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title: "Ministry of Defence; Defence Business Services: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ministry-of-defence-defence-business-services-bristol-786395
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
---

# Ministry of Defence; Defence Business Services: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Ministry of Defence; Defence Business Services (Bristol) 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 15 February 2021 (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: Worker (A rating)
- Visa routes: Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 15 February 2021
- Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit
- Town: Bristol
- Companies House number: not matched
- 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/ministry-of-defence-defence-business-services-bristol-786395

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 1,293 licensed sponsors in Bristol: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bristol
- One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit
- Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

No Companies House check has been cached for this sponsor yet. Run one at https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/compliance.

## 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 Ministry of Defence; Defence Business Services

### Is Ministry of Defence; Defence Business Services a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Ministry of Defence; Defence Business Services in Bristol is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Ministry of Defence; Defence Business Services sponsor?

Ministry of Defence; Defence Business Services is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Ministry of Defence; Defence Business Services based?

The register lists Ministry of Defence; Defence Business Services at Bristol. 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/ministry-of-defence-defence-business-services-bristol-786395
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ministry-of-defence-defence-business-services-bristol-786395.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.