--- title: "Encyclopaedia Britannica UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/encyclopaedia-britannica-uk-ltd-london-694184 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 --- # Encyclopaedia Britannica UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Encyclopaedia Britannica UK Ltd (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 15 February 2021 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## 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: 15 February 2021 - Legal name: ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA (UK) LIMITED - Industry: Education - Town: London - Companies House number: 03830890 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03830890) - 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/encyclopaedia-britannica-uk-ltd-london-694184 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 6 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Jun 2026: Cessation of Mr Jacob Safra as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jun 2026. 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. - 20 Feb 2026: Director resigned: CAUZ, Jorge. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 12 Jun 2025: Notification of Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 12 Jun 2025. 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. - 4 Dec 2024: Director resigned: KENNARD, Caroline. Director change recorded on 4 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. - 20 Jun 2023: New director appointed: CAUZ, Jorge. Director change recorded on 20 Jun 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. - 1 Jun 2023: New person with significant control: Mr Jacob Safra. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jun 2023. 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. 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 Encyclopaedia Britannica UK Ltd ### Is Encyclopaedia Britannica UK Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Encyclopaedia Britannica UK Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Encyclopaedia Britannica UK Ltd sponsor? Encyclopaedia Britannica UK Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Encyclopaedia Britannica UK Ltd based? The register lists Encyclopaedia Britannica UK Ltd at London. 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. 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/encyclopaedia-britannica-uk-ltd-london-694184 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/encyclopaedia-britannica-uk-ltd-london-694184.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.