--- title: "Media Legal Defence Initiative: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/media-legal-defence-initiative-london-756451 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 --- # Media Legal Defence Initiative: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Media Legal Defence Initiative (Companies House 06621203, London) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Charity 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: Charity Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: London - Registered address: 5 Chancery Lane, 5 Chancery Lane, London, England, WC2A 1LG - Companies House number: 06621203 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06621203) - Website: https://www.mediadefence.org - LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/mediadefence - 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/media-legal-defence-initiative-london-756451 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 1,531 Charity Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-charity ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 49 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 15 May 2025: Director resigned: DEAN, Victoria. Director change recorded on 15 May 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. - 13 May 2025: New director appointed: OLDROYD, Rachel Anne. Director change recorded on 13 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. - 6 May 2025: New director appointed: BAHNAM, Layal. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 1 Jan 2025: New director appointed: SEE, Jia Yi Rina. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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 Dec 2024: Director resigned: FINIZIO, Steven Philip. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 10 May 2024: Director resigned: FROST, Caroline Mary. Director change recorded on 10 May 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 Mar 2024: Director resigned: BULL, Sarah Carolyn. Director change recorded on 3 Mar 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. - 28 Jul 2023: Director resigned: FRANCIS, Matthew Richard. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 21 Jul 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 21 Jul 2023. 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. - 28 Jun 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 28 Jun 2023. 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. - 23 Oct 2022: New director appointed: DEAN, Victoria. Director change recorded on 23 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. - 23 Oct 2022: New director appointed: RIVERA RIVAS, Hilda Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 23 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. - 3 Aug 2022: Director resigned: BROPHY, Richard Edward. Director change recorded on 3 Aug 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. - 3 Aug 2022: New director appointed: HYDE, Peter Alexander. Director change recorded on 3 Aug 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. - 3 Aug 2022: New director appointed: PRESTON, Chivonne Li-Shan. Director change recorded on 3 Aug 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. - 6 Mar 2022: New director appointed: ARAPOVA, Galina Yurievna. Director change recorded on 6 Mar 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. - 21 Feb 2022: Director resigned: SHAH, Smita. Director change recorded on 21 Feb 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. - 12 May 2021: Director resigned: CASTELLINO, Joshua. Director change recorded on 12 May 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. - 6 May 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 6 May 2021. 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. - 3 Mar 2021: Director resigned: JOBBINS, Robert. Director change recorded on 3 Mar 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. - 25 Nov 2020: New director appointed: ANITE, Catherine. Director change recorded on 25 Nov 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. - 25 Nov 2020: New director appointed: RONDEROS TORRES, Maria Teresa. Director change recorded on 25 Nov 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. - 29 Jul 2020: Director resigned: SKYNER, Leo. Director change recorded on 29 Jul 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. - 31 Jan 2020: Secretary resigned: FREEMAN, Lucy. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 24 Jul 2019: New director appointed: JONES, David Trevor. Director change recorded on 24 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. - + 24 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 Media Legal Defence Initiative ### Is Media Legal Defence Initiative a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Media Legal Defence Initiative 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 Media Legal Defence Initiative sponsor? Media Legal Defence Initiative is licensed for Charity Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Media Legal Defence Initiative based? The register lists Media Legal Defence Initiative at 5 Chancery Lane, 5 Chancery Lane, London, England, WC2A 1LG. 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 06621203. 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/media-legal-defence-initiative-london-756451 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/media-legal-defence-initiative-london-756451.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.