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UK licensed sponsor · Edinburgh · Wholesale
Edinburgh Community Food
Edinburgh Community Food, Edinburgh, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Charity Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as Edinburgh Community Food Ltd. (SC166876), active, incorporated in 1996 (30 years ago), registered for wholesale of fruit and vegetables.
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Companies House
Who Edinburgh Community Food actually is
- Company number
- SC166876
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 8 July 1996 · 30 years old
- What they do
46310Wholesale of fruit and vegetables47810Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
- Sector
- Wholesale
- Previously
- Edinburgh Community Food Initiative Ltd. (until 2012)
- Registered office
- 22 Tennant Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 5ND
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 15 September 2026.
The register
The register lists Edinburgh Community Food in Edinburgh as a licensed sponsor on Charity Worker, an entry that goes back to at least 2026. Its rating on the register is Temporary Worker (A rating).
Companies House lists it as Edinburgh Community Food Ltd., number SC166876, incorporated 1996: 30 years of filings behind the name. The registered office is at 22 Tennant Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 5ND, EH6 5ND. By its SIC codes the business is in wholesale. It has traded under other names before, including Edinburgh Community Food Initiative Ltd..
What the licence tells a candidate is that the door is not locked. Whether it is open this month is a question for Edinburgh Community Food's own careers page and the job boards, and the answer changes with the season and the order book.
What a licence means
Licensed, checked, on the list
The Home Office lists Edinburgh Community Food 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
Make the certificate easy
The employer assigns the certificate; you supply what it needs. Certificates, references, your English level and a clear licence position, all ready, is what makes Edinburgh Community Food say yes to the sponsored candidate over the unsponsored one.
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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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- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
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- 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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