--- title: "MPA Architects Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mpa-architects-ltd-london-716909 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 --- # MPA Architects Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, MPA Architects Ltd (trading as Mark Pinney Associates; Companies House 04189948; 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 12 September 2014 (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: 12 September 2014 - Trading as: Mark Pinney Associates - Legal name: JOHNSON PINNEY ARCHITECTS LIMITED - Industry: Property & Construction - Town: London - Registered address: 50 River Gardens Walk, River Gardens Walk, London, England, SE10 0UB - Companies House number: 04189948 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04189948) - Website: https://www.markpinneyassociates.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mpaarchitects/ - 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/mpa-architects-ltd-london-716909 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,663 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 10,194 in Property & Construction: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/property-construction - Among 122,156 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 19 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 8 Jul 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 8 Jul 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. - 25 Apr 2025: New director appointed: ALONSO LAZA, Juan. Director change recorded on 25 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. - 11 Nov 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 11 Nov 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 Sep 2024: Company name changed, now trading as "JOHNSON PINNEY ARCHITECTS LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 26 Sep 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. 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. - 11 Sep 2024: Notification of Evache Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 11 Sep 2024. 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. - 11 Sep 2024: Cessation of Mr Mark Stanley Edward Pinney as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Sep 2024. 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. - 11 Sep 2024: Director resigned: PINNEY, Elizabeth Louise. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 11 Sep 2024: Director resigned: PINNEY, Mark Stanley Edward. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 22 Aug 2024: Cessation of Mrs Elizabeth Louise Pinney as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 22 Aug 2024. 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. - 20 May 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 20 May 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. - 1 Apr 2022: New person with significant control: Mrs Elizabeth Louise Pinney. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Apr 2022. 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. - 12 May 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 May 2021. 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. - 19 Dec 2020: New director appointed: JOHNSON, Nicholas. Director change recorded on 19 Dec 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. - 6 Nov 2020: Secretary resigned: NEWNHAM, Islay. Company secretary change recorded on 6 Nov 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. - 12 Jul 2019: New secretary appointed: NEWNHAM, Islay. Company secretary change recorded on 12 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. - 8 Jul 2019: Corporate-secretary resigned: VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 8 Jul 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. - 18 Aug 2017: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Aug 2017. 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. - 29 Jun 2017: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 29 Jun 2017. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Mr Mark Stanley Edward Pinney as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. 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 MPA Architects Ltd ### Is MPA Architects Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. MPA Architects Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2014. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can MPA Architects Ltd sponsor? MPA Architects Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is MPA Architects Ltd based? The register lists MPA Architects Ltd at 50 River Gardens Walk, River Gardens Walk, London, England, SE10 0UB. 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 04189948. 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/mpa-architects-ltd-london-716909 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mpa-architects-ltd-london-716909.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.