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 19 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.

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 visas72 jobs

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) consists of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and 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 collea

1,240 visas68 jobs

J Sainsbury PlcWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

Over 150 years old and still going strong, we’re the UK’s second-biggest retailer. Every day, the nation shops with us because they know they’ll get affordable, good food and excellent service. We focus on great value and convenient shopping across our family of brands, from Argos, Nectar and Habitat to Sainsbury’s Bank, Smart Charge and Tu. What’s next for Sainsbury’s? We've put food back at the heart of our business and we’re taking Sainsbury’s to the next level. We’re investing in technolo

155 visas554 jobs

Barclays Execution Services LimitedAdministrative and support service activities

If you’re thinking about moving forward in your career, you should think about moving to Barclays. Everything we do at Barclays starts and ends with helping people move forward in their lives. From helping them move forward in the digital age through Digital Eagles, to getting them started in their first home with one of our mortgages. From helping them realise their business dreams through to supporting young people as they make their first, sure move into the adult world through Life Skills.

966 visas44 jobs

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

The Northern Care Alliance is an NHS Foundation Trust (NCA FT) created by bringing together two NHS Trusts, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The NCA FT was formally established on 1 October 2021. The NCA has been working together as a group since 2016. Who are we? Our dedicated team of around 20,000 staff – our NCA Family – provide a range of community and hospital services to over one million people across Bury, Oldham, Rochdale and Salford, as wel

1,077 visas82 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 visas69 jobs

NatWest Group PLCFinancial and insurance activities

We’re the bank that turns possibilities into progress. We understand our customers, their worlds, and what matters to them. We help them see the opportunities and navigate a rapidly changing world. And we’re simplifying our business so that we can anticipate our customers’ needs and react to them quickly. Our business is UK centred and covers retail, commercial and private banking customers, with more offshore and further afield. Our services bring together our people’s incredible specialist k

945 visas128 jobs

Chelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation TrustAdministrative and support service activities

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust runs two main hospitals: • Chelsea and Westminster Hospital • West Middlesex University Hospital We also offer a range of community based services, including our award winning sexual health and HIV clinics across London: • 56 Dean Street and Dean Street Express in Soho • West London Centre for Sexual Health at Charing Cross Hospital • John Hunter Clinic and Kobler Clinic at St Stephen's Centre adjacent to the main hospital site • Sexual He

1,066 visas48 jobs

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

At Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust patient care is at the heart of everything we do. We serve around 600,000 people and run three hospitals - Andover War Memorial Hospital, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester – as well as community services and specialist services for which we are recognised nationally and internationally. We also provide care at the Countess of Brecknock Hospice in Andover and outpatient services in Alton, Bordon

906 visas54 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 visas3 jobs

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