How many companies became licensed UK visa sponsors in the last 12 months?

12,617 companies were newly licensed to sponsor UK Skilled Worker visas over the last 12 months.

How many UK sponsor licenses were removed in the last 12 months?

19,852 companies lost or surrendered their UK visa sponsor licenses over the last 12 months.

Is the number of UK visa sponsors growing or shrinking?

The register shrank by a net 7,235 sponsors over the last 12 months: 12,617 were added and 19,852 were removed.

Where does this UK visa sponsor data come from?

All figures are derived from the UK Home Office Register of Licensed Sponsors, updated daily (last updated 2026-08-07).

UK Licensed Visa Sponsors Statistics

Last updated:Aug 7, 2026

Track daily changes in UK companies that hold a sponsor licence to employ overseas workers on the Skilled Worker visa. Monitor newly registered and removed sponsors to discover visa sponsorship job opportunities.

Official Data: Based on the UK Home Office Register of Licensed Sponsors.

New UK Visa Sponsors (30 days)

+1,007

Companies newly licensed to sponsor UK work visas

Removed Sponsor Licenses (30 days)

-679

Companies no longer holding sponsor licenses

Net Change in Visa Sponsors

+328

Net change in UK licensed sponsors (30 days)

Daily Visa Sponsor Activity (Last 30 days)

UK companies receiving or losing sponsor licenses each day

Daily Net Change in UK Visa Sponsors

Net daily change in licensed sponsor count (new - removed)

Newly Licensed UK Visa Sponsors (Last 30 days)

1,007 companies recently granted UK visa sponsor licenses (showing the 100 most recent). These employers can now sponsor Skilled Worker visas and offer visa sponsorship jobs.

UK Visa Sponsor	License Date
LIGHTWORK HOLDING LTD Lightwork Holding Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
CLSTR LTD Clstr Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
13BOOKS CAPITAL LLP 13BOOKS CAPITAL LLP	Aug 7, 2026
NIVO SOLUTIONS LIMITED Nivo Solutions Limited	Aug 7, 2026
FAIRPLACECARE LIMITED FAIRPLACECARE LIMITED	Aug 7, 2026
VINTAGE HEIR LIMITED Vintage Heir Ltd, T/A Their Nibs	Aug 7, 2026
IPLACE GLOBAL LTD iPlace Global Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
RICH SUCCESS TRAINING CONSULTANCY LTD Rich Success Training Consultancy Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
APPLIED NUCLEAR PHYSICS LTD Applied Nuclear Physics LTD	Aug 7, 2026
CHRYSANTH LIMITED Chrysanth Dental Care	Aug 7, 2026
ADMIRE CARE LIMITED Admire Care Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
LIMBIC LIMITED Limbic Limited	Aug 7, 2026
Asquith House Dental Practice	Aug 7, 2026
BRACKNELL STORES LIMITED BRACKNELL STORES LIMITED	Aug 7, 2026
CARE4U WE SCOT. LIMITED CARE4UWE LTD	Aug 7, 2026
GAD BUILDING CONTRACTS LTD GAD BUILDING CONTRACTS LTD	Aug 7, 2026
MARON SYSTEMS LIMITED Maron System Limited	Aug 7, 2026
JOHNSON JAMES CARE LIMITED Johnson James Care Limited	Aug 7, 2026
CAPLET PHARMA LIMITED CAPLET PHARMA LIMITED	Aug 7, 2026
ANGEL GAS AND BUILDING LTD ANGEL GAS AND BUILDING LTD	Aug 7, 2026
PHI DESIGN LIMITED Phi Design Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
ALGBRA FS UK LIMITED Algbra FS UK Limited	Aug 7, 2026
THE MATILDA BY CAKES COUTURE LTD The Matilda By Cakes Couture Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
GODIVA TRAVEL LTD GODIVA TRAVEL LTD	Aug 7, 2026
CONSTRUCTION POINT LIMITED CONSTRUCTION POINT LIMITED	Aug 7, 2026
NEWTON CARE HOMES LIMITED Newton Care Homes Limited	Aug 7, 2026
OPTICAL SUPPORT LIMITED Optical Support Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
Bridges Communications/ Bridges Comms Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
PRIESTMAN GOODE LIMITED T/A PRIESTMANGOODE	Aug 7, 2026
DEVOTED HOMECARE LTD Devoted Homecare Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
OCTAIPIPE LIMITED OctaiPipe Limited	Aug 7, 2026
ERP WARE LTD ERP Ware Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
DASS CLUSTER LTD DASS CLUSTER LTD	Aug 7, 2026
HENRY DAVID LEARNING LTD HENRY DAVID LEARNING LTD	Aug 7, 2026
CHEMETALL LIMITED Chemetall Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
BACKOPS LIMITED Backops Limited	Aug 7, 2026
VOLTA INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS LIMITED Volta Infrastructure Holdings Limited	Aug 7, 2026
INSPIRE TOGETHER LTD Inspire Together Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
EXOTOPIC LIMITED Exotopic Limited	Aug 7, 2026
WOOTZWORK LABS LIMITED WOOTZWORK LABS LIMITED	Aug 7, 2026
SMITHS DETECTION GROUP LIMITED Smiths Detection Group Limited	Aug 7, 2026
12OZ LIMITED 12OZ LIMITED	Aug 7, 2026
OPTIML LONDON UK LIMITED Optiml London UK Limited	Aug 7, 2026
Harper Church	Aug 6, 2026
ONLINE ONLINE LIMITED ONLINE ONLINE LIMITED	Aug 6, 2026
AVICENNA SANATIO LLP Avicenna Sanatio LLP	Aug 6, 2026
BOXFRESH HOLDINGS LIMITED Boxfresh Holdings Limited	Aug 6, 2026
E.B.BRADSHAW & SONS,LIMITED E B Bradshaw & Sons Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
RAISE EDUCATION & WELLBEING LTD Raise Education & Wellbeing Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
TOP DECK TOURS LIMITED Top Deck Tours Limited	Aug 6, 2026
K & A CARE LIMITED K & A CARE LIMITED	Aug 6, 2026
ROSE FIFTEEN LIMITED Rose Fifteen Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
83 ASSOCIATES LIMITED 83 ASSOCIATES LIMITED	Aug 6, 2026
SPACE & PLACE PROPERTIES LIMITED Space & Place Properties Limited	Aug 6, 2026
KINGSTON STUDENTS' UNION Kingston Students' Union	Aug 6, 2026
Lokal Restaurant	Aug 6, 2026
TRADE DRIVE MOTORS LIMITED Trade Drive Motors Limited	Aug 6, 2026
IMRAN MAAN LTD IMRAN MAAN LTD	Aug 6, 2026
COHERENT HEALTHCARE LTD Coherent Healthcare Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
VARITRONIX (U.K.) LIMITED VARITRONIX (U.K.) LIMITED	Aug 6, 2026
QUANTUM COMMODITY INTELLIGENCE LIMITED Quantum Commodity Intelligence Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
STAX TRADE CENTRES LIMITED Stax Trade Centres Limited	Aug 6, 2026
Chel Pharmacy Ltd T/A Fitzrovia Pharmacy	Aug 6, 2026
A DESIGNER AT HEART LTD A Designer at Heart Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
AJ INVESTMENTS & TRADING LIMITED AJ Investments & Trading Limited	Aug 6, 2026
CAMELOTT DIGITAL LIMITED Camelott Digital Limited	Aug 6, 2026
GK ENGINEERING & DESIGN LIMITED GK Engineering & Design Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
Ashby Turn Primary Care Centre	Aug 6, 2026
SHAFFA HEALTH CARE LIMITED SHAFFA HEALTH CARE LIMITED	Aug 6, 2026
EMPATHY VIEW HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED Empathy View Healthcare Services	Aug 6, 2026
RELIANCE PARTNERSHIP (UK) LIMITED Reliance Partnership (UK) Limited	Aug 6, 2026
SUPER GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD Super Global Technologies Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
JAI MA TARA LTD Jai Ma Tara Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
WESTBOURNE PHARMACY LIMITED Westbourne Pharmacy Limited	Aug 6, 2026
GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES LTD Guardianship Services Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
NEW CHEAP TYRES LIMITED NEW CHEAP TYRES LIMITED	Aug 6, 2026
MITRIS TRADING LIMITED Mitris Trading Limited	Aug 6, 2026
STRATHROY DAIRY LIMITED Strathroy Dairy Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
OFF-PISTE WINES LIMITED Off-Piste Wines Limited	Aug 6, 2026
PK PHARMACARE LTD PK PHARMACARE LTD	Aug 6, 2026
VIBES IN CARE CIC Vibe Care	Aug 6, 2026
OYSTER SUPPORTED LIVING & DOMICILIARY CARE LTD Oyster Supported Living & Domicilary Care LTD	Aug 6, 2026
BNKM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED BNKM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED	Aug 6, 2026
FJL RECYCLING LTD FJL Recycling Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
THE ORIGINAL HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED The Original Holding Company Limited	Aug 5, 2026
LEOMIND LABS LTD LEOMIND LABS LTD	Aug 5, 2026
STAR ORIENTAL TRADING LTD STAR ORIENTAL TRADING LTD	Aug 5, 2026
KENSA HEALTH HOME CARE LTD Kensa Health Home Care Ltd	Aug 5, 2026
BA KITCHEN COMPONENTS LTD BA KITCHEN COMPONENTS LTD	Aug 5, 2026
Handsworth Dental Care	Aug 5, 2026
MIDLANDS VENTURES LTD Midlands Ventures Ltd	Aug 5, 2026
PHOENIX BIZ SOLUTIONS LTD Phoenix Biz Solutions Ltd	Aug 5, 2026
THE ORIGINAL TOUR LIMITED The Original Tour Limited	Aug 5, 2026
SIMPLY LOCAL RETAIL LTD Simply Local Ltd	Aug 5, 2026
ERLEIGH & CO LTD Erleigh & Co Ltd	Aug 5, 2026
VISION PACK LTD VISION PACK LTD	Aug 5, 2026
CORDERCARE LTD Cordercare Ltd	Aug 5, 2026
COMPASSION HOMES LTD Compassion Homes LTD	Aug 5, 2026
INTERPACK UK LIMITED Interpack UK Limited	Aug 5, 2026
SOUTH EAST LONDON MIND LIMITED South East London Mind	Aug 5, 2026

Recently Removed UK Visa Sponsor Licenses (Last 30 days)

679 companies that have lost or surrendered their UK visa sponsor licenses (showing the 100 most recent). These employers can no longer sponsor new visa applications.

Former Visa Sponsor	Removal Date
EUROPA CLOTHING LIMITED EUROPA CLOTHING LIMITED	Aug 7, 2026
BOOTCAMP MEDIA LIMITED BOOTCAMP MEDIA LIMITED	Aug 7, 2026
KHAN DELIVERRY SERVICE LTD KHAN DELIVERRY SERVICE LTD	Aug 7, 2026
MORGAN CONSTRUCTION WALES LIMITED MORGAN CONSTRUCTION WALES LIMITED	Aug 7, 2026
JALARAM SADAVRAT TRUST LEICESTER UK JALARAM SADAVRAT TRUST LEICESTER UK	Aug 7, 2026
KARAKAYA BENTONIT TRADING UK LTD KARAKAYA BENTONIT TRADING UK LTD	Aug 7, 2026
BELLSTONES LTD Bellstones Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
MELKSHAM DENTAL PRACTICE	Aug 7, 2026
Al Arsh Al Malaki Technical Services UK Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
BANYAN CAPITAL LIMITED Banyan Capital Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
MUFAZA LTD Blitz Bolton	Aug 7, 2026
AI FM LTD	Aug 7, 2026
BEST GLOBAL SERVICES LTD Best Global Services Limited	Aug 7, 2026
Guru Nanak Couture Limited	Aug 7, 2026
KTG Social Care Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
AL MANNAI CONSULTANT UK LIMITED	Aug 7, 2026
Bilsdale Riding Centre	Aug 7, 2026
KALAR CAR WASH LTD	Aug 7, 2026
Beast Restaurant Limited	Aug 7, 2026
MHT HEALTHCARE LIMITED MHT Healthcare Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
GAD INTERIOR FINISHERS LTD	Aug 7, 2026
Ali Foods Superstore Limited	Aug 7, 2026
Ali Convenience Store Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
Ripplesoft Limited	Aug 7, 2026
Flames Healthcare Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
MECH HEALTHCARE LIMITED	Aug 7, 2026
BROKER ENERGY CLAIMS LIMITED	Aug 7, 2026
The Money Charity	Aug 7, 2026
The data analysis bureau Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
Moorings Care Home Limited	Aug 7, 2026
Manchester High School for Girls	Aug 7, 2026
LONGFIELD INTEGRATED CARE CENTRE LIMITED Longfield Integrated Care Centre Ltd.	Aug 7, 2026
LIGHTBULB BESPOKE CARE, FAMILY SUPPORT & CONSULTING SERVICES LTD LightBulb Bespoke Care, Family Support & Consulting Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
Lakesyde Care Limited	Aug 7, 2026
Hearten UK Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
Gurkha Express Eastwood Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
GREY MARKET CONSULTANTS LIMITED Grey Consultants Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
GARDEN CARE HOLDCO LIMITED Garden HoldCo Limited	Aug 7, 2026
FOREVER PICTURES STUDIOS LIMITED Forever Pictures Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
Element Ventures LLP	Aug 7, 2026
Cloud Cowork Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
CLARABRIDGE UK LIMITED Clarabridge UK Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
Cinnamon Garden Restaurant Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
Chipper Technologies (UK) Limited	Aug 7, 2026
BURGERS PRESTON LIMITED BURGERS PRESTON LTD	Aug 7, 2026
BSF International Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
BECOCO Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
BARAKA HEATING SERVICE LIMITED	Aug 7, 2026
Backstage Productions Ltd	Aug 7, 2026
ANNA-MAYA HOLDINGS LIMITED Anna-Maya Holdings Limited	Aug 7, 2026
Altitec Ltd.	Aug 7, 2026
ISITE FACILITIES LTD ISITE Facilities Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
7MAMAS EASTHAM LIMITED 7MAMAS EASTHAM LIMITED	Aug 6, 2026
PURPLE MIGHTY LTD PURPLE MIGHTY LTD	Aug 6, 2026
SRK CAPITAL HEIGHTS LTD SRK Capital Heights Ltd T/A The Plough Inn	Aug 6, 2026
ART HOUSE CARPETS UK LIMITED Art House Carpets UK Limited 15386847	Aug 6, 2026
CUTMASTER BARBER SHOP LTD CUTMASTER BARBER SHOP	Aug 6, 2026
NOROOZ TRADING LIMITED	Aug 6, 2026
Autolegenduk ltd	Aug 6, 2026
Indian Eateries Uk Limited	Aug 6, 2026
S&M KENT LTD S&M KENT LTD	Aug 6, 2026
Atypical Studio Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
SPRINGPHARM LIMITED Springpharm Ltd.	Aug 6, 2026
Shri Lakshmi Foods Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
QEPOS SOLUTION LIMITED Qepos Solution Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
PORTAVADIE ESTATES LTD. Portavadie Estates Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
Passion to Care Services Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
OTO International Limited	Aug 6, 2026
Oak House Children's Homes Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
Mulier Care Solutions Limited	Aug 6, 2026
Moonlight Pharmacy Limited	Aug 6, 2026
LIFELONG HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED	Aug 6, 2026
K Lodge Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
JHD Hospitality Limited TA Alec's Restaurant	Aug 6, 2026
ISMAH FOODS LIMITED	Aug 6, 2026
Himalayan Salt Products Ltd T/A Magic Salt	Aug 6, 2026
Harper Memorial Baptist Church	Aug 6, 2026
Grace Live In Carers Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
DMJ RECRUITMENT LIMITED DMJ Recruitment Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
DILAN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Dilan Construction Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
AYSGARTH SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED Aysgarth School Trust Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
Ayozat Limited	Aug 6, 2026
ASCOT (LONDON) NEW HOMES LTD Ascot (London) New Homes Ltd T/A Morgan Randall	Aug 6, 2026
Arch 468 Theatre Studio Ltd	Aug 6, 2026
CARE & GRACE LTD Care & Grace Ltd	Aug 5, 2026
Celestial Church of Christ, Mountain of New Glory Parish (Ori Oke Ogo Titun)	Aug 5, 2026
AA CAKES LTD AA CAKES LTD	Aug 5, 2026
AFA HOLDING LONDON LTD	Aug 5, 2026
The Raj	Aug 5, 2026
TheHorseCourse	Aug 5, 2026
STARBRITE FUEL SERVICES LTD	Aug 5, 2026
PUNJABI JUNCTION LTD Punjabi Junction Ltd	Aug 5, 2026
SPEEDY CARGO SERVICES LTD	Aug 5, 2026
AR INFOSYS LIMITED	Aug 5, 2026
ScotsCare Ltd	Aug 5, 2026
Agile Carers Limited	Aug 5, 2026
THAKKER & SONS LIMITED Thakker & Sons Ltd	Aug 5, 2026
SV CROYDON LIMITED	Aug 5, 2026
Small Luxury Hotels of the World Management Limited	Aug 5, 2026
PREMIUM HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED Premium Home Care Services Ltd	Aug 5, 2026

UK Visa Sponsor Statistics: FAQ

How many companies became licensed UK visa sponsors in the last 12 months?: 12,617 companies were newly licensed to sponsor UK Skilled Worker visas over the last 12 months.
How many UK sponsor licenses were removed in the last 12 months?: 19,852 companies lost or surrendered their UK visa sponsor licenses over the last 12 months.
Is the number of UK visa sponsors growing or shrinking?: The register shrank by a net 7,235 sponsors over the last 12 months: 12,617 were added and 19,852 were removed.
Where does this UK visa sponsor data come from?: All figures are derived from the UK Home Office Register of Licensed Sponsors, updated daily (last updated 2026-08-07).