--- title: "Guardian News and Media Ltd.: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/guardian-news-and-media-ltd-london-773808 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 --- # Guardian News and Media Ltd.: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Guardian News and Media Ltd. (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). ## 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: GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA LIMITED - Also known as: EDUCATIONGUARDIAN; GUARDIAN NEWSROOM; GUARDIAN UNLIMITED; GUARDIAN WEEKLY; MANCHESTER GUARDIAN; MEDIAGUARDIAN; MONEY OBSERVER; SOCIETYGUARDIAN; THE GUARDIAN; THE OBSERVER - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: London - Companies House number: 00908396 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00908396) - Website: https://www.guardian.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/guardian-news-and-media-ltd-london-773808 ## 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 44 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 18 Jul 2026: Director resigned: BISHOP, James Iain. Director change recorded on 18 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. - 21 May 2026: New director appointed: GOODE, James Richard. Director change recorded on 21 May 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. - 31 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 31 Mar 2026. 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. - 30 Jan 2026: Director resigned: UNDERWOOD, Keith Robert. Director change recorded on 30 Jan 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. - 1 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Apr 2025. 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. - 27 Mar 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Mar 2024. 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. - 29 Feb 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 29 Feb 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. - 18 Nov 2022: New director appointed: ELLIS, Charlotte Jane. Director change recorded on 18 Nov 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. - 6 Oct 2022: New director appointed: BATESON, Anna. Director change recorded on 6 Oct 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 Jul 2021: Director resigned: THOMAS, Annette Christina, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 23 Mar 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Mar 2021. 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. - 26 Nov 2020: New director appointed: UNDERWOOD, Keith Robert. Director change recorded on 26 Nov 2020. 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 2020: Director resigned: KERR, Richard James. Director change recorded on 27 Mar 2020. 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. - 17 Mar 2020: New director appointed: THOMAS, Annette Christina, Dr. Director change recorded on 17 Mar 2020. 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. - 2 Dec 2019: Director resigned: PEMSEL, David Skipwith. Director change recorded on 2 Dec 2019. 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 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Mar 2019. 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. - 23 Mar 2018: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Mar 2018. 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. - 9 Feb 2018: New director appointed: BISHOP, James Iain. Director change recorded on 9 Feb 2018. 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 Feb 2018: Director resigned: PAPE, Claire Margaret. Director change recorded on 9 Feb 2018. 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. - 28 Sep 2017: Secretary resigned: KERR, Richard James. Company secretary change recorded on 28 Sep 2017. 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. - 3 Apr 2017: New secretary appointed: KERR, Richard James. Company secretary change recorded on 3 Apr 2017. 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. - 3 Apr 2017: Secretary resigned: BRANKIN, Grainne. Company secretary change recorded on 3 Apr 2017. 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 Mar 2017: New secretary appointed: BRANKIN, Grainne. Company secretary change recorded on 29 Mar 2017. 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 Mar 2017: Secretary resigned: TRANTER, Philip Mark. Company secretary change recorded on 29 Mar 2017. 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. - 16 Mar 2017: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 Mar 2017. 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. - + 19 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 8 live vacancies tracked for this employer (11 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Visual Projects Editor · London, UK · £60,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5907677222?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Deputy News Graphics Editor · London, UK · £60,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5907674165?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Data Journalist · London, UK · £54,239 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5907659348?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Social Producer (News, Features, Opinion) · London, UK · £41,223 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5907666955?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior Social Producer (News, Features, Opinion) · London, UK · £60,748 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5907656529?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Deputy Head of Video · London, UK · £33,092 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5908085968?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Full Stack Developer · London, UK · £57,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5896918690?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior News Reporter · London, UK · £54,239 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5890398813?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=773808&employer=Guardian%20News%20and%20Media%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 Guardian News and Media Ltd. ### Is Guardian News and Media Ltd. a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Guardian News and Media 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 Guardian News and Media Ltd. sponsor? Guardian News and Media 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 Guardian News and Media Ltd. have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 8 live vacancies from Guardian News and Media Ltd. on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Guardian News and Media Ltd. based? The register lists Guardian News and Media Ltd. at London. 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. 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/guardian-news-and-media-ltd-london-773808 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/guardian-news-and-media-ltd-london-773808.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.