The register
The register lists SAO MAI LTD in Ilford as a licensed sponsor on Skilled Worker, an entry that goes back to at least 2026. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating).
SAO MAI LTD is the registered name (Companies House number 15966580), a private limited company on the register since 2024. The registered office is at Wellesley House, 98-102 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 4NH, IG1 4NH. By its SIC codes the business is in retail.
For a candidate this means one less obstacle: SAO MAI LTD already has the licence most employers would have to apply for. The rest is the ordinary job of getting the interview.