbottom Limited ### Is The Bank Locksbottom Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. The Bank Locksbottom Limited in Orpington is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (removed on 29 May 2026), and Companies House shows the company has ceased trading. It cannot sponsor new visa applications. ### When did The Bank Locksbottom Limited leave the sponsor register? The Bank Locksbottom Limited left the register on 29 May 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 The Bank Locksbottom Limited sponsor? The Bank Locksbottom Limited was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The Bank Locksbottom Limited based? The register lists The Bank Locksbottom Limited at 354 Crofton Road, Orpington, United Kingdom, BR6 8NN. 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 12187645. 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-bank-locksbottom-limited-orpington-743391 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-bank-locksbottom-limited-orpington-743391.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.