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Edinburgh Community Food

Edinburgh · Currently licensed

Edinburgh Community Food holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 27 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for the Charity Worker visa, and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 15 Aug 2025
Last confirmed: 27 Oct 2026 (latest edition)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
Charity Worker Temporary Worker	Charity Worker visa For registered charities hosting unpaid voluntary workers for up to 12 months.	A rating	15 Aug 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

15 Aug 2025
Added to register
First appeared on the register of licensed sponsors.

Companies House

Company: EDINBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD LTD. SC166876 matched
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated: 8 Jul 1996
Registered office: 22 TENNANT STREET, LEITH, EDINBURGH, EH6 5ND
Nature of business: 46310 - Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
47810 - Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products

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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