--- title: "Challenger Performance Optimization UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/challenger-performance-optimization-uk-limited-london-694933 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 --- # Challenger Performance Optimization UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Challenger Performance Optimization UK Limited (Companies House 11448434, London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 18 October 2018 (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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 18 October 2018 - Legal name: RICHARDSON SALES PERFORMANCE UK LTD - Industry: Professional Services - Town: London - Registered address: 6th Floor, Charlotte Building, 17 Gresse Street, London, United Kingdom, W1T 1QL - Companies House number: 11448434 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11448434) - 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/challenger-performance-optimization-uk-limited-london-694933 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 23 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 10 Dec 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 10 Dec 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. - 4 Dec 2025: Company name changed, now trading as "RICHARDSON SALES PERFORMANCE UK LTD". Company name change recorded on 4 Dec 2025. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Dec 2024: Director resigned: HARRIS, Andee. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 31 Dec 2024: Director resigned: MORALES, Maria. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 10 Sep 2024: New director appointed: ELSEY, Jonathan. Director change recorded on 10 Sep 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. - 10 Sep 2024: New director appointed: KONIJNENBERG, Ardjan. Director change recorded on 10 Sep 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. - 9 Sep 2024: Cessation of Mr David Michael Mcgovern as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 9 Sep 2024. 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. - 3 Sep 2024: Director resigned: MUSKER, Jonny. Director change recorded on 3 Sep 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. - 23 Apr 2024: New director appointed: MORALES, Maria. Director change recorded on 23 Apr 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. - 9 Apr 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 9 Apr 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. - 1 Jan 2024: Director resigned: WALD, Ryan David. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Jun 2023: Director resigned: SPRADLING, Dan. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 15 Apr 2022: Director resigned: NEFF, Donald, Director. Director change recorded on 15 Apr 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. - 30 Mar 2021: New director appointed: HARRIS, Andee. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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. - 30 Mar 2021: Director resigned: FREWER, Simon. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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. - 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: DORRIER, Charles. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 30 Jul 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Jul 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. - 15 Jun 2020: New director appointed: NEFF, Donald, Director. Director change recorded on 15 Jun 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. - 31 Dec 2019: New person with significant control: Mr David Michael Mcgovern. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 31 Dec 2019: Cessation of Challenger Uk Topco Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 15 Nov 2019: Director resigned: HERRINGTON, Mark James. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 19 Aug 2019: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 19 Aug 2019. 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. - 11 Dec 2018: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 11 Dec 2018. 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. 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 Challenger Performance Optimization UK Limited ### Is Challenger Performance Optimization UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Challenger Performance Optimization UK Limited in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2018. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Challenger Performance Optimization UK Limited sponsor? Challenger Performance Optimization UK Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Challenger Performance Optimization UK Limited based? The register lists Challenger Performance Optimization UK Limited at 6th Floor, Charlotte Building, 17 Gresse Street, London, United Kingdom, W1T 1QL. 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 11448434. 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/challenger-performance-optimization-uk-limited-london-694933 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/challenger-performance-optimization-uk-limited-london-694933.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.