--- title: "Great News: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/great-news-london-765083 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 --- # Great News: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Great News (Companies House 13123670, 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 23 September 2022 (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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 23 September 2022 - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: LONDON - Registered address: 8-9 Soho Square, London, England, W1D 3QD - Companies House number: 13123670 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13123670) - 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/great-news-london-765083 ## 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 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 3 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 18 Jun 2024: Company is dissolved at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 18 Jun 2024 (dissolved). If your organisation has stopped trading or become insolvent, this must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 29 Dec 2023: Cessation of Shabir Djakiodine as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 29 Dec 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. - 5 Jun 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 5 Jun 2023. 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. 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 10 live vacancies tracked for this employer (11 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Assistant News Editor · London, UK · £29,601 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5907659779?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Apprentice News Reporter - The Sun · London, UK · £21,684 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5907657587?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Apprentice Finance Analyst - News UK · London, UK · £20,283 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5907657569?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior Reporter/Junior Assistant News Editor · London, UK · £32,238 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5907671671?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Event Delivery Producer · London, UK · £32,254 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5907677988?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Principal Apps Engineer · London, UK · £43,392 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5916583800?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Graphic Designer - talkSPORT.com · London, UK · £27,150 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5907660185?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior Data Architect · London, UK · £49,216 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5911252841?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=765083&employer=GREAT%20NEWS 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 Great News ### Is Great News a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Great News in LONDON is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Great News sponsor? Great News is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Great News have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 10 live vacancies from Great News on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Great News based? The register lists Great News at 8-9 Soho Square, London, England, W1D 3QD. 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 13123670. 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/great-news-london-765083 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/great-news-london-765083.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.