--- title: "Getty Images (UK) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/getty-images-uk-ltd-london-784764 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 --- # Getty Images (UK) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Getty Images (UK) Ltd (Companies House 03728660, London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: GETTY IMAGES (UK) LIMITED - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: London - Registered address: 101 Bayham Street, London, NW1 0AG - Companies House number: 03728660 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03728660) - Website: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/ - 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/getty-images-uk-ltd-london-784764 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 13 changes worth checking, checked 2 November 2026, newest first: - 22 Jul 2022: Notification of Getty Images Holdings, Inc. as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 22 Jul 2022. 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. - 13 Jun 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 13 Jun 2022. 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 2021: Secretary resigned: CHAPMAN, Constance G.. Company secretary change recorded on 31 May 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. - 31 May 2021: New secretary appointed: KELLOUGH, Kjelti. Company secretary change recorded on 31 May 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. - 4 Sep 2015: Director resigned: LAPHAM, John Joseph. Director change recorded on 4 Sep 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. - 5 Jun 2015: Director resigned: MURPHY, Tim. Director change recorded on 5 Jun 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. - 25 Jul 2014: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 25 Jul 2014. 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. - 24 Jul 2014: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 24 Jul 2014. 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. - 31 Mar 2014: New director appointed: MURPHY, Tim. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 31 Mar 2014: New director appointed: JOHNSON, Shane. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 31 Mar 2014: New director appointed: HOEL, Chris. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 7 Mar 2014: New secretary appointed: CHAPMAN, Constance G.. Company secretary change recorded on 7 Mar 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. - 20 Nov 2013: Secretary resigned: BAILEY, Beatrice. Company secretary change recorded on 20 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (4 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Picture Desk Editor · London, UK · £40,992 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5900641491?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Picture Desk Editor · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/tE4-d1B4uW3chXUTwL9NrOe8g8nOQhX2Y9SoPirEiJlzqlawr99nSiKMj5Is8-rVcNzqn0dREURwjtQ-CUo4I959QstsZAk6-_KY9k-nBF9hs_aGMDNOkG5uCmIq6vkkWJehhML1xFnLtpBdmPZTg_J4TgNcvuXaDGYgVV6hRqAOx60HsszhfekhQWrMcUvP0idgTcOXTYFOQfZQM16Pfd6NJ_TQC2E6sEejxPxx9e0 - Creative Development Manager · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/lK7vwRAHq1ugRRIRmRtjR8c2Rp8igqYvvKTCF5IYf7Vu3Ip2QGxovsl64sqLOGVhYX5rUpSMCDls-nHRuz9XTceO_14_nhisiZuKHJD7vxh_b5AiDnpDpRy_WfGPXRvwzigb6yAUcVRbethmhUFFLhsCzuvo2jZPSEQhzUg04KjHeetKHhlYKU4fWJN3hVps4Y9wkwUrOLaau8nCXeuPpX6oZAnQ1qWrevetWZgCF-w - Creative Development Specialist · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/9as2WBTK-FQVLUh3twEeCkjiz_7vwmisvbRJEr-mtIFGAzkKnVIZvO1vBGfGZAcv0yOSP0aFMiJFBvv9bcrgZ2WskYq2wYjLD0PWw_8NwOhDXxQXOAwulTXpgAIP87MMY2UECTdZ4rsUjbc6hCQJ3vB8RhYeLBt2CgFZ3rC54OsZbpiCOpLCQmhRl2gEO6Hi0cZl9_FQr7MepZMnlbZWrCarzxlngIujzrGgOh3cJg0 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=784764&employer=Getty%20Images%20(UK)%20Ltd A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Getty Images (UK) Ltd ### Is Getty Images (UK) Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Getty Images (UK) Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Getty Images (UK) Ltd sponsor? Getty Images (UK) Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Getty Images (UK) Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Getty Images (UK) Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Getty Images (UK) Ltd based? The register lists Getty Images (UK) Ltd at 101 Bayham Street, London, NW1 0AG. 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 03728660. 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/getty-images-uk-ltd-london-784764 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/getty-images-uk-ltd-london-784764.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.