--- title: "London Symphony Orchestra: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/london-symphony-orchestra-london-762175 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 --- # London Symphony Orchestra: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, London Symphony Orchestra (trading as LSO; Companies House 00083608; London) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Creative Worker 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 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); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Creative Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Trading as: LSO - Legal name: LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LIMITED - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: London - Registered address: Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS - Companies House number: 00083608 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00083608) - Website: https://www.lso.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/london-symphony-orchestra/ - 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/london-symphony-orchestra-london-762175 ## 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 1,572 Creative Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-creative ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 48 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 24 Aug 2026: New director appointed: HARTE, John William Mackay. Director change recorded on 24 Aug 2026. 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 Jul 2026: Director resigned: MCDOWELL, Kathryn Alexandra. Director change recorded on 12 Jul 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. - 11 Feb 2026: Director resigned: TRUELOVE, Amanda Jane. Director change recorded on 11 Feb 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. - 11 Feb 2026: New director appointed: WRIGHT, Adam Richard. Director change recorded on 11 Feb 2026. 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. - 8 Apr 2025: Director resigned: HARDIE, Richard William John. Director change recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 8 Apr 2025: New director appointed: BEDDY, Mark Peter. Director change recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 18 Apr 2023: New director appointed: TRUELOVE, Amanda Jane. Director change recorded on 18 Apr 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. - 18 Apr 2023: Director resigned: ALBERMAN, David Mark. Director change recorded on 18 Apr 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. - 18 Apr 2023: Director resigned: GARDNER, Matthew Charles. Director change recorded on 18 Apr 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. - 18 Apr 2023: Director resigned: STANKIEWICZ, Olivier. Director change recorded on 18 Apr 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. - 18 Apr 2023: New director appointed: QUINN, Sarah Margaret. Director change recorded on 18 Apr 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. - 18 Apr 2023: New director appointed: JEMISON, Daniel Peel. Director change recorded on 18 Apr 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. - 18 Apr 2023: New director appointed: DHIR, Anuja Ravindra, Hhj. Director change recorded on 18 Apr 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. - 9 May 2022: Director resigned: KEATLEY, Niall Innes. Director change recorded on 9 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. - 9 May 2022: New director appointed: THOMAS, James Alexander. Director change recorded on 9 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. - 9 May 2022: New director appointed: DOMAN, Stephen. Director change recorded on 9 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. - 9 May 2022: New director appointed: KWOK-ADAMS, Maxine Justina Po-Leen. Director change recorded on 9 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. - 9 May 2022: New director appointed: THOMSON, Benjamin. Director change recorded on 9 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. - 14 Oct 2021: Director resigned: BLOOM, Anthony Herbert. Director change recorded on 14 Oct 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. - 14 Oct 2021: New director appointed: GANN, David Michael, Professor. Director change recorded on 14 Oct 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. - 26 Feb 2020: New director appointed: STANKIEWICZ, Olivier. Director change recorded on 26 Feb 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 Feb 2020: Director resigned: DUCKWORTH, Clare Louise. Director change recorded on 26 Feb 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. - 20 Jun 2019: New director appointed: SUSSKIND, Janis Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 20 Jun 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 Apr 2019: Director resigned: MORAN, Christopher John, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 8 Mar 2019: Director resigned: DAVIES, Gareth Robert. Director change recorded on 8 Mar 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. - + 23 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 London Symphony Orchestra ### Is London Symphony Orchestra a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. London Symphony Orchestra 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 London Symphony Orchestra sponsor? London Symphony Orchestra is licensed for Creative Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is London Symphony Orchestra based? The register lists London Symphony Orchestra at Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS. 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 00083608. 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/london-symphony-orchestra-london-762175 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/london-symphony-orchestra-london-762175.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.