The register
The register lists Sherwoods Motor Group in Washington as a licensed sponsor on Skilled Worker, an entry that goes back to at least 2026. Its rating on the register is Worker (A rating).
At Companies House the business is Sherwoods Motor Group Limited (company number 02876229), a private limited company incorporated in 1993, 32 years ago. The registered office is at Sherwoods Motor Group Crowther Road, Crowther Industrial Estate, Washington, Tyne And Wear, NE38 0AQ, NE38 0AQ. By its SIC codes the business is in motor trade and vehicle repair. It has traded under other names before, including Sherwoods (darlington) Limited, Equalmusic Trading Limited.
For a candidate this means one less obstacle: Sherwoods Motor Group already has the licence most employers would have to apply for. The rest is the ordinary job of getting the interview.