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title: "Arriva Rail London Ltd: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/arriva-rail-london-ltd-london-794727
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
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# Arriva Rail London Ltd: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Arriva Rail London Ltd (Companies House 04165861, London) 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 3 September 2020 (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: 3 September 2020
- Legal name: ARRIVA RAIL LONDON LIMITED
- Industry: Travel, Transport & Mobility
- Town: London
- Registered address: 1 Admiral Way, Doxford International Business, Park Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR3 3XP
- Companies House number: 04165861 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04165861)
- 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-rail-london-ltd-london-794727

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london
- One of 6,274 in Travel, Transport & Mobility: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/travel-transport-mobility
- 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 October 2026, newest first:

- 3 May 2026: Director resigned: LAISHLEY, Catriona Margaret. Director change recorded on 3 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.
- 3 May 2026: Director resigned: BEST, Steven Ian. Director change recorded on 3 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.
- 3 May 2026: New director appointed: SCOTT, Alexis James. Director change recorded on 3 May 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.
- 3 May 2026: New director appointed: BOATMAN, Helen Juliet. Director change recorded on 3 May 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.
- 20 Mar 2026: Director resigned: RAMBURUTH, Anjuli. Director change recorded on 20 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.
- 13 Mar 2026: Director resigned: GANT, Oliver Edward. Director change recorded on 13 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.
- 16 Apr 2024: New director appointed: RAMBURUTH, Anjuli. Director change recorded on 16 Apr 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.
- 16 Apr 2024: New director appointed: GANT, Oliver Edward. Director change recorded on 16 Apr 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.
- 9 Jan 2024: Director resigned: HUTCHINGS, Paul William. Director change recorded on 9 Jan 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.
- 8 Jun 2023: New director appointed: LAISHLEY, Catriona Margaret. Director change recorded on 8 Jun 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.
- 1 Jun 2023: Director resigned: POCOCK, Matthew Christopher. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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.
- 16 Aug 2021: New director appointed: POCOCK, Matthew Christopher. Director change recorded on 16 Aug 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.
- 6 Aug 2021: Director resigned: ROGERS, Stella Beatrice. Director change recorded on 6 Aug 2021. 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.
- 3 Dec 2020: Director resigned: FURLONG, Amanda. Director change recorded on 3 Dec 2020. 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.
- 9 Oct 2020: Director resigned: BURCHELL, Christopher Derek Dyne. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 2020. 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 Arriva Rail London Ltd

### Is Arriva Rail London Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Arriva Rail London Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Arriva Rail London Ltd sponsor?

Arriva Rail London Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Arriva Rail London Ltd based?

The register lists Arriva Rail London Ltd at 1 Admiral Way, Doxford International Business, Park Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR3 3XP. 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 04165861. 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-rail-london-ltd-london-794727
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/arriva-rail-london-ltd-london-794727.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.
