--- title: "Advfn PLC: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/advfn-plc-ongar-790409 register_status: removed 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 --- # Advfn PLC: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Advfn PLC (Companies House 02374988, Ongar) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 27 July 2026, having appeared on the register since 25 October 2022 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). It cannot sponsor new visa applications while off the register. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves, so it was not necessarily revoked. ## Key facts - Register status: Removed: no longer on the register since 27 July 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 25 October 2022 - Removed from the register: 27 July 2026 - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Ongar - Registered address: Suite 28 Ongar Business Centre, The Gables Fyfield Road, Ongar, England, CM5 0GA - Companies House number: 02374988 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02374988) - Company status (Companies House): active - Website: https://uk.advfn.com/Help/contact-us-274.html - 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/advfn-plc-ongar-790409 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 18 licensed sponsors in Ongar: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/ongar - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 15 changes worth checking, checked 26 July 2026, newest first: - 1 Jul 2026: New director appointed: PALTROWITZ, Jason. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2026. 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. - 19 Jun 2026: Director resigned: GOLD, David Laurence, Lord. Director change recorded on 19 Jun 2026. 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. - 1 Nov 2025: New director appointed: WINITSKY, Mikael. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 2025. 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. - 1 Sep 2025: Corporate-secretary resigned: CFPRO COSEC LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Sep 2025. 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. - 30 Jun 2025: Director resigned: BERKOVITZ, Shalom. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2025. 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. - 19 May 2025: Company name changed, now trading as "ADVFN LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 19 May 2025. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 14 May 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 14 May 2025. 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. - 10 Jan 2025: Director resigned: WOLLENBERG, Anthony Stephen. Director change recorded on 10 Jan 2025. 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. - 16 Jul 2024: New corporate-secretary appointed: CFPRO COSEC LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Jul 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. - 12 Jul 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 Jul 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 3 Jun 2024: New director appointed: BERKOVITZ, Shalom. Director change recorded on 3 Jun 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. - 4 Dec 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Dec 2023. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 30 Mar 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Mar 2023. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 13 Feb 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Feb 2023. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 6 Feb 2023: Director resigned: MULLINS, Jonathan Bruce. Director change recorded on 6 Feb 2023. 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. 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 Advfn PLC ### Is Advfn PLC a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Advfn PLC in Ongar was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 27 July 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did Advfn PLC leave the sponsor register? Advfn PLC no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 27 July 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed. If your visa is sponsored by this employer, contact them and get immigration advice. If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor. ### What visa routes can Advfn PLC sponsor? Advfn PLC was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Advfn PLC based? The register lists Advfn PLC at Suite 28 Ongar Business Centre, The Gables Fyfield Road, Ongar, England, CM5 0GA. 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 02374988. 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/advfn-plc-ongar-790409 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/advfn-plc-ongar-790409.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.