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 5 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.

Whitbread Group PlcAccommodation and food service activities

Whitbread PLC is the owner of the UK’s favourite hotel chain, Premier Inn, as well as restaurant brands, Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Table Table, Bar + Block and Cookhouse and Pub. Whitbread employs more than 35,000 people in more than 1,200 Premier Inn hotels and restaurants across the UK and Germany, serving over five million customers every month. At Whitbread we are committed to being a force for good in the communities in which we operate. Our Sustainability programme, ‘Force for Good’ is

23 visas629 jobs

GOOGLE UK LIMITEDAdministrative and support service activities

A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone. Check out our career opportunities at goo.gle/3DLEokh

546 visas58 jobs

The University of Manchester

The University of Manchester is recognised globally for its pioneering research, outstanding teaching and learning, and commitment to social responsibility. Part of the Russell Group, we’re ranked 35th in the QS World University Rankings, 2025 (6th in the UK) and 46th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities, 2025. The power of our social and environmental impact has been recognised on a global scale as the only university in the top ten in both the QS World University Sustainability Ranki

881 visas64 jobs

North Bristol NHS Trust

As one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, we serve a local population of around 500,000 people across South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and North Bristol. We are a centre of excellence in a wide range of specialties, including orthopedics, neurosciences, renal, transplant, and neonatal care. We work hard to maintain an environment of continuous learning and development. We are the largest teaching trust in the South West, working in partnership with the University of the West of Engl

1,230 visas59 jobs

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2018 to bring together our five hospitals – in Derby, Burton, Lichfield and Tamworth – to provide the highest quality care to patients across southern Derbyshire and south east Staffordshire. Our aim is to deliver outstanding care for local people as we bring together the expertise of our 12,000 staff across our five hospital sites.

941 visas29 jobs

SADLER'S WELLS TRUST LIMITEDArts, entertainment and recreation

We have three venues in London – Sadler’s Wells Theatre & Lilian Baylis Studio in Angel, Peacock Theatre in the West End and Sadler's Wells East in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford. We present dance online on Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage. We also tour productions nationally and internationally.

1,127 visas2 jobs

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) consists of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool Women's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. We operate from four hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool Women’s Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, alongside a host of community services. We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from b

1,240 visas22 jobs

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

We are East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). We provide hospital and community health care services for Colchester, Ipswich and local areas and we are the largest NHS organisation in the region. We provide services from Colchester and Ipswich hospitals, Aldeburgh, Clacton, Halstead, Harwich and Felixstowe community hospitals and Bluebird Lodge in Ipswich. Our teams also provide community services in Suffolk.

963 visas18 jobs

Bloomberg LP

Bloomberg is a global leader in business and financial information, delivering trusted data, news, and insights that bring transparency and efficiency, and fairness to markets. We help connect influential communities across the global financial ecosystem via reliable technology solutions that enable our customers to make more informed decisions and foster better collaboration. We challenge the status quo through constant innovation. We collaborate broadly because we know that other perspecti

894 visas28 jobs

BUSY BEES NURSERIES LIMITEDEducation

We are committed to giving every child the best start in life. We deliver high quality childcare and exciting opportunities for learning that give every child a head start as they prepare for school.

0 visas587 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).