--- title: "Ordnance Survey Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ordnance-survey-ltd-southampton-801558 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 --- # Ordnance Survey Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Ordnance Survey Ltd (Companies House 09121572, Southampton) 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 3 August 2015 (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: 3 August 2015 - Legal name: ORDNANCE SURVEY LIMITED - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Southampton - Registered address: Explorer House Adanac Drive, Nursling, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 0AS - Companies House number: 09121572 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09121572) - Website: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk - 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/ordnance-survey-ltd-southampton-801558 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 573 licensed sponsors in Southampton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/southampton - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 52 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 23 Aug 2026: Director resigned: POTTER, Carol Ann. Director change recorded on 23 Aug 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. - 8 Aug 2026: Director resigned: MAWDSLEY, Lynn Christine. Director change recorded on 8 Aug 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. - 12 Jul 2026: Director resigned: MOBED, Rohinton. 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. - 1 May 2026: New director appointed: LEVETT, Alyson Margaret. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 29 Jan 2026: Director resigned: COPPIN, James Arthur. Director change recorded on 29 Jan 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. - 29 Jan 2026: New director appointed: HAMPSON, Harold Arthur. Director change recorded on 29 Jan 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. - 9 Mar 2025: New director appointed: HUGHES, Colin. Director change recorded on 9 Mar 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. - 8 Mar 2025: Director resigned: LAKE, Stephen Clyde. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 2 Oct 2023: New director appointed: BOLTON, Nicholas Paul. Director change recorded on 2 Oct 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. - 14 Jul 2023: New director appointed: HENDERSON, David. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 10 Jul 2023: New director appointed: YORWERTH, Michael Dean. Director change recorded on 10 Jul 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. - 1 Jul 2023: New director appointed: STRENS, Fiona Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 3 May 2023: Notification of Secretary Of State For Department For Science, Innovation And Technology as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 3 May 2023. 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. - 3 May 2023: Cessation of Secretary Of State For Department For Science, Innovation And Technology as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 May 2023. 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. - 3 May 2023: Cessation of The Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 May 2023. 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. - 9 Aug 2022: New director appointed: MAWDSLEY, Lynn Christine. Director change recorded on 9 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. - 31 Jul 2022: Director resigned: CADRANEL, Jacques. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 14 Dec 2021: New director appointed: COPPIN, James Arthur. Director change recorded on 14 Dec 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. - 14 Dec 2021: Director resigned: ASHWELL, Emily Frances. Director change recorded on 14 Dec 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. - 7 Oct 2021: New director appointed: SHOWELL, Steven David. Director change recorded on 7 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. - 5 Oct 2021: Director resigned: CLARKE, John Francis. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 4 Oct 2021: Director resigned: BLAIR, Stephen. Director change recorded on 4 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. - 11 Mar 2021: Director resigned: BRAGG, Paul Roger. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 3 Mar 2021: Director resigned: MURPHY, Kieran Francis. 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. - 24 Aug 2020: New director appointed: POTTER, Carol Ann. Director change recorded on 24 Aug 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. - + 27 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (14 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Sales Operations Specialist · Southampton · £32,580–£38,010 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/sales-operations-specialist/57287460 - Senior Test Engineer · Southampton · £56,312–£65,697 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/senior-test-engineer/57285882 - HR Services Coordinator · Southampton · £25,425–£29,663 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/hr-services-coordinator/57263383 - Public Sector Investment Delivery Manager · Southampton · £53,605–£63,705 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/public-sector-investment-delivery-manager/57208557 - Business Administrator · Southampton · £23,732–£27,560 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/business-administrator/57254169 - Product Manager · Southampton · £56,755–£66,215 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/product-manager/57233786 - NUAR Product Manager · Southampton · £56,755–£66,215 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/nuar-product-manager/57208714 - Technical Writer · Southampton · £39,524–£46,111 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/technical-writer/57206195 A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Ordnance Survey Ltd ### Is Ordnance Survey Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Ordnance Survey Ltd in Southampton is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2015. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Ordnance Survey Ltd sponsor? Ordnance Survey Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Ordnance Survey Ltd based? The register lists Ordnance Survey Ltd at Explorer House Adanac Drive, Nursling, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 0AS. 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 09121572. 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/ordnance-survey-ltd-southampton-801558 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ordnance-survey-ltd-southampton-801558.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.