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 29 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.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Barnsley Hospital is amongst the leading NHS trusts in the country. The 350+ bed hospital was built in the 1970s and serves a population of over a quarter of a million people in the Barnsley area. Today, it continues to provide a full range of district hospital services to the local community and surrounding area. These include emergency department services, outpatient clinics, inpatient services and maternity and children’s services. We also provide a number of specialised services, including

235 visas9 jobs

Hoare Lea LLP

We are an award-winning engineering consultancy with a creative team of engineers, designers, and technical specialists. We provide innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings. Irrespective of the scale or complexity of a project, we provide a full range of MEP, environmental and sustainability services, bringing buildings to life and ensuring that they perform in operation as well as they look.

19 visas129 jobs

National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plcElectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

We power the lives of millions of people across Britain, New York and Massachusetts, moving energy from where it’s made to the communities that need it, every single day. In the UK, people connect with the electricity they need to live, work, build and play through our cables and wires. And in the US, we deliver electricity and gas to families and businesses in the states we call home. We're leading the way to a new energy era, building and operating the next generation of networks to unleash

26 visas128 jobs

PEGASUS PLANNING GROUP LIMITEDProfessional, scientific and technical activities

Since 2003, we’ve been solving planning and development problems for our clients successfully. We know our stuff and we’re proud to be specialists, true experts at what we do. How do we do it? We listen, learn and make sure our clients have everything that they need – delivering excellence and expertise at every step of the journey. No matter the project, no matter the challenge you can rely on us to find solutions, get things done, and to make sure that you are always moving towards success –

0 visas137 jobs

NHS Blood and Transplant

Every day, everyone here at NHS Blood and Transplant plays a part in saving and improving lives. We stand for hope. We stand for life. We stand for helping people do something extraordinary. We supply safe blood, tissues and solid organs to UK hospitals. We also promote donation, test for safety, champion quality, and drive world-class research, and lead the way in specialist areas ranging from stem cell transplantation to molecular therapies. Our team is big and broad. From doctors, nurse

224 visas51 jobs

LIFE TECHNOLOGIES FINANCE LIMITEDProfessional, scientific and technical activities

About Thermo Fisher Scientific Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we ar

9 visas133 jobs

Towers Watson Limited t/a Willis Towers Watson

At WTW (NASDAQ: WTW), we provide data-driven, insight-led solutions in the areas of people, risk and capital. Leveraging the global view and local expertise of our colleagues serving 140 countries and markets, we help you sharpen your strategy, enhance organizational resilience, motivate your workforce and maximize performance.

112 visas65 jobs

WPP 2005 LimitedProfessional, scientific and technical activities

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities.

13 visas127 jobs

Serco Ltd t/a Serco Group

We bring together the right people, the right technology and the right partners to create innovative solutions that make positive impact and address some of the most urgent and complex challenges facing the modern world. With a focus on serving governments globally, Serco’s services span justice, migration, defence, space, customer services, health, and transport. Our core capabilities include service design and advisory, resourcing, complex programme management, systems integration, case m

27 visas124 jobs

Vertu Motors plcWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

Vertu is one of the largest UK motor retailers, with over 200 dealerships nationwide, representing more than 30 of the world's leading manufacturers. From Dunfermline to Truro, Vertu is local to you. Online, on the phone and in our dealerships. Follow to stay up to date with our latest news and announcements 📣

3 visas135 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).