Register of Licensed Sponsors 2026
The Register of Licensed Sponsors is the UK Home Office's official list of companies that can sponsor a visa in the UK. These are the employers approved to sponsor overseas workers on Skilled Worker and other UK work visas. Search the full list below, or filter by industry, visa route, or recent hiring activity. Just checking one employer? Use the sponsor licence checker instead.
Last synced 16 July 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.
Smurfit Westrock is the global leader of paper-based packaging solutions. With more than 100,000 employees, 500 converting operations, and 63 mills across 40 countries, we provide our customers with an expansive range of distinctive, innovative products. Learn more about how we’re creating the future of packaging together. www.smurfitwestrock.com
HydRegen’s industrial biotechnology platforms deliver sustainable, safe and cost-efficient chemical processes. Partnerships with major chemicals companies have validated these technologies as ‘slot in’ replacements to precious metal catalysts, in existing chemical manufacturing infrastructure, providing a route to fast-tracking adoption of more sustainable bio-based manufacturing across the chemical sectors (current joint development projects in specialty, personal care, materials, and generic
Welcoming you to a stadium for the big match. Keeping you safe at an airport on the way to your flight. Guarding your valuable information in a datacentre. Protecting the vulnerable in hospitals. And maintaining your safety in the workplace. Around the world, Gunnebo Entrance Control is the name found on speed gates, revolving doors, turnstiles and security booths in the most demanding environments. Through our global manufacturing network we provide a range of entrance control solutions that
The Kurt J. Lesker Company is a leader in the design and manufacturing of vacuum technology solutions for your research and production applications. From the simplest components and fittings to intricate vacuum chambers and precision computer-controlled deposition systems, our company works with you to devise sound, economical solutions for all of your vacuum science needs. We have offices and warehouses across the globe - visit our website for more information: www.lesker.com
Science in Sport Group is a leading sports nutrition business that develops, manufactures and markets innovative nutrition products for professional athletes, sports and fitness enthusiasts and the gym lifestyle community. The Company has two highly regarded brands: PhD Nutrition, a premium active-nutrition brand targeting the gym lifestyle community, and SiS, a leading endurance nutrition brand among elite athletes and professional sports teams. PhD is one of the UK's leading active nutrition
At Innotech we combine our experience and expertise with a network of global partners to source the latest in display products and media. We supply large format printing materials, hardware, presentation media, digital signage and point of sale material. With more than 80 years’ experience in the print industry, we support printers, re-sellers, retailers and marketers to enhance all aspects of their customer relationships. We take a flexible, detailed, consultative approach and provide comp
We're leading the energy transition to zero carbon, by offering complete residential and commercial heating and hot water solutions. As one team across the UK and Ireland, and with the backing of our global parent company, BDR Thermea Group, we work together with a collective knowledge and expertise that’s literally centuries in the making. We’re proud of our heritage, manufacturing in the UK since 1866, and we’re experienced in adapting to changing needs. We’re home to a wide portfolio of res
Thistle Seafoods is a family-owned, highly innovative, low-cost private label manufacturer of frozen and chilled coated and added value seafood products whose origins date back to 1947. Now based in a modern manufacturing base in Peterhead, Scotland, we are one of the largest independent seafood processors in the UK. The main part of our business is supplying chilled seafood products to retailers, although we do also have a sizeable frozen value-added business supplying Retail and Food Service
Frequently asked questions
What is the Register of Licensed Sponsors? 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).
Yes. The Home Office publishes it on gov.uk as a downloadable spreadsheet, and we sync from it daily so you can actually search it: filter by industry, visa route, location, or recent hiring activity.