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Walter Carefoot & Sons (Transport) Ltd

UK licensed sponsor · Preston

Town
Preston
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
1
On the register since
23 Oct 2026 or earlier (archive start)
Company number
00889664
Incorporated
1966 (60 years)
Industry
Transportation and storage
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
00889664
Company type
Private Limited Company
Status
Active
Incorporated
1966-10-13
Registered office
PRESTON (PR3)
SIC codeNature of business
49410Freight transport by road
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

Walter Carefoot & Sons (Transport) Ltd holds a licence for Skilled Worker. Across the UK, 120,635 organisations are licensed for Skilled Worker, 369 of them in Preston; the route had 121,598 visas issued in 2025.

RouteSponsors in the UKSponsors in PrestonShare in PrestonVisas issued, 2025
Skilled Worker120,6353690.31%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 Preston

Other licensed sponsors in the same town and industry.

Licensed sponsors in Preston
388
Share of UK sponsors
0.31%
Sponsors in Preston by route
  1. Skilled Worker369
  2. Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker7
  3. Minister of Religion7
  4. Religious Worker7
  5. Charity Worker5
  6. International Sportsperson4
  • Fez Transport Ltd
  • Food Savour Ltd
  • PAL SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  • Preston Taxis Limited
  • Rivera Trading Ltd
  • UNITE CITIES LOGISTIC AND STORAGE LTD
  • Yaar Haulage Limited
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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