--- title: "Blast Theory: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/blast-theory-brighton-784972 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 --- # Blast Theory: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Blast Theory (Companies House 03162239, Brighton) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Charity Worker, Creative Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 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: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Charity Worker; Creative Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: Brighton - Registered address: Unit 5, 20 Wellington Road Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 1DN - Companies House number: 03162239 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03162239) - Website: https://www.blasttheory.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-philanthropies - 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/blast-theory-brighton-784972 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 406 licensed sponsors in Brighton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/brighton - One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative - Among 1,531 Charity Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-charity ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 25 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 4 Jun 2025: Director resigned: GADNEY, Guy Bernard Jan. Director change recorded on 4 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. - 20 Apr 2025: Director resigned: MIRESKANDARI, Razi. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 7 Dec 2021: New director appointed: GADNEY, Guy Bernard Jan. Director change recorded on 7 Dec 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. - 7 Dec 2021: New director appointed: CHRISTESEN, Charlotte Jane. Director change recorded on 7 Dec 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. - 7 Sep 2021: New director appointed: MIRESKANDARI, Razi. Director change recorded on 7 Sep 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. - 1 Dec 2020: Director resigned: FULLER, Stephanie Jane. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 8 Jul 2020: Secretary resigned: JENNINGS, Kirsty Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 8 Jul 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. - 8 Jul 2020: New secretary appointed: RUPERT, Anne Charlotte. Company secretary change recorded on 8 Jul 2020. 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. - 18 Nov 2019: Director resigned: MOORE, Paul, Dr. Director change recorded on 18 Nov 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. - 24 Jun 2019: New director appointed: LAU, Sarah Louise. Director change recorded on 24 Jun 2019. 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. - 24 Jun 2019: New director appointed: WILLIAMS, Simon James. Director change recorded on 24 Jun 2019. 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. - 30 Jul 2018: Director resigned: JONES, Amdanda Louise. Director change recorded on 30 Jul 2018. 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. - 24 Jul 2017: Director resigned: DURMAN, Hilary Pamela. Director change recorded on 24 Jul 2017. 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. - 24 Jun 2017: New director appointed: MOORE, Paul, Dr. Director change recorded on 24 Jun 2017. 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 Nov 2016: Director resigned: DAVIES, Celia. Director change recorded on 7 Nov 2016. 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 Nov 2016: Director resigned: VICKERS, Benjamin Russell. Director change recorded on 7 Nov 2016. 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 Nov 2016: New director appointed: MCDERMOTT, Laura Nicole. Director change recorded on 7 Nov 2016. 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 Nov 2016: New director appointed: LILLEY, Anthony William. Director change recorded on 7 Nov 2016. 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. - 22 Feb 2016: Director resigned: DIBOSA, David. Director change recorded on 22 Feb 2016. 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. - 28 Jul 2014: New director appointed: MAOR, Iris. Director change recorded on 28 Jul 2014. 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. - 17 Jun 2014: Director resigned: DAUNCEY, Sara. Director change recorded on 17 Jun 2014. 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. - 31 May 2014: Director resigned: RUBINSTEIN, Ben Hilary. Director change recorded on 31 May 2014. 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. - 24 Feb 2014: New director appointed: JONES, Amdanda Louise. Director change recorded on 24 Feb 2014. 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 Sep 2013: New secretary appointed: JENNINGS, Kirsty Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 3 Sep 2013. 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 Sep 2013: Secretary resigned: ADAMS, Matthew. Company secretary change recorded on 3 Sep 2013. 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 Blast Theory ### Is Blast Theory a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Blast Theory in Brighton is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Blast Theory sponsor? Blast Theory is licensed for Charity Worker, Creative Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Blast Theory based? The register lists Blast Theory at Unit 5, 20 Wellington Road Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN41 1DN. 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 03162239. 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/blast-theory-brighton-784972 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/blast-theory-brighton-784972.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.