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 17 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.
AKQA is a creative company at the intersection of imagination and technology, with a global presence across 19 countries, and 30 locations. For more than three decades, AKQA has pioneered what’s next. From the dawn of digital to the rise of AI, AKQA is globally recognised for its creative excellence and innovation. The company has earned top honours including the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity Grand Prix for Digital Craft 2023, Design and Glass 2024, and Innovation 2025, along
Our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth and Investments group. At Aberdeen, we believe investing is about more than numbers – it’s about helping people shape their futures. Whether they're starting out, planning for retirement, advising others, or managing large portfolios, we partner with our customers and clients to ensure they have the tools and insight they need to navigate an ever-changing world. Aberdeen – enabling our clients to be better investors.
Understanding the complexities of the work landscape and how to utilise the extended workforce to drive organisational success is our expertise. Whether you need access to inspired talent or help designing and managing a scalable contingent workforce programme, we have proven solutions and services, custom-designed to solve your business challenges.
Marshalls is a leading manufacturer of sustainable solutions for the built environment. We provide building materials and infrastructure solutions for every part of the built environment, helping our customers deliver outstanding projects faster, more sustainably and with confidence. You’ll find us in homes and town centres, schools and hospitals, roads and water systems, workplaces and leisure destinations. All the places that people care about and rely on. Across our group of building, land
Thompson Aero Seating is one of the leading suppliers of Business and First Class aircraft seating, with a worldwide customer base featuring many of the world’s top airlines including Delta, Lufthansa and Singapore Airlines. With increasing market share and an evolving and expanding product portfolio Thompson’s seats are installed upon all major aircraft types from Airbus and Boeing including the A380 and Boeing B787 Dreamliner. Today, under the ownership of AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation
Dechra is an international specialist veterinary pharmaceuticals and related products business. Our expertise is in the development manufacture and sales of high-quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide. We are driven by our purpose of the sustainable improvement of global animal health and welfare. We have sales and marketing organisations in 26 countries and market our products in 63 other countries worldwide through distributors or marketing partners. We see things from T
We use our expertise, trust and scale to manage and solve your complex operational, administrative and regulatory challenges, so you can focus on growing your business. That’s why our solutions are trusted by asset managers, financial institutions, corporates, high net-worth individuals, and family offices, worldwide.
Over the past decade we have transformed into a focused leader in health technology. At Philips, our purpose is to improve people’s health and well-being through meaningful innovation. We aim to improve 2.5 billion lives per year by 2030, including 400 million in underserved communities. We see healthcare as a connected whole. Helping people to live healthily and prevent disease. Giving clinicians the tools they need to make a precision diagnosis and deliver personalized treatment. Aiding the
We deliver far more than world-class sports, leisure and travel experiences. You’ll have access to the kind of insight and expertise that surprises and delights guests, enriches lives, and turns venues and events into unforgettable memories. Let us help you put the power of positive emotion into your experience, boost revenue growth, and reach your true potential.
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.