--- title: "Academy Films Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/academy-films-ltd-london-789450 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Academy Films Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Academy Films Ltd (Companies House 05860629, London) holds an A-rated Temporary Worker sponsor licence covering the Creative Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Creative Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: ACADEMY FILMS LIMITED - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: LONDON - Registered address: 6th Floor Charlotte Building, 17 Gresse Street, London, United Kingdom, W1T 1QL - Companies House number: 05860629 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05860629) - Website: https://www.academyfilms.com/ - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/academy-films-ltd-london-789450 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative - Among 1,572 Creative Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-creative ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 8 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 5 Jan 2024: New secretary appointed: COOPER, Simon Eliot. Company secretary change recorded on 5 Jan 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Oct 2019: Notification of Nua Ltd as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 10 Oct 2019. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 10 Oct 2019: Cessation of Ms Elizabeth Jane Gower as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Oct 2019. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Oct 2019: Director resigned: GOWER, Elizabeth Jane. Director change recorded on 10 Oct 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Oct 2019: New director appointed: COOPER, Simon Eliot. Director change recorded on 10 Oct 2019. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Oct 2019: New director appointed: RIORDAN, Medb Felicity Anne. Director change recorded on 10 Oct 2019. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Ms Elizabeth Jane Gower as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 Dec 2015: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 16 Dec 2015. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about Academy Films Ltd ### Is Academy Films Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Academy Films Ltd in LONDON is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Academy Films Ltd sponsor? Academy Films Ltd is licensed for Creative Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Academy Films Ltd based? The register lists Academy Films Ltd at 6th Floor Charlotte Building, 17 Gresse Street, London, United Kingdom, W1T 1QL. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 05860629. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/academy-films-ltd-london-789450 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/academy-films-ltd-london-789450.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.