--- title: "City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/city-of-birmingham-symphony-orchestra-birmingham-805256 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 --- # City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (trading as C B S O; Companies House 01262018; Birmingham) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the 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: Creative Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Trading as: C B S O - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: Birmingham - Registered address: Cbso Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham, W Midlands, B1 2LF - Companies House number: 01262018 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01262018) - Website: https://www.cbso.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/city-of-birmingham-symphony-orchestra-birmingham-805256 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 3,082 licensed sponsors in Birmingham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/birmingham - One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative - Among 1,572 Creative Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-creative ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 62 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 27 Apr 2026: Director resigned: CLEMENTS, Elizabeth Ann. Director change recorded on 27 Apr 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. - 27 Apr 2026: Director resigned: SANDHU, Darius Singh. Director change recorded on 27 Apr 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. - 30 Nov 2025: Director resigned: INGRAM, Emily Claire An-Li. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 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. - 6 Oct 2025: Director resigned: EDGAR, Helen. Director change recorded on 6 Oct 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. - 2 Apr 2024: Secretary resigned: MUNDAY, Sally Irene. Company secretary change recorded on 2 Apr 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 Nov 2023: Director resigned: BURBIDGE, David Lovell. Director change recorded on 20 Nov 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. - 8 Nov 2023: Director resigned: ROPER, David Andrew. Director change recorded on 8 Nov 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. - 31 Oct 2023: New secretary appointed: MUNDAY, Sally Irene. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 30 Jun 2023: Secretary resigned: BUNTING, Emma. Company secretary change recorded on 30 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 May 2023: Director resigned: BIRCHALL, Tim. Director change recorded on 15 May 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. - 13 Dec 2022: New director appointed: CLEMENTS, Elizabeth Ann. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 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. - 13 Dec 2022: Director resigned: BORE, Albert, Sir. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 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. - 21 Nov 2022: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Lucy Kate. Director change recorded on 21 Nov 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. - 18 Jul 2022: New director appointed: SANDHU, Darius Singh. Director change recorded on 18 Jul 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. - 18 Jul 2022: Director resigned: YIP, Alex. Director change recorded on 18 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. - 14 Mar 2022: Director resigned: DAVIS, Anthony Alfred. Director change recorded on 14 Mar 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. - 25 Jan 2022: New secretary appointed: BUNTING, Emma. Company secretary change recorded on 25 Jan 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. - 25 Jan 2022: Secretary resigned: WALLIS, Annmarie. Company secretary change recorded on 25 Jan 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. - 3 Nov 2021: Director resigned: FOSTER, Susan Patricia. Director change recorded on 3 Nov 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. - 3 Nov 2021: Director resigned: GODWIN, Joseph. Director change recorded on 3 Nov 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. - 3 Aug 2021: New director appointed: BIRCHALL, Tim. Director change recorded on 3 Aug 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. - 3 Aug 2021: Director resigned: DUTCH, Elspeth. Director change recorded on 3 Aug 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. - 9 Sep 2020: New director appointed: EDGAR, Helen. Director change recorded on 9 Sep 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. - 9 Sep 2020: Director resigned: COOKHORN, Margaret June. Director change recorded on 9 Sep 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. - 23 Sep 2019: New director appointed: INGRAM, Emily Claire An-Li. Director change recorded on 23 Sep 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. - + 37 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 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ### Is City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Birmingham 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 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra sponsor? City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is licensed for Creative Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra based? The register lists City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at Cbso Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham, W Midlands, B1 2LF. 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 01262018. 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/city-of-birmingham-symphony-orchestra-birmingham-805256 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/city-of-birmingham-symphony-orchestra-birmingham-805256.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.