--- title: "Arriva Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/arriva-limited-sunderland-794743 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 --- # Arriva Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Arriva Limited (Companies House 00347103, Sunderland) 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 27 September 2024 (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: 27 September 2024 - Industry: Travel, Transport & Mobility - Town: Sunderland - Companies House number: 00347103 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00347103) - 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/arriva-limited-sunderland-794743 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 174 licensed sponsors in Sunderland: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/sunderland - One of 6,274 in Travel, Transport & Mobility: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/travel-transport-mobility - 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 8 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 31 May 2026: Director resigned: HIBBERT, Martin James. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 19 Mar 2025: New director appointed: HIBBERT, Martin James. Director change recorded on 19 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. - 28 Feb 2025: Director resigned: GOESEKE, Christian, Dr. 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. - 27 Jan 2025: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Jan 2025. 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. - 2 Dec 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Dec 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. - 18 Nov 2024: New director appointed: HARDY, Christopher James. Director change recorded on 18 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. - 1 Nov 2024: Director resigned: COOPER, Michael David. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 30 Sep 2024: New director appointed: O'CONNOR, Alison. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. 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 7 live vacancies tracked for this employer (118 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Sustainability Graduate · Holborn, Central London · £32,393 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5912848573?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Sustainability Graduate · UK · £34,967 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5916600568?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - UK Bus Franchising Product Manager · UK · £61,099 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5869219529?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - UK Bus Franchising Product Manager · Holborn, Central London · £56,601 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5865061293?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - IT Infrastructure Engineer · UK · £47,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5928726028?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Exec IT Site Engineer · Holborn, Central London · £34,316 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5931522036?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - BI Developer · Thurmaston, Leicester · £46,281 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5924608196?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - PCV Bus Driver · Bangor · £13–£22 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/pcv-bus-driver/57000251 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=794743&employer=Arriva%20Limited 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 Arriva Limited ### Is Arriva Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Arriva Limited in Sunderland is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2024. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Arriva Limited sponsor? Arriva Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Arriva Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 7 live vacancies from Arriva Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Arriva Limited based? The register lists Arriva Limited at Sunderland. 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 00347103. 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/arriva-limited-sunderland-794743 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/arriva-limited-sunderland-794743.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.