--- title: "Barworks Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/barworks-ltd-london-797796 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 --- # Barworks Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Barworks Ltd (Companies House 03794021, 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 24 September 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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 24 September 2013 - Legal name: BARWORKS LIMITED - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: London - Registered address: 38-40 The Oval, Unit 75 Containerville, London, England, E2 9DT - Companies House number: 03794021 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03794021) - Website: https://barworks.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/barworks-ltd-london-797796 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 36 changes worth checking, checked 2 November 2026, newest first: - 6 Jun 2025: Notification of Big Barworks Bidco Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Jun 2025. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 6 Jun 2025: Cessation of Mr Patrik Ulf Mattias Franzen as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Jun 2025. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Jun 2025: Cessation of Mr Andreas Akerlund as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Jun 2025. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Jun 2025: Director resigned: AKERLUND, Jon Andreas. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 6 Jun 2025: Director resigned: FRANZEN, Patrik Ulf Mattias. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 6 Jun 2025: Director resigned: RAPHAEL, Lisa Louise. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 6 Jun 2025: Director resigned: DE RUVO-AKERLUND, Rebecca. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 6 Jun 2025: New director appointed: GRAY, Sebastian Christopher. Director change recorded on 6 Jun 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. - 4 Oct 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 4 Oct 2024. 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. - 13 Apr 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 13 Apr 2023. 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. - 27 Feb 2023: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 27 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. - 22 Feb 2023: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 22 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. - 9 Feb 2023: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 9 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. - 1 Oct 2022: Director resigned: HARRINGTON, Michael Francis. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 2 Aug 2022: Director resigned: FRANCIS-BAUM, Joanna. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 7 Dec 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 7 Dec 2021. 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. - 23 Jun 2021: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 23 Jun 2021. 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. - 16 Sep 2020: New person with significant control: Mr Patrik Ulf Mattias Franzen. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Sep 2020. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Sep 2020: New person with significant control: Mr Andreas Akerlund. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Sep 2020. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Sep 2020: New person with significant control: Mr Patrik Ulf Mattias Frazen. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Sep 2020. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Sep 2020: Cessation of Mr Patrik Ulf Mattias Frazen as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Sep 2020. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Sep 2020: New person with significant control: Mr Marc Francis-Baum. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Sep 2020. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 29 May 2019: Cessation of Mr Patrik Ulf Mattias Franzen as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 29 May 2019. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 29 Apr 2019: Secretary resigned: RAPHAEL, Peter. Company secretary change recorded on 29 Apr 2019. 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. - 5 Apr 2019: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 5 Apr 2019. 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. - + 11 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 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 Barworks Ltd ### Is Barworks Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Barworks Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Barworks Ltd sponsor? Barworks Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Barworks Ltd based? The register lists Barworks Ltd at 38-40 The Oval, Unit 75 Containerville, London, England, E2 9DT. 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 03794021. 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/barworks-ltd-london-797796 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/barworks-ltd-london-797796.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.