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Whitburn Food Store Limited

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BathgateRetail & E-commerceLicensed since 3 Jul 2023
Register status
Active
Licensed to sponsor workers
On register since
2023
3 Jul 2023
Visa routes
1
Skilled Worker
Live jobs
0
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Licence & visa routes

Routes
Skilled Worker
Licence rating
Worker (A rating)

An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.

Companies House changes

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25/100Checked 1 Aug 2026

≈2.5 in 100 such sponsors lost their licence within 7 months. Score uses register data only — a live check adds the full Companies House record.

Reporting duties

  • 22 Apr 2025Company is dissolved at Companies House. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 20 May 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
  • 2 Dec 2024Notification of Mr Izhar Ahmed as a person with significant control. New licence required within 20 working days · window closed 30 Dec 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
  • 2 Dec 2024Cessation of Mr Zaid Sharif as a person with significant control. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 30 Dec 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
  • 2 Dec 2024Director resigned: SHARIF, Zaid. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 30 Dec 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
  • + 3 earlier duties

Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.

  • 22 Apr 2025Company is dissolved at Companies House
  • 2 Dec 2024Notification of Mr Izhar Ahmed as a person with significant control
  • 2 Dec 2024Cessation of Mr Zaid Sharif as a person with significant control
  • 2 Dec 2024Director resigned: SHARIF, Zaid
  • 2 Dec 2024New director appointed: AHMED, Izhar
  • 29 Jan 2024Cessation of Mr Qamar Sharif as a person with significant control
  • + 1 earlier event

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Common questions about Whitburn Food Store Limited

Is Whitburn Food Store Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?
Yes. Whitburn Food Store Limited in Bathgate holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2023. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
What visa routes can Whitburn Food Store Limited sponsor?
Whitburn Food Store Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
Where is Whitburn Food Store Limited based?
The register lists Whitburn Food Store Limited at 146 West Main Street, Whitburn, Bathgate, Scotland, EH47 0QR. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
How current is this information?
This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal, alongside Companies House records for company number SC714963. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.

Registration details

Companies House
SC714963
Address
146 West Main Street, Whitburn, Bathgate, Scotland, EH47 0QR
First on register
3 Jul 2023

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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.