The register
Highercroft News Limited, Blackburn, holds a Home Office sponsor licence on the Skilled Worker route, and has been on the register since at least 2026. Its rating on the register is Worker (A rating).
Companies House lists it as Highercroft News Ltd, number 10365330, incorporated 2016: 10 years of filings behind the name. Registered office: 120-126 Manxman Road, Blackburn, BB2 3EP, BB2 3EP. By its SIC codes the business is in other services. It has traded under other names before, including Highercroft PO Ltd.
A licence says an organisation may sponsor; it does not say it is hiring today. The way to find out is the same as for any employer: the careers page, the job boards, and a direct approach with a UK-style CV that says early that sponsorship would be needed.