--- title: "Unique Oriental Food Ltd: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/unique-oriental-food-ltd-south-croydon-748999 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 --- # Unique Oriental Food Ltd: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Unique Oriental Food Ltd (Companies House 14218163, South Croydon) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 30 July 2026 and Companies House records the company as dissolved, having appeared on the register since 28 October 2024 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 30 July 2026; Companies House records the company as dissolved - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 28 October 2024 - Removed from the register: 30 July 2026 - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: South Croydon - Registered address: 317 Brighton Road, South Croydon, England, CR2 6EQ - Companies House number: 14218163 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14218163) - Company status (Companies House): dissolved - 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/unique-oriental-food-ltd-south-croydon-748999 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 65 licensed sponsors in South Croydon: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/south-croydon - 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 9 changes worth checking, checked 25 July 2026, newest first: - 31 Mar 2026: Company is dissolved at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 31 Mar 2026 (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. - 5 Jun 2025: New person with significant control: Mr Lin Thuta. Change to people with significant control recorded on 5 Jun 2025. 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. - 5 Jun 2025: Director resigned: SANSHWE, Walter Michael. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 5 Jun 2025: New director appointed: THUTA, Lin. Director change recorded on 5 Jun 2025. 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 2025: Cessation of Mr Walter Michael Sanshwe as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Jan 2025. 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. - 8 Jan 2025: Notification of Mr Walter Michael Sanshwe as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 8 Jan 2025. 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. - 8 Jan 2025: Cessation of Mr Han Htoo Lwin as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Jan 2025. 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. - 8 Jan 2025: Director resigned: LWIN, Han Htoo. Director change recorded on 8 Jan 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. - 8 Jan 2025: New secretary appointed: THUTA, Lin. Company secretary change recorded on 8 Jan 2025. 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 Unique Oriental Food Ltd ### Is Unique Oriental Food Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Unique Oriental Food Ltd in South Croydon is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (removed on 30 July 2026), and Companies House shows the company has ceased trading. It cannot sponsor new visa applications. ### When did Unique Oriental Food Ltd leave the sponsor register? Unique Oriental Food Ltd left the register on 30 July 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 Unique Oriental Food Ltd sponsor? Unique Oriental Food Ltd was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Unique Oriental Food Ltd based? The register lists Unique Oriental Food Ltd at 317 Brighton Road, South Croydon, England, CR2 6EQ. 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 14218163. 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/unique-oriental-food-ltd-south-croydon-748999 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/unique-oriental-food-ltd-south-croydon-748999.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.