--- title: "Institute for Fiscal Studies: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/institute-for-fiscal-studies-london-761427 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 --- # Institute for Fiscal Studies: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Institute for Fiscal Studies (London) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker routes, 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). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Government Authorised Exchange; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Professional Services - Town: London - Companies House number: 00954616 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00954616) - Website: https://ifs.org.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/institute-for-fiscal-studies-london-761427 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 26 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Apr 2026: Director resigned: CHOWN, John Francis. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 23 Jun 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 23 Jun 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. - 16 Sep 2024: Director resigned: RIDGE, Michael. Director change recorded on 16 Sep 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. - 16 Sep 2024: New director appointed: GASKELL, Kevin Harry. Director change recorded on 16 Sep 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. - 1 Nov 2023: New director appointed: ARMAH, Winifred. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 1 Nov 2023: New director appointed: DHINGRA, Swati, Prof. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 1 Jan 2022: Director resigned: NICHIONNA, Orna Gabrielle. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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 Dec 2021: Director resigned: MILES, David Kenneth. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 26 Jun 2020: New director appointed: NICHIONNA, Orna Gabrielle. Director change recorded on 26 Jun 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. - 26 Jun 2020: New director appointed: KANE, Peter Ronald. Director change recorded on 26 Jun 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. - 28 Apr 2020: Director resigned: COLE, Margaret Rose. Director change recorded on 28 Apr 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. - 26 Nov 2019: Secretary resigned: MENZIES-CONACHER, Ian Duncan. 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. - 28 Nov 2018: Director resigned: LIEVESLEY, Denise Anne, Professor. Director change recorded on 28 Nov 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. - 28 Nov 2018: Director resigned: DAVIDSON, Christopher Kenneth. Director change recorded on 28 Nov 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. - 28 Nov 2018: New director appointed: MAWHOOD, Caroline Gillian. Director change recorded on 28 Nov 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. - 28 Nov 2018: New director appointed: GREGSON, David John. Director change recorded on 28 Nov 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. - 21 Nov 2016: New director appointed: RIDGE, Michael. Director change recorded on 21 Nov 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. - 21 Nov 2016: Director resigned: ROBSON, Mark Hunter. Director change recorded on 21 Nov 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. - 14 Dec 2015: Director resigned: LOMAX, Janis Rachel. Director change recorded on 14 Dec 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. - 14 Dec 2015: Director resigned: CAIRNCROSS, Frances Anne, Dame. Director change recorded on 14 Dec 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. - 14 Dec 2015: New director appointed: BELL, James. Director change recorded on 14 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. - 14 Dec 2015: New director appointed: O'DONNELL, Augustine Thomas, The Lord. Director change recorded on 14 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. - 14 Dec 2015: New director appointed: TIMMINS, Nick James Maxwell. Director change recorded on 14 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. - 21 Sep 2015: Director resigned: HOPPER, William Joseph. Director change recorded on 21 Sep 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. - 15 Jul 2014: New director appointed: ATHOW, Jonathan Thomas. Director change recorded on 15 Jul 2014. 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 earlier change 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 Institute for Fiscal Studies ### Is Institute for Fiscal Studies a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Institute for Fiscal Studies 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 Institute for Fiscal Studies sponsor? Institute for Fiscal Studies is licensed for Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Institute for Fiscal Studies based? The register lists Institute for Fiscal Studies 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 30 October 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/institute-for-fiscal-studies-london-761427 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/institute-for-fiscal-studies-london-761427.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.