--- title: "Blackthorn Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/blackthorn-ltd-chipping-norton-773504 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 --- # Blackthorn Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Blackthorn Ltd (Companies House 14259105, Chipping Norton) 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 11 October 2022 (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: 11 October 2022 - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Chipping Norton - Registered address: 5 Crafts Mill Terrace, Lewis Road, Chipping Norton, England, OX7 5JP - Companies House number: 14259105 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14259105) - 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/blackthorn-ltd-chipping-norton-773504 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 25 licensed sponsors in Chipping Norton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/chipping-norton - 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 9 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 10 Mar 2026: New director appointed: DRAPER, Julien Pierre. 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. - 28 Feb 2026: Director resigned: BOVET, Claude. Director change recorded on 28 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 Jan 2025: Director resigned: MCDONALD, David William. Director change recorded on 13 Jan 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. - 22 Apr 2023: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share filing recorded on 22 Apr 2023, 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. - 5 Mar 2023: New director appointed: BOVET, Claude. Director change recorded on 5 Mar 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 Mar 2023: Notification of Mr Claude Bovet as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Mar 2023. 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. - 28 Feb 2023: Cessation of Mr Daniel Christopher Jeal as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Feb 2023. 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. - 12 Jan 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 12 Jan 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. - 1 Jan 2023: New director appointed: MCDONALD, David William. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (2 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Recruiter & People Operations Specialist · Remote · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-3926918951748754182 - Recruiter & People Operations Specialist · Remote · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-1410751264774606385 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 Blackthorn Ltd ### Is Blackthorn Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Blackthorn Ltd in Chipping Norton is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Blackthorn Ltd sponsor? Blackthorn Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Blackthorn Ltd based? The register lists Blackthorn Ltd at 5 Crafts Mill Terrace, Lewis Road, Chipping Norton, England, OX7 5JP. 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 14259105. 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/blackthorn-ltd-chipping-norton-773504 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/blackthorn-ltd-chipping-norton-773504.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.