--- title: "Black Swan Data Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/black-swan-data-limited-london-763734 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 --- # Black Swan Data Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Black Swan Data Limited (Companies House 07637003, 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 6 August 2014 (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: 6 August 2014 - Legal name: BLACK SWAN DATA LTD - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: London - Registered address: Wework Building 10 York Road, 12th Floor, London, England, SE1 7ND - Companies House number: 07637003 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07637003) - Website: https://blackswan.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/black-swan-data-limited-london-763734 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 107 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 13 May 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 13 May 2025. 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. - 29 Apr 2025: Notification of Mintel Group Ltd as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 29 Apr 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. - 29 Apr 2025: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, John Peter. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 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. - 29 Apr 2025: Director resigned: MANN, Richard Alexander James. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 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. - 29 Apr 2025: Director resigned: KING, Steve. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 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. - 29 Apr 2025: Director resigned: DIMA, Mariano. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 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. - 29 Apr 2025: Director resigned: EDMONDSON-JONES, Philip James. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 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. - 29 Apr 2025: New director appointed: CARR, Richard David. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 29 Apr 2025: New director appointed: BUTCHER, Jon Christopher. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 29 Apr 2025: New director appointed: NELSON, Matthew. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 11 Apr 2025: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 11 Apr 2025, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 22 Aug 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 Aug 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. - 21 Feb 2024: New director appointed: MANN, Richard Alexander James. Director change recorded on 21 Feb 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. - 7 Feb 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Feb 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. - 24 Jan 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 24 Jan 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 Jan 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Jan 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. - 14 Nov 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Nov 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. - 26 Oct 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Oct 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. - 29 Sep 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Sep 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. - 27 Sep 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Sep 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. - 14 Sep 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Sep 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. - 24 Aug 2023: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 24 Aug 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. - 3 Aug 2023: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 3 Aug 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. - 21 Jul 2023: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 21 Jul 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. - 18 Jul 2023: Director resigned: GREEN, Martin. Director change recorded on 18 Jul 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. - + 82 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 Black Swan Data Limited ### Is Black Swan Data Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Black Swan Data Limited in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2014. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Black Swan Data Limited sponsor? Black Swan Data Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Black Swan Data Limited based? The register lists Black Swan Data Limited at Wework Building 10 York Road, 12th Floor, London, England, SE1 7ND. 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 07637003. 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/black-swan-data-limited-london-763734 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/black-swan-data-limited-london-763734.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.