AWUK licensed sponsor · Leigh, Lancashire · Food and drink manufacturing
AB World Foods Ltd
AB World Foods Ltd, Leigh, Lancashire, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as AB World Foods Limited (01400901), active, incorporated in 1978 (48 years ago), registered for manufacture of other food products n.e.c..
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Companies House
Who AB World Foods Ltd actually is
- Company number
- 01400901
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 21 November 1978 · 48 years old
- What they do
10890Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
- Previously
- Patak's Foods Limited (until 2008)
Kirpac Limited (until 2001)
Kirby Commodity Packers & Supplies Limited (until 1990) - Registered office
- Weston Centre, 10 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 4QY
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The registered office is where the company files its paperwork, not necessarily where it trades. Matched 7 September 2026.
What a licence means
The slow part is done
Getting a licence takes an application, checks and a fee, and most employers never bother. AB World Foods Ltd has, which means when a role qualifies the certificate can be assigned without months of preparation.
How to approach them
Ask the question early
Sponsorship is a yes or no per role. Ask in the first message whether the vacancy qualifies for a Certificate of Sponsorship; it saves everyone a wasted interview and marks you as someone who knows the system.
The register
The register lists AB World Foods Ltd in Leigh, Lancashire as a licensed sponsor on Skilled Worker, an entry that goes back to at least 2026. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating).
Companies House lists it as AB World Foods Limited, number 01400901, incorporated 1978: 47 years of filings behind the name. Registered office: Weston Centre, 10 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 4QY, W1K 4QY. Its filed activity puts it in food and drink manufacturing. It has traded under other names before, including Patak's Foods Limited, Kirpac Limited.
For a candidate this means one less obstacle: AB World Foods Ltd already has the licence most employers would have to apply for. The rest is the ordinary job of getting the interview.
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For candidates
What you need to work here
- A confirmed job offer from a UK employer that holds a Home Office sponsor licence. The employers in this directory all hold one.
- A Certificate of Sponsorship from that employer describing the role.
- A job on the Home Office list of eligible occupations, paid at least the minimum salary for that role and route.
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Want to work for AB World Foods Ltd, or somewhere like it?
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For employers
Using your sponsor licence again soon?
Next time you are recruiting, talk to us first. We supply trade tested drivers, mechanics, welders and fitters, can organise a trip to see candidates tested at our vetted test centres, and handle the Certificate of Sponsorship paperwork with you.
- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
- Trade tested before you see them, not after.
- Nothing is ever charged to the candidate.
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Source: UK Visas and Immigration, Register of licensed sponsors: workers. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Being on the register means an organisation holds a sponsor licence. It does not mean it has a vacancy or that it will sponsor you.
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