--- title: "Thomas Franks Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thomas-franks-ltd-banbury-803316 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 --- # Thomas Franks Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Thomas Franks Ltd (Companies House 05171922, Banbury) 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 14 August 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: 14 August 2018 - Legal name: THOMAS FRANKS LIMITED - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Banbury - Registered address: The Stables Hook Norton Brewery, Brewery Lane, Hook Norton Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 5NY - Companies House number: 05171922 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05171922) - 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/thomas-franks-ltd-banbury-803316 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 124 licensed sponsors in Banbury: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/banbury - 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 35 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 23 Jun 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 23 Jun 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 4 Jun 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Jun 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 May 2026: Secretary resigned: WRIGHT, Lorraine. Company secretary change recorded on 1 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. - 29 Jan 2026: Director resigned: GRIMA, Jonathan James. Director change recorded on 29 Jan 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. - 13 Aug 2025: Director resigned: BAILEY, Christine Margaret. Director change recorded on 13 Aug 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. - 6 Jun 2025: Director resigned: FRY, Caroline Emma. Director change recorded on 6 Jun 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. - 7 Feb 2025: Director resigned: DAVIES, Andrew Gregory Simon. Director change recorded on 7 Feb 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. - 7 Feb 2025: Director resigned: BERTRAM, Timothy Charles Andrew. Director change recorded on 7 Feb 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. - 10 Jul 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Jul 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Mar 2024: New director appointed: TOUMAZI, Zacharias Andreas. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Mar 2024: New director appointed: MORT, Melanie Louise. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 30 Sep 2023: Director resigned: HURREN, Paul David. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 1 Dec 2022: New director appointed: FRY, Caroline Emma. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 1 Dec 2022: New director appointed: HURREN, Paul David. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 1 Dec 2022: New director appointed: BURDEN, Gerard. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 1 Dec 2022: New director appointed: RUSSELL, Christopher James. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 1 Dec 2022: New director appointed: LONG, Claire Louise. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 1 Dec 2022: New director appointed: DHALIWAL, Rajdeep Singh. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 1 Oct 2022: New director appointed: LITTLE, George William. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 30 Sep 2022: Director resigned: GIBSON, Jeremy Ian. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2022. 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. - 1 Aug 2022: New director appointed: BOTHWELL, Emma Catherine. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 31 Jan 2022: Director resigned: GIBSON, Jeremy Ian. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 2022. 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. - 18 Jan 2022: New director appointed: BAILEY, Christine Margaret. Director change recorded on 18 Jan 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. - 15 Dec 2021: New director appointed: GRIMA, Jonathan James. Director change recorded on 15 Dec 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. - 1 Jul 2021: New director appointed: SHEPHERD, Blain Charles Michael. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - + 10 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 20 live vacancies tracked for this employer (79 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Assistant Management Accountant · OX155NY · £30,000–£35,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/assistant-management-accountant/57402148 - Casual Catering Assistant · High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · £14–£15 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/wtscBVWfcjKdBlTgRRlkxBdtBjyOG7q9HO8anHJRjWxyu5PnwEFClijcEJxu4yJoKhK_WV7C3oRnQx0DbbhsydJAJ5QHLWbJ8902fAC7-Iu3TuSwSXXPSr8xHaezFJnlNf7VZ3lmV4G7TkTGnZ_HRwqj7XoAKGiQLyzIDgIFtkTrwrjc-7BKq93Pcl4n0uZM20aPN5RTd77Gd2qBGYP4MV84dsIv1Cv1YoNkSz6KGT8 - Casual Stadium Chef · High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire · £18–£20 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/pJrlebpxqO06Aah-R3g2mxv5hTJOcbLttLSWZtpDflqP3jXKTBAZo2X5zXgvooOw0TKa00a_azsqCskRLxIe8jPdUyyMgneL3uhoYf-ngEST3rU1MLVegY68fGl5m4sEZ7kiDwoGPaX7SSdT7nOOJRvmc-F-4FBrxf3NlXG8BAMlXJhZ7oI6vZBtnZd842oB2hQTQtCewZGM7YlRRV6-qrMmbh3wxf-Ut50eD4p-xM0 - Food Service Assistant | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday · Stocksfield, Northumberland · £13 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/qXpZNS6xZKXHlL9PtjSSrQX57t15KzGiK39wauSzSZ6zOYVgHjbmanUtuSxTcHs_dzkkP447tB9Dvwz4SjQZOxvP1Sn2OgT-p2tRV-t_gRePKDHSeM3UJeZrkmsVRC5MCfv1Y8FG0X9QrTuyfZmMT5hXTnnuekh2KoZLwgQnvdtmBScPjtF_jgIcvahqmO_3u3TymKk2gyi1NirQg8RXz4UhgyiFy9lsDnl_0LGrbLc - Catering Assistant · Newton Aycliffe, County Durham · £13 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/IYKlXGeL7TfeyGUWwH2BUqvFZaEUPJvzksvyNQDH9GVGFZWFrjeyf9mNGydqtIWZYhTP_XZF_oWOjBxX_baAcAQlI62aH09Mcbp8aAeOs0tBBU-H3j5o9Y3owCvxYLSzzvtMpK2IDuaHZ-f6y19veqaGh7NguYRUvOG8ZnYEeZACTFTEzTBzOvUxyK6I5aQnCAnDz2oEYt2IrMt_4hMJ0djqwU0YYIMVoPq9oMfk0HI - Executive Chef Manager · Ipswich, Suffolk · £50,000 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/c_ynWagSC0iAwsYhjBQzNhHabVNLqCwHnxgVfnO683svALBLqcqPnISIl-MAXntMDZmHj9bNYXzgbhgdW0U9RTwv_NEhOsW6ibATrGTP6dXZtj-kMPC_gTd7RoAqmFGLuuylePJfpBEDt_FpuwUDJQTBPrC0lR5WZjvOH4BofSM9qH-Q03SvU4scy1aasgru0B8EVsOdBoM2BU0H3eOE6o1d5ZteEJg_6I5BhDpuEJQ - Hospitality Assistant · Finsbury, Central London · £30,784 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5921400979?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Hospitality Assistant · Handy Cross, High Wycombe · £27,114 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5937234727?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=803316&employer=Thomas%20Franks%20Ltd 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 Thomas Franks Ltd ### Is Thomas Franks Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Thomas Franks Ltd in Banbury 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 Thomas Franks Ltd sponsor? Thomas Franks Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Thomas Franks Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 20 live vacancies from Thomas Franks Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Thomas Franks Ltd based? The register lists Thomas Franks Ltd at The Stables Hook Norton Brewery, Brewery Lane, Hook Norton Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 5NY. 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 05171922. 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/thomas-franks-ltd-banbury-803316 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thomas-franks-ltd-banbury-803316.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.