--- title: "Howden Joinery Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/howden-joinery-limited-london-797605 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 --- # Howden Joinery Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Howden Joinery Limited (trading as Howdens Joinery -Sudbury; Companies House 00526923; 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 25 May 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: 25 May 2022 - Trading as: Howdens Joinery -Sudbury - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: LONDON - Registered address: 40 Portman Square, London, W1H 6LT - Companies House number: 00526923 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00526923) - Website: https://www.howdenjoinerygroupplc.com - 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/howden-joinery-limited-london-797605 ## 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 15 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 23 Jun 2026: Director resigned: LEE, George Julian. Director change recorded on 23 Jun 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. - 31 Dec 2025: Director resigned: ECCLES, Edward Guy. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 4 Aug 2025: New director appointed: MACKENZIE, James Stuart. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 2025. 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. - 13 Jun 2025: Director resigned: WITTS, Andrew. Director change recorded on 13 Jun 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. - 2 Jun 2025: New director appointed: CALLAWAY, Jacqueline Wynn. Director change recorded on 2 Jun 2025. 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 Jun 2025: Director resigned: HAYES, Paul Andrew. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 28 Mar 2025: Director resigned: KEATING, Theresa. Director change recorded on 28 Mar 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. - 24 Mar 2025: New director appointed: COOKE, Austin Lee David Edward. Director change recorded on 24 Mar 2025. 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 Jan 2025: Director resigned: STURDEE, David Peter. Director change recorded on 7 Jan 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. - 9 Aug 2024: Director resigned: LIVINGSTONE, Stuart Richard. Director change recorded on 9 Aug 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: New director appointed: ECCLES, Edward Guy. Director change recorded on 12 Feb 2024. 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 Nov 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 24 Nov 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. - 1 Sep 2023: New director appointed: LIVINGSTONE, Stuart Richard. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 13 Mar 2023: Director resigned: SLATER, Mark Howard. Director change recorded on 13 Mar 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. - 31 Dec 2022: Director resigned: HOMER, Kirsty Rowena. 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. 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 79 live vacancies tracked for this employer (483 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Business Developer · Aberdeen · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/business-developer/57507851 - Territory Sales Representative · Tonbridge · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/territory-sales-representative/57506240 - Kitchen Sales Designer · Dunbar · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/kitchen-sales-designer/57302079 - Warehouse Person · Bow Street · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/warehouse-person/57436644 - Mechanical Engineer · Runcorn · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/mechanical-engineer/57509167 - Assistant Depot Manager · Leigh-on-Sea · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/assistant-depot-manager/57301312 - Territory Representative · Waterloo · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/territory-representative/57227503 - Territory Sales Representative · Horsham · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/territory-sales-representative/57506237 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=797605&employer=HOWDEN%20JOINERY%20LIMITED 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 Howden Joinery Limited ### Is Howden Joinery Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Howden Joinery Limited 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 Howden Joinery Limited sponsor? Howden Joinery Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Howden Joinery Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 79 live vacancies from Howden Joinery Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Howden Joinery Limited based? The register lists Howden Joinery Limited at 40 Portman Square, London, W1H 6LT. 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 00526923. 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/howden-joinery-limited-london-797605 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/howden-joinery-limited-london-797605.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.