--- title: "English PEN: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/english-pen-london-689090 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 --- # English PEN: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, English PEN (Companies House 05747142, London) holds an A-rated Temporary Worker sponsor licence covering the Charity Worker and Creative Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 11 June 2014 (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) - Visa routes: Charity Worker; Creative Worker - First seen on the register: 11 June 2014 - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: London - Registered address: 24 Bedford Row, London, England, WC1R 4EH - Companies House number: 05747142 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05747142) - Website: https://www.englishpen.org - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/english-pen/ - 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/english-pen-london-689090 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 1,531 Charity Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-charity ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 90 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 23 Sep 2026: New director appointed: BUTLER, Cortina Maxine Ann Cotterell. Director change recorded on 23 Sep 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. - 8 Jul 2026: Director resigned: DAVIS-FEATHERSTONE, Rachael Elizabeth, Dr. Director change recorded on 8 Jul 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. - 29 Apr 2026: Director resigned: LINDVALL GUNARATNE, Guy Marasinghe. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 29 Apr 2026: New director appointed: TANEJA, Preti Madhuri Neel, Professor. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 29 Apr 2026: New director appointed: HANNAH, Lucy Geraldine Allison. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 29 Apr 2026: New director appointed: MALCOLM, Claire Dorothy. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 29 Apr 2026: New director appointed: CHUKWU, Hannah Nenna. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 4 Feb 2026: New director appointed: DEVINE, Anthony, Dr. Director change recorded on 4 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. - 4 Dec 2025: Director resigned: STOCKS, Joanna. Director change recorded on 4 Dec 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. - 4 Dec 2025: Director resigned: MILLER, Daniel. Director change recorded on 4 Dec 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. - 30 Jan 2024: New director appointed: DAVIS-FEATHERSTONE, Rachael Elizabeth, Dr. Director change recorded on 30 Jan 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. - 30 Jan 2024: Director resigned: AKBAR, Arifa. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 30 Jan 2024: New director appointed: NAYERI, Dina. Director change recorded on 30 Jan 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. - 30 Jan 2024: New director appointed: PARKER, Nicola Jill Southcombe. Director change recorded on 30 Jan 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. - 7 Dec 2023: Director resigned: QURAISHI, Shazea. Director change recorded on 7 Dec 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: GALVIN, Catherine Mary. 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. - 25 Jan 2023: New director appointed: BERESFORD-KNOX, Lucy Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 25 Jan 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. - 8 Dec 2022: Director resigned: SCHNEE, Samantha Joanne. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 7 Dec 2021: Director resigned: ARMITSTEAD, Claire Louise. Director change recorded on 7 Dec 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. - 7 Dec 2021: Director resigned: FREELY, Maureen Deidre. Director change recorded on 7 Dec 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. - 7 Dec 2021: Director resigned: GWYN JONES, Philip. Director change recorded on 7 Dec 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. - 7 Dec 2021: Director resigned: HAHN, Daniel. Director change recorded on 7 Dec 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. - 19 Oct 2021: New director appointed: SCHILZ, Akiho. Director change recorded on 19 Oct 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. - 20 Sep 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 20 Sep 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. - 22 Jun 2021: New director appointed: STOCKS, Joanna. Director change recorded on 22 Jun 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. - + 65 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 English PEN ### Is English PEN a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. English PEN in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2014. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can English PEN sponsor? English PEN is licensed for Charity Worker and Creative Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is English PEN based? The register lists English PEN at 24 Bedford Row, London, England, WC1R 4EH. 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 05747142. 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/english-pen-london-689090 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/english-pen-london-689090.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.