--- title: "Arqiva Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/arqiva-ltd-winchester-794704 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 --- # Arqiva Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Arqiva Ltd (Companies House 02487597, Winchester) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, 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: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: ARQIVA LIMITED - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Winchester - Registered address: Crawley Court, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 2QA - Companies House number: 02487597 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02487597) - Website: https://www.arqiva.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/arqiva-ltd-winchester-794704 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 113 licensed sponsors in Winchester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/winchester - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 97 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 2 Oct 2026: Director resigned: LONGHURST, Scott Robert James. Director change recorded on 2 Oct 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. - 30 Jun 2026: Director resigned: TILLIEUX, Patrick Jean Victor. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 8 May 2026: Director resigned: STIRTON, David. Director change recorded on 8 May 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. - 8 May 2026: Director resigned: CLARK, Drummond Macgregor. Director change recorded on 8 May 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. - 10 Mar 2026: New director appointed: LONGHURST, Scott Robert James. Director change recorded on 10 Mar 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. - 10 Mar 2026: Director resigned: LEITH-SMITH, Susana Durante Teixeira Gomes. Director change recorded on 10 Mar 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. - 10 Mar 2026: Director resigned: HOGAN, Philip. Director change recorded on 10 Mar 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. - 20 Feb 2026: Director resigned: LONGHURST, Scott Robert James. Director change recorded on 20 Feb 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. - 13 Oct 2025: Director resigned: HODGE, Nathan Andrew. Director change recorded on 13 Oct 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. - 2 Sep 2025: New director appointed: HOGAN, Philip. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 31 Aug 2025: Director resigned: DONOVAN, Paul Michael. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 24 Apr 2025: New director appointed: TILLIEUX, Patrick Jean Victor. Director change recorded on 24 Apr 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. - 31 Mar 2025: New director appointed: HODGE, Nathan Andrew. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 31 Mar 2025: Director resigned: WEST, Sean Allan. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 18 Mar 2025: Director resigned: DARCEY, Michael William. Director change recorded on 18 Mar 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. - 28 Feb 2025: New director appointed: STIRTON, David. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 28 Feb 2025: New director appointed: CLARK, Drummond Macgregor. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 28 Feb 2025: Director resigned: FIEGUTH, Maximilian Jacob. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 28 Feb 2025: Director resigned: STIRTON, David. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 11 Dec 2024: Director resigned: MASSIDDA, Diego. Director change recorded on 11 Dec 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. - 26 Nov 2024: Director resigned: MACLEOD, Andrew James. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 31 Oct 2024: Director resigned: JAGUIN, Arnaud. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 6 Dec 2023: New director appointed: JAGUIN, Arnaud. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 16 Nov 2023: New director appointed: MASSIDDA, Diego. Director change recorded on 16 Nov 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. - 16 Nov 2023: Director resigned: JAGUIN, Arnaud. Director change recorded on 16 Nov 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. - + 72 earlier changes on the web page 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 5 live vacancies tracked for this employer (8 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Senior Engineer - Network & IP · Daventry, Northamptonshire · £52,502 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5855408095?se=lh8F_1rK8RGIYIY75JPvjw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=49202C9595547EA50B68E13A2C0D52E4AD35CF0C - Senior Engineer - Network & IP · Winchester, Hampshire · £54,444 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5855408066?se=lh8F_1rK8RGIYIY75JPvjw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=75E8232A78978AA3AED6012B860FE6037E28938F - Senior Engineer - Network & IP · Huddersfield, West Yorkshire · £52,247 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5855408087?se=lh8F_1rK8RGIYIY75JPvjw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=4ABD2BD80E6E4CA2CCEBA678EDC954529C476527 - Engineer - Network & IP · London, UK · £39,514 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5856890046?se=RDcHnFrK8RG5hpNzMjw1hg&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=285605CD232DD520DC3CA86A31F46427AA7FD357 - MCR Operations Engineer - 12 months FTC · United Kingdom · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/CJpf-sf6GarXiC3SEd2wRWiyBb4pga74m1rxCRdZ6If1KUi-kaAqA0SgWXdRAxQYgkDi1JMYAL9lSU87jr36NClvtseY4uiyNZ_wEXE56niluKFLM34LJlv4EUQCzHD2pC3aadb6Dp1EO8U57GFrFWvheclxBqacO_DiT5QjBeR1GOYnYi3kLCspKMdcAZfDtYLhZPoSNdsa7k54idYRvpv8AramwSanUUXSWlWebsc - Senior Commercial Lawyer · Winchester · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/URWchhTPEGx01x_OAz7UobIPu3vbWvKOq-b9Rdb-tauDtnGB9DRceucvHY1wmPQkUDkWSHk-me4v53_X55DNSxuRH-Qnq-UnUPlC_a_7Ca87DVA8tVEnezJqKsrMprQMurs6wWJSDz1Eqcm5nHQ80Uj1EqqHzAknvjZdPQfLfaVkqG094tDqvUiejZ23aC4eImDgQKnJFjvc8NNWlZpqUNdqsVSnfxl8z9b_77P0gFk - Senior Procurement Specialist · United Kingdom · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/r47ai9eL-HX96_D2vX3VrLFKE_QJUyo8EN62-0Mp6UIRCpBh6jzqo8oiBj0QGENdcXvu-hacYOVm7YtGlsprF0gFlo2fV7gUSoeVxtC178y_WRxzhtRaDg2CKKOBdJSpOuMVBbHtKv8SDTxde40djfZNALaBDKwr73DmaZiPI9M_ifmcaOKjdPNe6jXqRzMFbhga2cHghm35CNP1enDL4fl8AX-2NENbZiwFl4Wvq7I - Engineer - Network & IP · United Kingdom · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/s4kXHfJSe2fny-9bhDQ69FnsHF-lqJYS0CeW2vUA-FI0vlOB2w0K_CevRytg4bz4cVTz6VieVL4QBiQklXyHZdWmL-losUeWq4DQFurojk6ySEq6PfBOv1cgzCpoVYuP0Q1Pc5OO3RVkSIa5CEvBluJQp-9OCj6CnDthfY9tDvbVMxWlw4JhV7QpT90ex_FNyIU72h3ycEutbiKzGZ6aclWFzVQmLHNcooldlSjX2G0 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=794704&employer=Arqiva%20Ltd A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Arqiva Ltd ### Is Arqiva Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Arqiva Ltd in Winchester 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 Arqiva Ltd sponsor? Arqiva Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Arqiva Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 5 live vacancies from Arqiva Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Arqiva Ltd based? The register lists Arqiva Ltd at Crawley Court, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 2QA. 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 02487597. 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/arqiva-ltd-winchester-794704 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/arqiva-ltd-winchester-794704.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.