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title: "Bloomsbury Publishing Plc: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bloomsbury-publishing-plc-london-760452
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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# Bloomsbury Publishing Plc: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (Companies House 01984336, 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 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: Worker (A rating)
- Visa routes: Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier
- Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative
- Town: London
- Registered address: 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP
- Companies House number: 01984336 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01984336)
- Website: https://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk
- 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/bloomsbury-publishing-plc-london-760452

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london
- One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative
- Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

34 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first:

- 19 May 2026: New director appointed: BLATCHFORD, Christopher David. Director change recorded on 19 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.
- 14 Apr 2026: New director appointed: RIDOUT, Jenny. Director change recorded on 14 Apr 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.
- 2 Feb 2026: Director resigned: SCOTT-BAYFIELD, Penelope Samantha Juliette. Director change recorded on 2 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.
- 2 Feb 2026: New director appointed: UNDERWOOD, Keith Robert. Director change recorded on 2 Feb 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.
- 14 Apr 2025: New director appointed: RABBATTS, Heather Victoria, Dame. Director change recorded on 14 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.
- 16 Jul 2024: Director resigned: LAMBERT, Richard Peter, Sir. Director change recorded on 16 Jul 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.
- 20 Jul 2022: Director resigned: HALL, Steven Richard. Director change recorded on 20 Jul 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.
- 1 Apr 2022: New director appointed: BASON, John George. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2022. 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.
- 26 Jul 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 26 Jul 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.
- 21 Jul 2021: Director resigned: WARREN, John Anthony. Director change recorded on 21 Jul 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.
- 1 Jan 2021: New director appointed: YOUNG, Margaret Lola, Baroness. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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.
- 21 Jul 2020: Director resigned: GLASSPOOL, Jonathan Rennie. Director change recorded on 21 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.
- 21 Apr 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Apr 2020. 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.
- 17 Jul 2019: Director resigned: JONES, Jill Louise. Director change recorded on 17 Jul 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.
- 17 Jul 2019: New director appointed: REED, Leslie-Ann. Director change recorded on 17 Jul 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.
- 21 Jan 2019: New secretary appointed: ABU-DEEB, Maya Margaret. Company secretary change recorded on 21 Jan 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.
- 18 Jan 2019: Secretary resigned: DAYKIN, Michael Richard. Company secretary change recorded on 18 Jan 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.
- 16 Jul 2018: New director appointed: SCOTT-BAYFIELD, Penelope Samantha Juliette. Director change recorded on 16 Jul 2018. 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 Jul 2018: Director resigned: PALLOT, Wendy Monica. Director change recorded on 16 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.
- 31 May 2018: Director resigned: CHARKIN, Richard Denis Paul. Director change recorded on 31 May 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.
- 18 Jul 2017: New director appointed: LAMBERT, Richard Peter, Sir. Director change recorded on 18 Jul 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.
- 18 Jul 2017: Director resigned: SALZ, Anthony Michael Vaughan, Sir. Director change recorded on 18 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.
- 27 Jun 2017: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Jun 2017. 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 Mar 2017: New director appointed: HALL, Steven Richard. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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.
- 1 Mar 2017: Director resigned: PAGE, Stephen Alexander. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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.
- + 9 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

4 live vacancies tracked for this employer (7 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name.

- Head of Information Security, Technology · Bloomsbury, Central London · £100,000–£125,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5931900504?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3
- Head of Information Security, Technology · Bloomsbury, Central London · £100,000–£125,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5929619096?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3
- Head of Information Security, Technology · London · £100,000–£125,000 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/1acyjPV5kVREJaMLG6pnvBfWpMXiyU3g7hGfRPJDMCcB17iFMir7wvoejPhH-atYZ7O-XBPeCsvHQXkcaCacwNGYHDkWaEfje1u187FbP8AjmqoFGB8bA0nXF34XQ5FT3nT8iGwiu0Ly5b07dac8QlWOqrFHonfGifCg6j11PsQy9bmVSpYlZeh1iOfSwoHEOkegG8eCnzVIrx-83AipkxPhaCdfUmyvt3h4Er04d54
- Senior Marketing Manager, Education - Part Time, 12 month FTC · London · £39,000 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/2Sy4MKl7iBzASKPADUc6xj78A162-73KCdLY-pnXr61Lu7dhQ8xqgz5kOUL0ohkb432ZY-7s3Asgy9wCge_EjgqFfy7WLKsZ1MQAV2Bva6CF13lvjIWTMmJqjN4fsFlUFzJNfKcRq9SOSfSuaYrgx90Tn3qojJTESJD8GJNCdzTkLuCTda-t_lDewEdOoUHqeO_yMAJPOc35BZPYvdwMXrfXs_9gDCWYPcGqLA3DEFk
- Marketing Assistant, Children's · London · £27,000 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/Rv8XwBGdQEWppc-DeJfVWv1nbGi9lc9hkXUa6rexlSEwEA7w_Ru31SAoC7coL6qAYuqQYVUKxT-TGiwYBndm2_f0uGRrkJrNk8UYvX-SFPYbPcFt-HOAz7ywiM7Gvpv6_CFnw4BHGCQcYwQgLIudriaQ9M7SlC5PcftC-k7g3YkpY8aR7giIgb9hgpK9lYmMoTQPy0tZzOjULkSnNLx_24ZVWAh7lVceF1FDxAbRHMs
- Financial Controller (12 month fixed term) · London · £90,000 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/SkmtyM_R1DhIS86Y8wsnEpppRWx6pFnvU1pxTXhmZWD_SmUaFVsExiGvFJZGmVhpDSxUSXqnWcj2RZUyIrQVikdENDoX8xVp07Lb3TrtqZCuZpSMGdB8Zq3Nyzg8_imFLZWm0kqlQcFVk-tZW7YZt8X1pZh9Tky2dSd6A8v1yWlok_tEOzb9D4BH-VrmtJ6p-SWZMd4v18EoDXKABlPdB9X-YoA05fdkccOGVLOhta0
- Data Scientist, AI & Innovation · London · £65,000–£70,000 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/DnORL1YPnQx4GHDhbEsMWHjbkScYmMcGPuMZjEvwaVgK0tWZ6oiVrOBLib8QuLdjKhmzA3KyZz3uZ-pxLB2BT6TgzE2i90iPfW2T0k48yp0YmMX_z0WIVwITawEjhIIvNKxIH71wPKBozAWQkQQ4juwWtCFefCOZKClm3lzXOHkQoxrfZkG3p5CtPABECuRyOBw42yQKSjEYkbUT4mS-nEXOgIwR8J6cU2elOdQ1y9k

All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=760452&employer=Bloomsbury%20Publishing%20Plc

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 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

### Is Bloomsbury Publishing Plc a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc in London 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 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc sponsor?

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Does Bloomsbury Publishing Plc have any jobs open right now?

We are currently tracking 4 live vacancies from Bloomsbury Publishing Plc on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer.

### Where is Bloomsbury Publishing Plc based?

The register lists Bloomsbury Publishing Plc at 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP. 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 01984336. 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/bloomsbury-publishing-plc-london-760452
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bloomsbury-publishing-plc-london-760452.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.