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title: "Inner City Music Ltd: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/inner-city-music-ltd-manchester-755786
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
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# Inner City Music Ltd: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Inner City Music Ltd (trading as Band on the Wall; Companies House 01893979; Manchester) 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
- Trading as: Band on the Wall
- Legal name: INNER CITY MUSIC LIMITED
- Industry: Hospitality & Food Service
- Town: Manchester
- Registered address: 27 Swan Street, Manchester, England, M4 5JZ
- Companies House number: 01893979 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01893979)
- Website: https://www.bandonthewall.org
- 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/inner-city-music-ltd-manchester-755786

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 2,872 licensed sponsors in Manchester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/manchester
- One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service
- 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

20 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first:

- 15 Dec 2025: New director appointed: MORGAN, Stephen. Director change recorded on 15 Dec 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.
- 31 Mar 2025: Director resigned: JONES, Richard. Director change recorded on 31 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.
- 31 Mar 2025: Director resigned: REED, Nick. Director change recorded on 31 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.
- 3 Jun 2024: Director resigned: SHARROCK, Howard. Director change recorded on 3 Jun 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.
- 3 Jun 2024: New director appointed: CAMPBELL-GREEN, Kate Emma. Director change recorded on 3 Jun 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.
- 6 Sep 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 6 Sep 2022. 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.
- 25 Jul 2022: Director resigned: KAYE, David Norman. Director change recorded on 25 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.
- 31 Mar 2020: Director resigned: BOOTH, Andrew William. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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.
- 16 Mar 2020: Cessation of Mr Andrew Booth as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 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.
- 2 Dec 2019: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 2 Dec 2019. 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.
- 20 Mar 2017: New director appointed: SORRELL, Stephen Terence. Director change recorded on 20 Mar 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.
- 19 Dec 2016: New director appointed: GABAY, Karen. Director change recorded on 19 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.
- 18 Dec 2016: Director resigned: WOTHERSPOON, Eleanor. Director change recorded on 18 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.
- 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Andrew Booth. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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.
- 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Gavin Sharp. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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.
- 21 Mar 2016: New director appointed: CURNUCK, Julian Peter. Director change recorded on 21 Mar 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.
- 17 Dec 2015: New director appointed: ASHURST, Lisa. Director change recorded on 17 Dec 2015. 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 2015: Director resigned: EWEN, Robert John Tuch. Director change recorded on 20 Oct 2015. 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.
- 23 Jun 2014: Director resigned: IRONS, Janine. Director change recorded on 23 Jun 2014. 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 Dec 2013: New director appointed: SHARROCK, Howard. Director change recorded on 12 Dec 2013. 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.

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

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## Common questions about Inner City Music Ltd

### Is Inner City Music Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Inner City Music Ltd in Manchester 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 Inner City Music Ltd sponsor?

Inner City Music Ltd is licensed for Creative Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Inner City Music Ltd based?

The register lists Inner City Music Ltd at 27 Swan Street, Manchester, England, M4 5JZ. 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 01893979. 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/inner-city-music-ltd-manchester-755786
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/inner-city-music-ltd-manchester-755786.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.
