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title: "Alastair Sawday Publishing Co. Ltd: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/alastair-sawday-publishing-co-ltd-bristol-759644
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
---

# Alastair Sawday Publishing Co. Ltd: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Alastair Sawday Publishing Co. Ltd (Companies House 02812527, Bristol) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 17 November 2021 (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: Worker (A rating)
- Visa routes: Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 17 November 2021
- Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative
- Town: Bristol
- Registered address: Merchants House, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RW
- Companies House number: 02812527 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02812527)
- Website: https://www.sawdays.co.uk
- 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/alastair-sawday-publishing-co-ltd-bristol-759644

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 1,293 licensed sponsors in Bristol: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bristol
- One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative
- Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

9 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first:

- 1 Oct 2025: New director appointed: KELLY, David Huw. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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.
- 25 Sep 2025: Director resigned: SANDERCOCK, Naomi. Director change recorded on 25 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.
- 25 Sep 2025: New director appointed: HAUNTON, Mark William. Director change recorded on 25 Sep 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.
- 14 Nov 2024: Director resigned: FLANNIGAN, Sarah Elisabeth. Director change recorded on 14 Nov 2024. 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 2024: New director appointed: STYLES, Kevin Richard. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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.
- 21 Dec 2023: New director appointed: SANDERCOCK, Naomi. Director change recorded on 21 Dec 2023. 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.
- 21 Dec 2023: Director resigned: AMNER, Jo. Director change recorded on 21 Dec 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.
- 15 Aug 2022: Director resigned: SAWDAY, George Alastair Ronald. Director change recorded on 15 Aug 2022. 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 Nov 2021: New director appointed: PHAN, Jayne Binhminh. Director change recorded on 19 Nov 2021. 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.

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 Alastair Sawday Publishing Co. Ltd

### Is Alastair Sawday Publishing Co. Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Alastair Sawday Publishing Co. Ltd in Bristol is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Alastair Sawday Publishing Co. Ltd sponsor?

Alastair Sawday Publishing Co. Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Alastair Sawday Publishing Co. Ltd based?

The register lists Alastair Sawday Publishing Co. Ltd at Merchants House, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RW. 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 02812527. 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/alastair-sawday-publishing-co-ltd-bristol-759644
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/alastair-sawday-publishing-co-ltd-bristol-759644.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.
