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Top African Shop Ltd

UK licensed sponsor · Sunderland

Town
Sunderland
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
1
On the register since
23 Oct 2026 or earlier (archive start)
Company number
12374707
Incorporated
2019 (7 years)
Industry
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles
LicenceA ratingas listed on 26 Oct 2026
Data as at 26 Oct 2026
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Sponsor licence

Entries on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors.

RouteType and ratingRegister
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)Workers
Routes on the licence
1
Ratings
A rating
Source: Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers and students (26 Oct 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at 26 Oct 2026

Company record

Matched to Companies House by exact registered name. Company details only; no officers or addresses.

Company number
12374707
Company type
Private Limited Company
Status
Active
Incorporated
2019-12-23
Registered office
SUNDERLAND (SR1)
SIC codeNature of business
47290Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)
47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Source: Companies House, basic company data (1 Oct 2026)Data as at 1 Oct 2026

Register history

Tracked from Visa Atlas's daily archive of the register since 23 Oct 2026; each copy is compared with the previous one.

First seen
23 Oct 2026 or earlier (archive start)
Changes recorded since 23 Oct 2026
none
Last checked
26 Oct 2026
Source: Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers and students (26 Oct 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at 26 Oct 2026

Routes in context

Top African Shop Ltd holds a licence for Skilled Worker. Across the UK, 120,635 organisations are licensed for Skilled Worker, 158 of them in Sunderland; the route had 121,598 visas issued in 2025.

RouteSponsors in the UKSponsors in SunderlandShare in SunderlandVisas issued, 2025
Skilled Worker120,6351580.13%121,598
Source: Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers and students (26 Oct 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at 26 Oct 2026

Sponsors in Sunderland

Other licensed sponsors in the same town and industry.

Licensed sponsors in Sunderland
170
Share of UK sponsors
0.14%
Sponsors in Sunderland by route
  1. Skilled Worker158
  2. Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker15
  3. Minister of Religion7
  4. Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee5
  5. International Sportsperson5
  6. Charity Worker2
  • Aarjen Enterprise Limited
  • AJ's Stores Ltd
  • AKS FOOD AND WINE LIMITED
  • Benton Retail Limited
  • BIDEM AFRIVENTURE LIMITED
  • Cardicare LTD
  • ELAVARASI LTD T/A Ryhope Village store & Post Office
  • FERNANDO & SONS PROPERTY LIMITED T/A AGS PARK LANE CONVENIENCE STORE
  • Fone Xperts Sunderland Ltd T/A FoneXperts
  • FRESHWAY RETAIL LTD
Source: Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers and students (26 Oct 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at 26 Oct 2026

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