--- title: "Garsington Opera Ltd: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/garsington-opera-ltd-oxford-757498 register_status: removed 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 --- # Garsington Opera Ltd: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Garsington Opera Ltd (Companies House 02567390, Oxford) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 7 September 2026, having appeared on the register since at least 4 August 2013 with A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Creative Worker and Skilled Worker routes (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). It cannot sponsor new visa applications while off the register. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves, so it was not necessarily revoked. ## Key facts - Register status: Removed: no longer on the register since 7 September 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves - 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 - Removed from the register: 7 September 2026 - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: Oxford - Registered address: The Old Garage The Green, Great Milton, Oxford, OX44 7NP - Companies House number: 02567390 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02567390) - Company status (Companies House): active - 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/garsington-opera-ltd-oxford-757498 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 629 licensed sponsors in Oxford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/oxford - 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 21 changes worth checking, checked 1 August 2026, newest first: - 15 Jul 2026: Director resigned: MACKINNON, Iain Francis. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 2 Dec 2025: Director resigned: CREED, Nicola Katharine. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 2 Dec 2025: New director appointed: WESTON, Philip Benedict. Director change recorded on 2 Dec 2025. 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 Jul 2025: New director appointed: FROST, Nina Louisa. Director change recorded on 10 Jul 2025. 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. - 27 Mar 2025: Corporate-secretary resigned: WHITTINGHAM RIDDELL RESOURCES LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 27 Mar 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. - 27 Mar 2025: New secretary appointed: ADAMSON, Phillippa Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 27 Mar 2025. 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. - 11 Jul 2024: Director resigned: SURATGAR, David. Director change recorded on 11 Jul 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. - 11 Jul 2024: New director appointed: POWELL, Gary Alan. Director change recorded on 11 Jul 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. - 11 Jun 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 11 Jun 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. - 31 May 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 31 May 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 May 2024: New director appointed: CREED, Nicola Katharine. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 27 Oct 2023: Director resigned: CAMPBELL-WHITE, Annette Jane. Director change recorded on 27 Oct 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 Dec 2022: Director resigned: TAYLOR, Bernard. Director change recorded on 31 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 Jul 2022: New director appointed: CAMPBELL-WHITE, Annette Jane. Director change recorded on 7 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. - 7 Jul 2022: Director resigned: DRYSDALE, John Duncan. Director change recorded on 7 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. - 7 Jul 2022: New director appointed: STRINGER, Jennifer Avril Kinmond, Lady. Director change recorded on 7 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. - 1 Jan 2019: New director appointed: HIGGINS, Nigel Paul. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 9 Jul 2015: Director resigned: GREENE, Graham Carleton. Director change recorded on 9 Jul 2015. 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. - 11 Dec 2014: New director appointed: TAYLOR, Bernard. Director change recorded on 11 Dec 2014. 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 Dec 2014: Director resigned: TAYLOR, Bernard. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 2014. 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 Nov 2013: Director resigned: INGRAMS, Rosalind Anne. Director change recorded on 6 Nov 2013. 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. 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 Garsington Opera Ltd ### Is Garsington Opera Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Garsington Opera Ltd in Oxford was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 7 September 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did Garsington Opera Ltd leave the sponsor register? Garsington Opera Ltd no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 7 September 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed. If your visa is sponsored by this employer, contact them and get immigration advice. If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor. ### What visa routes can Garsington Opera Ltd sponsor? Garsington Opera Ltd was licensed for Creative Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Garsington Opera Ltd based? The register lists Garsington Opera Ltd at The Old Garage The Green, Great Milton, Oxford, OX44 7NP. 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 02567390. 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/garsington-opera-ltd-oxford-757498 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/garsington-opera-ltd-oxford-757498.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.