--- title: "Gurr Johns Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/gurr-johns-limited-london-735170 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Gurr Johns Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Gurr Johns Limited (Companies House 01145519, 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 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: LONDON - Registered address: Minerva House, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, United Kingdom, BA2 9ER - Companies House number: 01145519 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01145519) - Website: https://www.gurrjohns.com - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/gurr-johns-limited-london-735170 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - 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 27 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 18 Jun 2026: New director appointed: GUNTRUM, Anika Christine. Director change recorded on 18 Jun 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. - 7 Aug 2025: Director resigned: LUDWIG, Stephan Carl-Eduard. Director change recorded on 7 Aug 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. - 12 Feb 2024: Director resigned: TAYLOR, Simon Arthur. Director change recorded on 12 Feb 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. - 12 Feb 2024: Director resigned: ENSOR, Peter Richard. Director change recorded on 12 Feb 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. - 9 Jan 2023: New director appointed: LUDWIG, Stephan Carl-Eduard. Director change recorded on 9 Jan 2023. 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 Dec 2022: Director resigned: CLARK, Benjamin James. 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. - 23 Feb 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 23 Feb 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 Mar 2021: Director resigned: MEADOWCROFT, Stephen John. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 14 Jan 2021: Treasury shares cancelled. Share filing recorded on 14 Jan 2021, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 5 Jan 2021: Notification of Gurr Johns International Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 5 Jan 2021. 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. - 5 Jan 2021: Cessation of Mr William Henry Smith as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 5 Jan 2021. 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 2020: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 24 Sep 2020. 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 Sep 2020: Company name changed. Company name change recorded on 24 Sep 2020. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 Jul 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 7 Jul 2020. 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. - 19 Mar 2020: New director appointed: CLARK, Benjamin James. Director change recorded on 19 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. - 15 Jan 2020: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 15 Jan 2020. 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. - 3 Oct 2019: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 3 Oct 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. - 1 Oct 2019: New director appointed: GAILLARD, Christopher Saxton. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 11 Feb 2019: Director resigned: BRUCE-GARDYNE, James Patrick. Director change recorded on 11 Feb 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. - 15 Jun 2018: New director appointed: BRUCE-GARDYNE, James Patrick. Director change recorded on 15 Jun 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. - 30 Apr 2018: Secretary resigned: HICKS, David Marvin. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Apr 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. - 30 Apr 2018: New secretary appointed: SMITH, William Henry. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Apr 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. - 24 Aug 2017: Director resigned: VERSCHOYLE, Anthony Turlough Meredith. Director change recorded on 24 Aug 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 Dec 2016: Notification of Mr William Henry Smith as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 29 Dec 2016. 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. - 22 May 2015: Director resigned: VAN SON, Bart Didericus. Director change recorded on 22 May 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. - + 2 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 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 Gurr Johns Limited ### Is Gurr Johns Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Gurr Johns Limited 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 Gurr Johns Limited sponsor? Gurr Johns Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Gurr Johns Limited based? The register lists Gurr Johns Limited at Minerva House, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, United Kingdom, BA2 9ER. 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 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 01145519. 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/gurr-johns-limited-london-735170 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/gurr-johns-limited-london-735170.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.