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 14 June 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.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Partners LLP

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsid

53 visas3 jobs

Ball Beverage Packaging Europe LimitedOther service activities

Ball Corporation is a global aluminum packaging company and sustainability leader providing packaging solutions for beverages and personal care and household products. Founded in 1880, the company employs 16,000 people worldwide and produces cans, bottles and aerosol containers. For more information, visit www.ball.com.

7 visas24 jobs

GREGGS GOSFORTH PARK

Greggs is a leading food-on-the-go retailer with over 2,400 shops nationwide and serving over six million customers a week. We stand for great tasting, freshly prepared food that our customers can trust, at affordable prices and aim to become the customers’ favourite for food-on-the-go. With ambitions to grow to over 3,0000 shops nationwide and ownership of our supply chain, we are in a unique position to make quality, freshly prepared food accessible to anyone, anywhere. Our supply network.

3 visas29 jobs

BOKES LtdWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

We want your business to benefit from the best ideas and products in packaging. As the largest packaging distributor in the UK, we are uniquely well placed to make sure it does. Of course we can offer you the widest possible range of protective packaging products but we can do much, much more. We can consider your entire packaging operation – from storage to the moment your products arrive on your customers’ doorstep. We’ll show you where the avoidable costs are hiding and how our comprehensive

2 visas30 jobs

NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTREProfessional, scientific and technical activities

The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is one of the world’s top oceanographic institutions and has been in existence, in its various forms, for over six decades. NOC has an annual turnover of £80 million, employs over 700 staff, and is one of few research organisations globally that has the equipment and expertise to operate down to 6,000m. We undertake world-leading research from coastal seas to deep water, to enhance understanding of the ocean to address critical environmental challenges. W

67 visas4 jobs

PREMIER FOODS PLCProfessional, scientific and technical activities

As one of the UK's largest food producers, we’re passionate about food and believe each and every day we have the opportunity to enrich life for everyone. Premier Foods employs over 4,000 people operating from 13 sites across the country, supplying a range of retail, wholesale, foodservice and other customers with our iconic brands which feature in millions of homes every day. Through some of the nation’s best-loved brands, including Ambrosia, Batchelors, Bisto, Loyd Grossman, Mr. Kipling, Oxo,

2 visas29 jobs

ORBIS EDUCATION AND CARE LIMITEDHuman health and social work activities

Whilst no two people with autism are the same, every individual has strengths, skills, interests, opinions and aspirations, and above all the right to a socially-valued life which is as full and fulfilling as anyone else's. Orbis offers a range of services including day and residential education and care services: schools and residential homes for children, and community homes for adults, as well as a pioneering work-skills day service. We also offer in-house therapeutic support including Occup

71 visas9 jobs

METHODS BUSINESS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInformation and communication

Methods is the leading digital transformation partner for the UK public sector. We care deeply about making our public services better and have been doing this for 35 years. Methods partners with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way public sector operates in the UK. Our mission is to help safeguard public-facing services and apply digital thinking to make sure the future of our public services is centred around citizens. Committed to having social impact

1 visas30 jobs

High Finance (UK) LimitedAdministrative and support service activities

HFG is a leading international recruitment consulting firm that provides specialist professionals to leading General Insurance, Life, Reinsurance, Pensions and Management Consultancy firms. We aim to provide a market-leading bespoke recruitment service, which challenges the gap between large agencies and executive search companies. Led by a number of ex-industry professionals, our consultants have shown a long-term commitment to their defined markets. The provision of considered advice based

1 visas30 jobs

FARFETCH UK LIMITEDWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

Farfetch is a leading global marketplace for the luxury fashion industry. The Farfetch Marketplace connects customers in over 190 countries and territories with items from more than 1,400 of the world’s best brands, boutiques, and department stores, delivering a truly unique shopping experience and access to the most extensive selection of luxury on a global marketplace. Farfetch’s leadership team is composed of Pankaj Srivastava (Chief Financial Officer), Stephen Eggleston (Chief Commercial O

25 visas6 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).