--- title: "World Brands Duty Free Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/world-brands-duty-free-ltd-london-774613 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 --- # World Brands Duty Free Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, World Brands Duty Free Ltd (Companies House 02754745, London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: WORLD BRANDS DUTY FREE LIMITED - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: London - Registered address: Building 7 Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, London, United Kingdom, W4 5YG - Companies House number: 02754745 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02754745) - Website: https://london-heathrow.worlddutyfree.com/en/ - 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/world-brands-duty-free-ltd-london-774613 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 30 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Nov 2025: Secretary resigned: BASTARRECHE, Teresa. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 1 Nov 2025: New secretary appointed: MCKECHNIE, Stuart Andrew Ferrie. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 17 Sep 2025: Director resigned: VAN MOPPES, Simon. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 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. - 17 Sep 2025: New director appointed: HARRISON, Mark. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 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. - 26 Sep 2024: New secretary appointed: BASTARRECHE, Teresa. Company secretary change recorded on 26 Sep 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. - 26 Sep 2024: New director appointed: VAN MOPPES, Simon. Director change recorded on 26 Sep 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. - 26 Sep 2024: Director resigned: DUVA, Antonio. Director change recorded on 26 Sep 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. - 26 Sep 2024: Secretary resigned: THOMPSON, Catherine Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 26 Sep 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. - 13 Sep 2023: Director resigned: LAL, Mohit. Director change recorded on 13 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. - 12 Sep 2023: New director appointed: PILLET, Laurent. Director change recorded on 12 Sep 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. - 1 Mar 2022: Director resigned: GASPERIN, Olivier Jean Marie. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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 Mar 2022: New director appointed: BOUVIER, Fabrice. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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 Sep 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 15 Sep 2020. 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. - 19 Dec 2019: New secretary appointed: THOMPSON, Catherine Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 19 Dec 2019. 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. - 11 Dec 2019: Secretary resigned: CRANWELL, Timiko. Company secretary change recorded on 11 Dec 2019. 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. - 19 Jul 2019: Director resigned: RACITI, Charles Anthony. Director change recorded on 19 Jul 2019. 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. - 28 Jun 2019: Director resigned: LAPEYRE, Franck Michel Jean. Director change recorded on 28 Jun 2019. 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. - 28 Jun 2019: Director resigned: BOEUF, Nathalie. Director change recorded on 28 Jun 2019. 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. - 11 Oct 2017: New director appointed: LAL, Mohit. Director change recorded on 11 Oct 2017. 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. - 13 Sep 2017: New secretary appointed: CRANWELL, Timiko. Company secretary change recorded on 13 Sep 2017. 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. - 13 Sep 2017: Secretary resigned: MACNAB, Stuart. Company secretary change recorded on 13 Sep 2017. 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. - 11 Sep 2017: Director resigned: SHIPTON, Jennifer Ann. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 2017. 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 Sep 2017: New director appointed: GASPERIN, Olivier Jean Marie. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2017. 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. - 12 Jul 2017: New director appointed: DUVA, Antonio. Director change recorded on 12 Jul 2017. 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 Jun 2017: New director appointed: LAPEYRE, Franck Michel Jean. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2017. 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. - + 5 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 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 World Brands Duty Free Ltd ### Is World Brands Duty Free Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. World Brands Duty Free Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can World Brands Duty Free Ltd sponsor? World Brands Duty Free Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is World Brands Duty Free Ltd based? The register lists World Brands Duty Free Ltd at Building 7 Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, London, United Kingdom, W4 5YG. 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 02754745. 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/world-brands-duty-free-ltd-london-774613 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/world-brands-duty-free-ltd-london-774613.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.