--- title: "IFF Research Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/iff-research-ltd-london-727065 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 --- # IFF Research Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, IFF Research Ltd (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 11 September 2018 (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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 11 September 2018 - Legal name: I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: London - Companies House number: 00849983 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00849983) - Website: https://www.iffresearch.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/iff-research-ltd-london-727065 ## 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 14 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 21 Nov 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 21 Nov 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 Aug 2022: Notification of Dalaj Bidco Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 18 Aug 2022. 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. - 18 Aug 2022: Cessation of Mr Jan Emile Shury as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 18 Aug 2022. 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. - 18 Aug 2022: Cessation of Ms Lorna Kay Adams as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 18 Aug 2022. 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. - 18 Aug 2022: Director resigned: WINTERBOTHAM, Mark Christopher Arnold. Director change recorded on 18 Aug 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. - 13 May 2021: Secretary resigned: MORROW, Timothy Edward. Company secretary change recorded on 13 May 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. - 13 May 2021: New secretary appointed: CLEAR, Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 13 May 2021. 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 2020: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 7 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. - 20 Dec 2019: New person with significant control: Mr Jan Emile Shury. Change to people with significant control recorded on 20 Dec 2019. 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 Dec 2019: New person with significant control: Ms Lorna Kay Adams. Change to people with significant control recorded on 20 Dec 2019. 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. - 26 Nov 2019: New secretary appointed: MORROW, Timothy Edward. Company secretary change recorded on 26 Nov 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. - 26 Nov 2019: Secretary resigned: SHURY, Jan. Company secretary change recorded on 26 Nov 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 Oct 2019: New secretary appointed: SHURY, Jan. Company secretary 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. - 1 Oct 2019: Secretary resigned: STIMPSON, Tara Michelle. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Oct 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. 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 IFF Research Ltd ### Is IFF Research Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. IFF Research Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2018. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can IFF Research Ltd sponsor? IFF Research Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is IFF Research Ltd based? The register lists IFF Research 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 2 November 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/iff-research-ltd-london-727065 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/iff-research-ltd-london-727065.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.