--- title: "Watan Ilford Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/watan-ilford-ltd-ilford-785073 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 --- # Watan Ilford Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Watan Ilford Ltd (Companies House 12330131, Ilford) 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 22 December 2022 (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: 22 December 2022 - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Ilford - Registered address: 233 Ilford Lane, Ilford, England, IG1 2RZ - Companies House number: 12330131 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12330131) - 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/watan-ilford-ltd-ilford-785073 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 943 licensed sponsors in Ilford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/ilford - 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 2 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 26 Oct 2026: Company is in liquidation at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 26 Oct 2026 (in liquidation). 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 23 Nov 2026. - 3 Sep 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 3 Sep 2026. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, 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 Watan Ilford Ltd ### Is Watan Ilford Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Watan Ilford Ltd in Ilford is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Watan Ilford Ltd sponsor? Watan Ilford Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Watan Ilford Ltd based? The register lists Watan Ilford Ltd at 233 Ilford Lane, Ilford, England, IG1 2RZ. 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 12330131. 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/watan-ilford-ltd-ilford-785073 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/watan-ilford-ltd-ilford-785073.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.