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title: "GB Carnival CIC: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/gb-carnival-cic-ramsgate-694039
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
---

# GB Carnival CIC: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, GB Carnival CIC (Companies House 12225717, Ramsgate) holds an A-rated Temporary Worker sponsor licence covering the Creative Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 5 July 2024 (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: Creative Worker
- First seen on the register: 5 July 2024
- Legal name: GB CARNIVAL C.I.C.
- Industry: Education
- Town: Ramsgate
- Companies House number: 12225717 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12225717)
- 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/gb-carnival-cic-ramsgate-694039

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 41 licensed sponsors in Ramsgate: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/ramsgate
- One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education
- 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

6 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first:

- 1 Oct 2026: New secretary appointed: SWEENEY, Franklyn Irving. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Oct 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.
- 24 Sep 2025: New person with significant control: Mr Franklyn Irving Sweeney. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Sep 2025. 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.
- 24 Sep 2025: New person with significant control: Ms Teresa Askew. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Sep 2025. 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.
- 24 Sep 2025: New person with significant control: Mr Jimmy Ryan Edwards. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Sep 2025. 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.
- 11 Sep 2025: Cessation of Ms Teresa Askew as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Sep 2025. 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.
- 11 Sep 2025: Cessation of Mr. Franklyn Irving Sweeney as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Sep 2025. 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 GB Carnival CIC

### Is GB Carnival CIC a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. GB Carnival CIC in Ramsgate is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2024. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can GB Carnival CIC sponsor?

GB Carnival CIC is licensed for Creative Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)".

### Where is GB Carnival CIC based?

The register lists GB Carnival CIC at Ramsgate. 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 12225717. 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/gb-carnival-cic-ramsgate-694039
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/gb-carnival-cic-ramsgate-694039.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.
