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It is no longer on the Home Office register (removed 13 Aug 2026), so it cannot sponsor anyone.
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Claim this pageFREE TOWN NEWS LTD is a private limited company (Companies House number 14733158), incorporated in March 2023, with its registered office in Bury. Companies House lists its business as retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores. It first appeared on the register in March 2024. It is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors; it was removed in August 2026.
From Companies House and the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, checked 12 Aug 2026.
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Not at the moment. FREE TOWN NEWS LTD is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, so it cannot assign new certificates of sponsorship.
No. Its sponsor licence is not active on the Home Office register.
When it was last on the register, FREE TOWN NEWS LTD was licensed for Skilled Worker (A rating).
FREE TOWN NEWS LTD first appeared on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors in March 2024 and was removed in August 2026.
FREE TOWN NEWS LTD is registered with Companies House under company number 14733158, with its registered office in Bury.
The register listed FREE TOWN NEWS LTD with an A rating on the Skilled Worker route.
Companies House lists FREE TOWN NEWS LTD under retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores.
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On the register since March 2024, the earliest copy of the register we have that lists it. 1 change since then, newest first.
We have no copy of the register between June 2024 and January 2025, so changes in that time show as a range.
Built by comparing daily copies of the Home Office register from January 2023.