--- title: "Independent Dance: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/independent-dance-london-693826 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 --- # Independent Dance: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Independent Dance (Companies House 05096892, London) 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 - Industry: Education - Town: London - Registered address: Siobhan Davies Studios, St. Georges Road, London, England, SE1 6ER - Companies House number: 05096892 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05096892) - Website: http://www.independentdance.co.uk - 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/independent-dance-london-693826 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - 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 41 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 20 May 2026: New person with significant control: Ms Iris Yi Po Chan. Change to people with significant control recorded on 20 May 2026. 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 May 2026: New person with significant control: Ms Kimberley Jag Harvey. Change to people with significant control recorded on 20 May 2026. 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. - 5 Apr 2026: Director resigned: CHILDS, Nicola Elizabeth Hope. Director change recorded on 5 Apr 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. - 5 Mar 2026: Director resigned: MUNOZ-NEWSOME, Lily Fernanda. Director change recorded on 5 Mar 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. - 25 Feb 2026: Cessation of Ms Nicola Childs as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 25 Feb 2026. 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. - 4 Jun 2025: Cessation of Ms Sara Reed as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 4 Jun 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. - 23 May 2025: New director appointed: EVANS, Julia. Director change recorded on 23 May 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. - 23 May 2025: New director appointed: KITCHIN, Michael Gregory. Director change recorded on 23 May 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. - 23 May 2025: New director appointed: HUTCHINGS, Christopher. Director change recorded on 23 May 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. - 28 Feb 2025: Director resigned: PUJARA, Mita. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 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 2025: Director resigned: REED, Sara Benhard, Dr. Director change recorded on 12 Feb 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. - 15 Jan 2025: Director resigned: MITCHELL, Christopher John. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 26 Oct 2022: New director appointed: MITCHELL, Christopher John. Director change recorded on 26 Oct 2022. 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 Oct 2022: Director resigned: WANSELL, Andrew Charles. Director change recorded on 26 Oct 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. - 26 Oct 2022: Director resigned: WANSELL, Andy. Director change recorded on 26 Oct 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. - 11 Jul 2022: New director appointed: PUJARA, Mita. Director change recorded on 11 Jul 2022. 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 Jul 2022: Director resigned: PROTOPAPA, Efrosini, Dr. Director change recorded on 11 Jul 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. - 11 May 2022: Director resigned: MARTINEZ, Eva. Director change recorded on 11 May 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. - 11 May 2022: New director appointed: CHAN, Iris Yi Po, Mz. Director change recorded on 11 May 2022. 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. - 12 May 2021: New director appointed: HARVEY, Kimberley Jag. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 20 Oct 2020: Director resigned: DAVIES, Susan Mary. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 1 Apr 2020: New person with significant control: Ms Nicola Childs. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Apr 2020. 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. - 1 Apr 2020: New person with significant control: Ms Sara Reed. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Apr 2020. 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. - 31 Mar 2020: Cessation of Ms Susan Mary Davies as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Mar 2020. 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. - 30 Jul 2019: New director appointed: MUNOZ-NEWSOME, Lily Fernanda. Director change recorded on 30 Jul 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. - + 16 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 Independent Dance ### Is Independent Dance a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Independent Dance 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 Independent Dance sponsor? Independent Dance is licensed for Creative Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Independent Dance based? The register lists Independent Dance at Siobhan Davies Studios, St. Georges Road, London, England, SE1 6ER. 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 05096892. 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/independent-dance-london-693826 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/independent-dance-london-693826.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.