Is the Register of Licensed Sponsors public?

Yes. The Home Office publishes it on gov.uk as a downloadable spreadsheet and refreshes it each month. We mirror that spreadsheet here so you can actually search it: filter by industry, visa route, location, or recent hiring activity.

How often is the Register of Licensed Sponsors updated?

Monthly. The Home Office uploads a fresh spreadsheet to gov.uk each month, and our sync picks up the new version automatically. New sponsors appear within a day or two of being licensed; revoked licences drop off.

How do I check if a company is on the Register of Licensed Sponsors?

Type the employer's name into the search box above. If they hold an active UK sponsor licence, you'll see a profile with the visa routes they're approved for, where they're based, and their recent sponsorship activity. No profile means they're either not licensed or have been removed from the register.

What's the difference between this register and the gov.uk version?

The data is the same. We sync straight from the Home Office's monthly spreadsheet. The difference is what you can do with it: search by keyword, filter by industry and visa route, and see live jobs, salary data, and past visa issuance volumes for each sponsor.

Register of Licensed Sponsors

The Register of Licensed Sponsors is the UK Home Office's official list of companies approved to sponsor overseas workers on Skilled Worker and other UK work visas. Search the register below, or filter by industry, visa route, or recent hiring activity.

Last synced 28 April 2026 · Source: gov.uk

Companies (Licensed Sponsors)

Results are prioritized by recent visa sponsorship activity and active job postings, helping you focus on employers most likely to sponsor.

Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust exists to improve lives by providing safe, kind and effective care. Our vision is to deliver outstanding care for our patients and families across Chester, Ellesmere Port, Neston, and Deeside. We provide a full range of acute and specialist services across three sites: Countess of Chester Hospital (550 beds) Ellesmere Port Hospital (rehabilitation and outpatient care) Tarporley War Memorial Hospital (community services) With over 6,200 staff

328 visas9 jobs

Marks and Spencer Group Plc

At M&S, we're dedicated to being the most trusted retailer, prioritising quality and delivering value. Every day, we bring the magic of M&S to our customers, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us. For over a century, we've set the standard, doing the right thing and embracing innovation. Today, with over 65,000 colleagues serving 32 million customers globally, we're putting quality products at the heart of everything we do. Tomorrow holds boundless opportunities with us. We'r

72 visas180 jobs

Arcadis Human Resources LimitedProfessional, scientific and technical activities

Arcadis is a leading global partner, delivering transformative projects with businesses, cities and industries. With 36,000 people active in more than 30 countries, we bring together the best minds from around the world to deliver intelligent products and solutions that address the challenges of climate, energy security and diversification, and livable cities. We take design, engineering, architecture and consultancy to the next level, advising clients at every step of every project. From strat

127 visas180 jobs

EXCELCARE HOLDINGS LIMITEDOther service activities

Excelcare supports over 2,500 people, delivering care that is as individual as the people we care for with kindness and compassion. Our team are dedicated to making a difference to the quality of daily life for each and every individual. Excelcare was proudly established in 1989 as a family-run business. We are still family-run to this day, and instill our family values onto our colleagues, the people we care for, their relatives and friends. As an Excelcare-family, we care for each other, off

367 visas8 jobs

PRIME LIFE LIMITEDHuman health and social work activities

PrimeLife provides health and social care services through the operation of more than 60 purpose-built care homes. With over 90% of our homes rated, “Good” or better, by the CQC, we offer comfortable, homely and safe living environments ensuring that all our clients enjoy staying with us. We provide a wide range of care services, including: - Care for the elderly (including care for physical and sensory impairment) - Respite care (including care for both young and old individuals with mental he

312 visas120 jobs

North East London NHS Foundation Trust

NELFT provides an extensive range of integrated community and mental health services for people living in the London boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest and community health services for people living in the south west Essex areas of Basildon, Brentwood and Thurrock. We provide an Emotional Wellbeing Mental Health Service for children and young people across the whole of Essex. With an annual budget of £355 million, we provide care and treatment for a populat

534 visas33 jobs

DORSET COUNTY DRAINS LIMITEDAdministrative and support service activities

392 visas15 jobs

AECOM GHC1 LIMITEDProfessional, scientific and technical activities

AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.

62 visas168 jobs

SUPERDRUG STORES PLCWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

Established in 1841, AS Watson Group is one of the world's longest-standing and most recognised retail companies with roots in Asia. Today, the company operates over 17,000 stores across 12 retail brands in 31 markets, employing 130,000 people globally. This makes AS Watson Group the largest international health and beauty retailer in the world. In the fiscal year 2025, AS Watson Group reported revenue of over US$26 billion. The company's technology-enabled O+O (Offline plus Online) platforms s

18 visas204 jobs

VIRGIN MEDIA OPERATIONS LIMITEDProfessional, scientific and technical activities

We’re Virgin Media O2 and we’re here to upgrade the UK. Virgin Media O2 combines the UK’s largest and most reliable mobile network with a broadband network offering the fastest widely-available broadband speeds. We’re a customer-first organisation that brings a range of connectivity services together in one place with a clear mission: to upgrade the UK. We are the corporate brand of the 50:50 joint venture between Liberty Global and Telefónica SA, and are one of the UK’s largest businesse

74 visas176 jobs

Frequently asked questions

The register is the Home Office's official list of UK employers approved to sponsor overseas workers on Skilled Worker, Health and Care Worker, and other sponsored visa routes. Each row shows the organisation, its town, the visa routes its licence covers, and its rating (A or B).