--- title: "Top Shop Convenience Store: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/top-shop-convenience-store-rotherham-746716 register_status: removed 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 --- # Top Shop Convenience Store: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Top Shop Convenience Store (Rotherham) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 17 June 2026, having appeared on the register since 11 November 2021 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). 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. ## Key facts - Register status: Removed: no longer on the register since 17 June 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 11 November 2021 - Removed from the register: 17 June 2026 - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Rotherham - Companies House number: 15070458 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15070458) - Company status (Companies House): active - 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/top-shop-convenience-store-rotherham-746716 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 183 licensed sponsors in Rotherham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/rotherham - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 10 changes worth checking, checked 30 May 2026, newest first: - 21 Oct 2024: Notification of Mr Mohammad Asad as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 21 Oct 2024. 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. - 21 Oct 2024: Cessation of Mr Ansar Mahmood as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 21 Oct 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 21 Oct 2024: Director resigned: MAHMOOD, Ansar. Director change recorded on 21 Oct 2024. 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. - 21 Oct 2024: New director appointed: ASAD, Mohammad. Director change recorded on 21 Oct 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. - 9 Aug 2024: Notification of Mr Ansar Mahmood as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 9 Aug 2024. 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. - 9 Aug 2024: Cessation of Muzamal Mohammed as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 9 Aug 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 9 Aug 2024: New director appointed: MAHMOOD, Ansar. Director change recorded on 9 Aug 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. - 9 Aug 2024: Director resigned: MOHAMMED, Muzamal. Director change recorded on 9 Aug 2024. 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. - 14 Aug 2023: Notification of Muzamal Mohammed as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 14 Aug 2023. 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. - 14 Aug 2023: New director appointed: MOHAMMED, Muzamal. Director change recorded on 14 Aug 2023. 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. 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 Top Shop Convenience Store ### Is Top Shop Convenience Store a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Top Shop Convenience Store in Rotherham was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 17 June 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did Top Shop Convenience Store leave the sponsor register? Top Shop Convenience Store no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 17 June 2026. 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 Top Shop Convenience Store sponsor? Top Shop Convenience Store was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Top Shop Convenience Store based? The register lists Top Shop Convenience Store at Rotherham. 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/top-shop-convenience-store-rotherham-746716 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/top-shop-convenience-store-rotherham-746716.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.