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).

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 30 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.

Lidl Great Britain LimitedWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

At Lidl, we’re a pretty close bunch. Sure, we all bring something unique to the table — but when you scratch below the surface, we’ve also got a whole lot in common. We’re plate spinners and problem solvers, working hard to keep homes stocked up across the UK. Just like you. We opened the doors to our first Lidl GB store in 1994. Today, three decades later, we’re proud to have more than 1000 stores and 14 regional distribution centres filled with 34,000 exceptional colleagues across Great Brit

67 visas329 jobs

CARETECH HOLDINGS LIMITEDProfessional, scientific and technical activities

We enable children, young people and adults to make their own life choices, to develop confidence and independence to live, learn, thrive and engage. It’s about supporting them to live their lives to the fullest possible potential. We deliver high quality, person-centred care and support to adults, children and young people with a range of complex needs. Our approach means that people can be supported in their homes, community, residential or nursing care, and a wide variety of supported living

428 visas60 jobs

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustTransportation and storage

Website: www.elht.nhs.uk Instagram: @ELHT_NHS Facebook: @ELHT.NHS East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) combines two acute care and three community hospitals with a network of community health facilities and nurses to provide Safe, Personal and Effective care for around 750,000 patients each year. Rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission in 2016, we provide high quality healthcare services primarily to approximately 530,000 residents of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen. We e

656 visas16 jobs

Bupa

Established in 1947, Bupa's purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We are an international healthcare company serving over 60 million customers worldwide. With no shareholders, we reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers. Bupa has businesses around the world, principally in Australia, the UK, Spain, Poland, Chile, Hong Kong SAR, India, Türkiye, Brazil, Mexico and New Zealand.

81 visas316 jobs

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) was founded in 1992 as part of the second wave of NHS Trusts to be established in England. We have three main hospital sites: Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro; St Michael’s Hospital, Hayle; and West Cornwall Hospital, Penzance. RCHT also provides imaging and outpatient services at a number of locations across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, as well as birthing centres in St Austell, Helston and on the Isles of Scilly. We serve around 474,000 reside

640 visas17 jobs

Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust

The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust provides acute treatment and care for a catchment population of around 500,000 people in Bath, and the surrounding towns and villages in North East Somerset and Western Wiltshire. The Trust occupies a 52-acre site about 1½ miles from Bath city centre and became a National Health Service Trust in 1992. The Trust provides 732 beds and a comprehensive range of acute services including medicine and surgery, services for women and children, accid

452 visas73 jobs

Balfour Beatty Group Employment LimitedAdministrative and support service activities

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group. With 27,000 employees, we are driving the delivery of powerful new solutions, shaping thinking, creating skylines and inspiring a new generation of talent to be the change-makers of tomorrow. We finance, develop, build, maintain and operate the increasingly complex and critical infrastructure that supports national economies and deliver projects at the heart of local communities.

183 visas247 jobs

The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top three Trusts to work for in the South West. We employ almost 5,500 staff and serve a population of over 750,000 across Wiltshire and neighbouring counties. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital services (at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon) and community health services across Wiltshire. These services include community hospitals, community nursing and therapy, and children's and young people's

613 visas38 jobs

GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS SUBSIDIARY COMPANY LIMITEDReal estate activities

We provide essential facilities management services to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, ensuring a high quality environment for the benefit of staff, visitors and patients. Specialising in healthcare, we have a deep understanding of the sector and what is required to keep non-clinical operations running smoothly, now and in the future. Established in April 2018, we remain an integral part of the Trust, providing and managing all of the buildings, assets and facilities, contributi

601 visas24 jobs

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE LTDHuman health and social work activities

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust provides acute and community healthcare services to the people of buckinghamshire and neighbouring counties. We operate from 2 main hospital sites at Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe plus a further 5 community hospitals in Amersham, Buckingham, Chalfont and Gerrards Cross, Marlow and Thame. Our community health services include district nursing, health visiting, school nursing, children and adult therapies, and palliative care. We are also renowned for our speci

602 visas30 jobs

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