Is The Lookout a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. The Lookout in Mallaig 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 Lookout sponsor?

The Lookout is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

Where is The Lookout based?

The register lists The Lookout at 5 Clough Fold Road, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 5AQ. 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 05952099. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK.

All sponsors

The Lookout

Active

MallaigManufacturing & IndustrialListed under this name since 27 Feb 2024

On the register, but the company is dissolved

Companies House shows the company was dissolved on 2 Feb 2010. It may not be able to sponsor you: check with the employer before you apply.

Visa routes

Skilled Worker

Rating

Licence rating

Live jobs

On UK job boards

Licence & visa routes

Routes

Skilled Worker

Licence rating

Worker, A rating

A rating: in good standing. B rating: downgraded and must fix problems before sponsoring new workers.

Companies House changes

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1 change worth checking since it was listed on 27 Feb 2024Checked 1 Nov 2026

2 Feb 2010
Company is dissolved at Companies House2 Feb 2010
Company status change recorded on 2 Feb 2010 (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.

Companies House doesn't show whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so check these against your own records.

Common questions about The Lookout

Is The Lookout a licensed UK visa sponsor?: Yes. The Lookout in Mallaig 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 Lookout sponsor?: The Lookout is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".
Where is The Lookout based?: The register lists The Lookout at 5 Clough Fold Road, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 5AQ. 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 05952099. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK.

Registration details

Company number: 05952099
Address: 5 Clough Fold Road, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 5AQ
Website: thelookoutcafe.com

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As of 30 October 2026, The Lookout (Companies House 05952099, Mallaig) 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 27 February 2024 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). The first register date is when we first saw it listed, not the official licence date. Text-only version