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UK licensed sponsor · Reading · Retail
Ak Retail Ltd
Ak Retail Ltd, Reading, 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 AK Retail Ltd (09513036), active, incorporated in 2015 (11 years ago), registered for other retail sale in non-specialised stores.
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Companies House
Who Ak Retail Ltd actually is
- Company number
- 09513036
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 26 March 2015 · 11 years old
- What they do
47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
- Sector
- Retail
- Registered office
- 2 Lacewood Gardens, Reading, RG2 8JW
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 9 September 2026.
The register
Ak Retail Ltd is licensed to sponsor workers on Skilled Worker. The organisation is based in Reading and has held its place on the register since at least 2026. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating).
Companies House lists it as AK Retail Ltd, number 09513036, incorporated 2015: 11 years of filings behind the name. The registered office is at 2 Lacewood Gardens, Reading, RG2 8JW, RG2 8JW. Its filed activity puts it in retail.
For a candidate this means one less obstacle: Ak Retail Ltd already has the licence most employers would have to apply for. The rest is the ordinary job of getting the interview.
What a licence means
Licensed, checked, on the list
The Home Office lists Ak Retail Ltd because it applied, was checked and continues to meet its sponsor duties. Whether a given job qualifies still depends on the role and the pay under the current rules.
How to approach them
Lead with the role, not the visa
Apply through the careers page or the job boards with a UK-style CV, say early that you would need sponsorship, and make the skill and the years the first thing they read.
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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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For employers
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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 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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