--- title: "Empiric Student Property Plc.: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/empiric-student-property-plc-london-702867 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Empiric Student Property Plc.: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Empiric Student Property Plc. (Companies House 08886906, 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 18 April 2023 (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: 18 April 2023 - Legal name: EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY LIMITED - Industry: Property & Construction - Town: London - Registered address: 1st Floor Hop Yard Studios,, 72 Borough High Street, London, England, SE1 1XF - Companies House number: 08886906 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08886906) - Website: https://www.empiric.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/empiric-student-property/ - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/empiric-student-property-plc-london-702867 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 10,203 in Property & Construction: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/property-construction - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 29 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 17 Jun 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 17 Jun 2026. 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. - 28 May 2026: Secretary resigned: HIBBERD, Lisa Jefferson. Company secretary change recorded on 28 May 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. - 25 Feb 2026: Company name changed, now trading as "EMPIRIC STUDENT PROPERTY LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 25 Feb 2026, alongside a new majority owner or controller. 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 Jan 2026: Notification of The Unite Group Plc as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 28 Jan 2026. 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 Jan 2026: Director resigned: AVIS, Alice Mary Cleoniki. Director change recorded on 28 Jan 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. - 28 Jan 2026: Director resigned: GARROOD, Duncan. Director change recorded on 28 Jan 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. - 28 Jan 2026: Director resigned: RATCHFORD, Martin James. Director change recorded on 28 Jan 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. - 28 Jan 2026: Director resigned: GRANT, Donald Aaron. Director change recorded on 28 Jan 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. - 28 Jan 2026: Director resigned: PRESTON-BEER, Clair. Director change recorded on 28 Jan 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. - 28 Jan 2026: Director resigned: PAIN, Mark Andrew. Director change recorded on 28 Jan 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. - 28 Jan 2026: New director appointed: LISTER, Joseph Julian. Director change recorded on 28 Jan 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 Jan 2026: New director appointed: BURT, Michael James. Director change recorded on 28 Jan 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. - 26 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 26 Jan 2026, 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. - 2 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Oct 2025. 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. - 4 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Sep 2025. 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. - 28 Aug 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 28 Aug 2025. 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. - 22 Jul 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 Jul 2025. 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. - 14 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Apr 2025. 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. - 16 Dec 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 Dec 2024. 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. - 28 Nov 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 28 Nov 2024. 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. - 14 Nov 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Nov 2024. 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. - 21 Oct 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Oct 2024. 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. - 23 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Sep 2024. 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. - 22 Aug 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 Aug 2024. 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. - 20 Aug 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Aug 2024. 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. - + 4 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 Empiric Student Property Plc. ### Is Empiric Student Property Plc. a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Empiric Student Property Plc. in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Empiric Student Property Plc. sponsor? Empiric Student Property Plc. is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Empiric Student Property Plc. based? The register lists Empiric Student Property Plc. at 1st Floor Hop Yard Studios,, 72 Borough High Street, London, England, SE1 1XF. 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 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 08886906. 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/empiric-student-property-plc-london-702867 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/empiric-student-property-plc-london-702867.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.