The Lakes Distillery Company PLC
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It is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors.
Licence & visa routes
A rating: in good standing. B rating: downgraded and must fix problems before sponsoring new workers. This is the rating it had when it was last on the register.
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Check Companies HouseCommon questions about The Lakes Distillery Company PLC
- Is The Lakes Distillery Company PLC a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- No. The Lakes Distillery Company PLC in Cockermouth was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 17 July 2025 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed.
- When did The Lakes Distillery Company PLC leave the sponsor register?
- The Lakes Distillery Company PLC no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 17 July 2025. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed. If your visa is sponsored by this employer, contact them and get immigration advice. If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor.
- What visa routes can The Lakes Distillery Company PLC sponsor?
- The Lakes Distillery Company PLC was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".
- Where is The Lakes Distillery Company PLC based?
- The register lists The Lakes Distillery Company PLC at 1st Floor Offices Grandstand Garage, Kenton Road, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 4NB. 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 07769363. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK.
Registration details
- Company number
- 07769363
- Company status
- active
- Address
- 1st Floor Offices Grandstand Garage, Kenton Road, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 4NB
- Website
- lakesdistillery.com
- Profile
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As of 30 October 2026, The Lakes Distillery Company PLC (Companies House 07769363, Cockermouth) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 17 July 2025, having held an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). It cannot sponsor new visa applications while off the register. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves, so it was not necessarily revoked. The first register date is when we first saw it listed, not the official licence date. Text-only version