--- title: "IDG Communications Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/idg-communications-ltd-london-770731 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 --- # IDG Communications Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, IDG Communications Ltd (Companies House 01197840, 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 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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: IDG COMMUNICATIONS LTD. - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: London - Registered address: 101 Euston Road, London, NW1 2RA - Companies House number: 01197840 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01197840) - Website: https://foundryco.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundryidg/ - 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/idg-communications-ltd-london-770731 ## 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 27 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 26 Sep 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 26 Sep 2025. 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 Sep 2025: Corporate-secretary resigned: CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 18 Sep 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. - 18 Sep 2025: New corporate-secretary appointed: CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 18 Sep 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. - 20 Mar 2025: Notification of Foundry International, Llc as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 20 Mar 2025. 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. - 20 Mar 2025: Cessation of Mr Stephen Allen Schwarzman as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 20 Mar 2025. 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. - 20 Mar 2025: Secretary resigned: NORMAN, Christopher Alfred. Company secretary change recorded on 20 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. - 20 Mar 2025: Director resigned: FIGLIOLIA, Tiziana. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 20 Mar 2025: New director appointed: SAVVIDOU, Maria. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 22 Jan 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 22 Jan 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. - 10 Jan 2024: New corporate-secretary appointed: CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Jan 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. - 31 Dec 2023: Director resigned: RAMANATHAN, Kumaran. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 6 Dec 2023: New director appointed: FIGLIOLIA, Tiziana. Director change recorded on 6 Dec 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. - 9 Jun 2023: Director resigned: MARR, Donna Mary. Director change recorded on 9 Jun 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. - 12 Apr 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 12 Apr 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. - 11 Apr 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 11 Apr 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. - 15 Nov 2021: Notification of Mr Stephen Allen Schwarzman as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 15 Nov 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. - 15 Nov 2021: Cessation of Mr Zhiqiang Lu as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 15 Nov 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. - 3 Jan 2020: New director appointed: RAMANATHAN, Kumaran. Director change recorded on 3 Jan 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. - 3 Jan 2020: New director appointed: MARR, Donna Mary. Director change recorded on 3 Jan 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. - 3 Jan 2020: Director resigned: HURLSTONE, Toby Oliver Matthew. Director change recorded on 3 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. - 31 Aug 2019: Director resigned: ARNOT, Keith James. 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. - 31 Jan 2018: New director appointed: HURLSTONE, Toby Oliver Matthew. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 31 Jan 2018: Director resigned: ENOS, Jayne. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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 Jun 2017: New director appointed: ENOS, Jayne. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 30 Jun 2017: Director resigned: BLOOM, Edward Bladen. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - + 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 IDG Communications Ltd ### Is IDG Communications Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. IDG Communications 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 IDG Communications Ltd sponsor? IDG Communications Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is IDG Communications Ltd based? The register lists IDG Communications Ltd at 101 Euston Road, London, NW1 2RA. 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 01197840. 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/idg-communications-ltd-london-770731 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/idg-communications-ltd-london-770731.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.