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Holmen Board and Paper Limited

Workington, Cumbria · Currently licensed

Holmen Board and Paper Limited holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 28 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for the Skilled Worker visa (including the Health and Care Worker visa), and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 24 Jun 2025
Last confirmed: 28 Oct 2026 (latest edition)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
Skilled Worker Worker	Skilled Worker visa (including the Health and Care Worker visa) The main UK work visa. Lets the sponsor employ overseas nationals in eligible skilled jobs, from nurses and care workers to engineers, chefs and software developers, for up to 5 years at a time, with a route to settlement.	A rating	24 Jun 2025

Ratings: Full compliance. The sponsor can assign Certificates of Sponsorship and recruit from overseas normally. Downgraded after compliance concerns. The sponsor is on a time-limited action plan with the Home Office and cannot sponsor new workers until it is restored to an A rating. Failure to complete the plan leads to revocation. More.

Licence history

24 Jun 2025
Possible rename
Holmen Iggesund Paperboard Limited became Holmen Board and Paper Limited (similarity 79%, not confirmed).
24 Jun 2025
Added to register
First appeared on the register of licensed sponsors.

Companies House

Company: HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED 00075035 matched
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 4 Oct 1902
Registered office: HOLMEN BOARD AND PAPER LIMITED, SIDDICK, WORKINGTON, CA14 1JX
Nature of business: 17120 - Manufacture of paper and paperboard

Matched from the Companies House monthly bulk data by company name and registered town. The sponsor register itself carries no company number.

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Other register entries with this name

Holmen Board and Paper Limited, Cumbria

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