--- title: "Lightning Sharks Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/lightning-sharks-ltd-london-709525 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 --- # Lightning Sharks Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Lightning Sharks Ltd (Companies House 11148876, 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 28 October 2020 (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: 28 October 2020 - Legal name: BOPPER MEDIA LTD - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: London - Registered address: 4 Golden Square, London, England, W1F 9HT - Companies House number: 11148876 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11148876) - Website: https://lightningsharks.co.uk/ - 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/lightning-sharks-ltd-london-709525 ## 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 11 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 10 Dec 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 10 Dec 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. - 26 Nov 2024: Company name changed, now trading as "BOPPER MEDIA LTD". Company name change recorded on 26 Nov 2024. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 20 Jul 2023: Director resigned: LABRIE, Rochelle Fawn, Ms.. Director change recorded on 20 Jul 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. - 20 Jul 2023: New director appointed: REID, Jonathan Daniel. Director change recorded on 20 Jul 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. - 7 Feb 2023: Notification of Calvin Edward Ayre as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 7 Feb 2023. 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. - 7 Feb 2023: Cessation of Mr Ronnie Mitchell Tarter as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 7 Feb 2023. 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. - 7 Mar 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Mar 2022. 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. - 22 Jan 2021: New director appointed: LABRIE, Rochelle Fawn, Ms.. Director change recorded on 22 Jan 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. - 22 Jan 2021: Director resigned: DA COSTA, Georgina Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 22 Jan 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. - 22 Jan 2021: Director resigned: TARTER, Ronnie Mitchell. Director change recorded on 22 Jan 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. - 22 Jan 2021: New director appointed: LIGGERO, Rebecca Anne. Director change recorded on 22 Jan 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. 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 Lightning Sharks Ltd ### Is Lightning Sharks Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Lightning Sharks Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Lightning Sharks Ltd sponsor? Lightning Sharks Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Lightning Sharks Ltd based? The register lists Lightning Sharks Ltd at 4 Golden Square, London, England, W1F 9HT. 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 11148876. 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/lightning-sharks-ltd-london-709525 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/lightning-sharks-ltd-london-709525.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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