--- title: "Henley Festival Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/henley-festival-ltd-henley-on-thames-698408 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 --- # Henley Festival Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Henley Festival Ltd (Companies House 02284295, Henley-on-Thames) 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 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: Temporary Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Creative Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: HENLEY FESTIVAL LIMITED - Also known as: HENLEY FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND THE ARTS; THE FRIENDS OF HENLEY FESTIVAL - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: Henley-on-Thames - Registered address: Leander Club, Henley On Thames, Henley-On-Thames, England, RG9 2LP - Companies House number: 02284295 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02284295) - Website: https://henley-festival.co.uk/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/henley-festival/ - 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/henley-festival-ltd-henley-on-thames-698408 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 48 licensed sponsors in Henley on Thames: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/henley-on-thames - One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative - 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 31 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 22 May 2026: New director appointed: BAUSOR, Joanna Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 1 Apr 2026: New director appointed: MUKERJI, Swagatam. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 1 Nov 2025: Director resigned: HOBBS, Jonathan. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 5 Oct 2023: Director resigned: CARTER, Stephen Andrew, Lord. Director change recorded on 5 Oct 2023. 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 Oct 2023: New director appointed: LAING, Susan Judith. Director change recorded on 5 Oct 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. - 11 Jan 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 11 Jan 2021. 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 Oct 2020: Director resigned: GREEN, Nicolas. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 22 Jan 2020: Director resigned: ALLPASS, James Rodney. Director change recorded on 22 Jan 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. - 14 Oct 2019: New director appointed: GREEN, Nicolas. Director change recorded on 14 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. - 31 Aug 2019: Director resigned: GEEVES, Charlotte. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 1 Jan 2018: New director appointed: HOBBS, Jonathan. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 16 Dec 2016: New director appointed: ALLPASS, James Rodney. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 2016. 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. - 16 Dec 2016: New director appointed: GEEVES, Charlotte. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 2016. 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. - 16 Dec 2016: Director resigned: HOBBS, Jonathan Richard Barnard. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 2016. 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 Dec 2016: Director resigned: WEBBER, Mark Howard Michael. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 2016. 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 Dec 2016: Director resigned: FITZGERALD, Janine Rosamund Sheila. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 2016. 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 Dec 2016: Director resigned: SMITH, Mark Edward. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 2016. 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 Dec 2016: Director resigned: HEMANI, Amin. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 2016. 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 Dec 2016: Director resigned: CLIFTON, Rita Ann. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 2016. 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 Oct 2016: New director appointed: CARTER, Stephen Andrew, Lord. Director change recorded on 21 Oct 2016. 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. - 21 Oct 2016: Secretary resigned: SANDERSON, Linda. Company secretary change recorded on 21 Oct 2016. 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 Oct 2016: Director resigned: SMITH, John Barry. Director change recorded on 21 Oct 2016. 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 Oct 2016: New director appointed: MALLIN, Anthony Granville. Director change recorded on 21 Oct 2016. 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 Jul 2016: Director resigned: RAKE, Michael Derek Vaughan, Sir. Director change recorded on 20 Jul 2016. 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. - 11 Nov 2015: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 11 Nov 2015. 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. - + 6 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 Henley Festival Ltd ### Is Henley Festival Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Henley Festival Ltd in Henley-on-Thames 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 Henley Festival Ltd sponsor? Henley Festival Ltd is licensed for Creative Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Henley Festival Ltd based? The register lists Henley Festival Ltd at Leander Club, Henley On Thames, Henley-On-Thames, England, RG9 2LP. 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 02284295. 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/henley-festival-ltd-henley-on-thames-698408 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/henley-festival-ltd-henley-on-thames-698408.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.