--- title: "Minority Rights Group: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/minority-rights-group-london-715632 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 --- # Minority Rights Group: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Minority Rights Group (trading as MRG; Companies House 01544957; 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 - Trading as: MRG - Also known as: MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP INTERNATIONAL - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: London - Registered address: 54 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LT - Companies House number: 01544957 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01544957) - Website: https://minorityrights.org - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/minority-rights-group-international/ - 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/minority-rights-group-london-715632 ## 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: - 26 Jun 2026: Director resigned: SAMUEL, William Edgar Foyle. Director change recorded on 26 Jun 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. - 26 Jun 2026: Director resigned: ESAMBE, Ngwane George. Director change recorded on 26 Jun 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. - 26 Jun 2026: Director resigned: BERMUDEZ, Jose Antonio Guevara, Dr. Director change recorded on 26 Jun 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. - 26 Jun 2026: New director appointed: IBRAGIMOV, Farkhat. Director change recorded on 26 Jun 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. - 17 Dec 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 17 Dec 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. - 15 Jul 2025: New director appointed: KANDIE, Christine Jepkemoi. Director change recorded on 15 Jul 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. - 4 Apr 2025: New secretary appointed: THOMAS, Claire. Company secretary change recorded on 4 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. - 28 Mar 2025: Secretary resigned: CASTELLINO, Joshua, Professor. Company secretary change recorded on 28 Mar 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. - 9 Oct 2024: Director resigned: GURUNG, Pratima. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 24 Jul 2024: New director appointed: LUIPERT, Sima Deidre. Director change recorded on 24 Jul 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. - 12 Jul 2024: New director appointed: KULAEVA, Stefania. Director change recorded on 12 Jul 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. - 23 Jun 2023: New director appointed: SINHA, Vivek. Director change recorded on 23 Jun 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. - 23 Jun 2023: New director appointed: DAWUDA, Amana. Director change recorded on 23 Jun 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. - 30 May 2023: Director resigned: KESHAVARZ, Mahdis, Principal. Director change recorded on 30 May 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. - 30 May 2023: Director resigned: FRANS, Apaa Essilfie Kojo Joe. Director change recorded on 30 May 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. - 30 May 2023: Director resigned: HOSKINS, Victoria Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 30 May 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 Jan 2023: Director resigned: ASTOR, Alice Margaret Francis. Director change recorded on 20 Jan 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. - 16 Aug 2022: Director resigned: VARMA, Meena. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 21 Jul 2022: New director appointed: CRICKLEY, Anastasia. Director change recorded on 21 Jul 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. - 18 Jul 2022: New director appointed: ASTOR, Alice Margaret Francis. Director change recorded on 18 Jul 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. - 10 Mar 2022: New director appointed: GURUNG, Pratima. Director change recorded on 10 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. - 30 Sep 2021: Director resigned: ASTOR, Thomas Robert Langhorne. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 17 Jun 2021: New director appointed: THORS, Astrid Gunilla Margareta, Mater Of Law. Director change recorded on 17 Jun 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. - 16 Jun 2021: New director appointed: HOSKINS, Victoria Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 16 Jun 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. - 15 May 2020: New director appointed: BERMUDEZ, Jose Antonio Guevara, Dr. Director change recorded on 15 May 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. - + 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 Minority Rights Group ### Is Minority Rights Group a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Minority Rights Group 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 Minority Rights Group sponsor? Minority Rights Group is licensed for Charity Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Minority Rights Group based? The register lists Minority Rights Group at 54 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LT. 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 01544957. 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/minority-rights-group-london-715632 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/minority-rights-group-london-715632.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.