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.

Cumberland Council

Council formed on 1 April 2023 delivering all council services to the residents and businesses of north and west Cumbria, including Carlisle, Workington, and Whitehaven

22 visas28 jobs

Practice Plus Group Health and Rehabilitation Services LimitedHuman health and social work activities

Care UK been providing award-winning care for over 40 years. We know that independence is not about where you live, but how you live and our 260+ care homes are enabling more than 16,000 people to continue living active and fulfilling lives in supportive, safe and comfortable surroundings We provide an impressive range of care services to older people from specialist care and support for people living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, respite care, nursing care and end of life care.

2 visas34 jobs

CHELTONIAN CARE (UK) LTDHuman health and social work activities

2 visas34 jobs

Hartismere Family of SchoolsEducation

0 visas34 jobs

MW CARE UK LIMITEDAccommodation and food service activities

1 visas34 jobs

PENNON GROUP PLCProfessional, scientific and technical activities

Pennon is one of the largest environmental infrastructure groups in the UK. At the top end of the FTSE 250, the Group has assets of around £5.7 billion and a workforce of over 4,800 people. OUR BUSINESSES: WATER AND WASTEWATER SOUTH WEST WATER Providing water and wastewater services to a population of c.1.7 million in Cornwall, Devon and parts of Dorset and Somerset. South West Water was awarded enhanced status for its 2015-2020 Business Plan, and has the highest potential returns in the water

19 visas28 jobs

OPTICAL EXPRESS (GYLE) LIMITEDWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

We’re a leader in eye care, particularly in lens and laser eye surgery. In fact, we’re Europe’s No.1 laser eye surgery provider, with locations in 7 countries including Germany and Croatia. We’re the UK’s leading complete eye care provider too. Our 128 stores and clinics offer exceptional service and outstanding visual solutions, from designer glasses to high-quality contact lenses and from lens, cataract and laser eye surgery to LipiFlow dry eye treatment. We also understand that the people

5 visas31 jobs

Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineProfessional, scientific and technical activities

Welcome to Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Founded in 1898, it was the first institution in the world dedicated to tropical medicine. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine takes a whole-picture view on global health issues and works, in partnership, to develop genuine, sustainable, long-term solutions to save and improve lives in the world's most vulnerable communities. LSTM offers multiple innovative postgraduate programmes leading to PhD, Master, Diploma and Certificate awards.

46 visas2 jobs

Smith & Nephew PlcManufacturing

Smith+Nephew is a global medical technology company. We design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. We support healthcare professionals to return their patients to health and mobility, helping them to perform at their fullest potential. From our first employee and founder, T.J. Smith, to our team today, it’s our people who make Smith+Nephew a unique place. Yes, we love to innovate and develop exciting technologies, and we offer competitive salaries and progressive bene

11 visas28 jobs

BECHTEL LIMITEDConstruction

Bechtel is a trusted engineering, construction and project management partner to industry and government. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact. Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's

27 visas14 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).