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title: "Reuters News & Media Ltd: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/reuters-news-and-media-ltd-london-776941
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
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# Reuters News & Media Ltd: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 2 November 2026, Reuters News & Media Ltd (Companies House 02505735, London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 11 September 2018 (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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 11 September 2018
- Legal name: REUTERS NEWS & MEDIA LIMITED
- Industry: Technology & Software
- Town: London
- Registered address: Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom, E14 5AQ
- Companies House number: 02505735 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02505735)
- 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/reuters-news-and-media-ltd-london-776941

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london
- One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software
- Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

17 changes worth checking, checked 2 November 2026, newest first:

- 2 Oct 2025: New secretary appointed: CHAN, Yee Man. Company secretary change recorded on 2 Oct 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.
- 20 Aug 2025: Secretary resigned: BOATENG, Barbara. Company secretary change recorded on 20 Aug 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 Jul 2025: Cessation of Ttc Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Jul 2025. 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.
- 7 Dec 2023: Director resigned: KEEN, Matthew Bryan. Director change recorded on 7 Dec 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.
- 7 Dec 2023: New director appointed: JEFFERSON, Tara Jane. Director change recorded on 7 Dec 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.
- 20 Jul 2021: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 20 Jul 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.
- 1 Jun 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Jun 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.
- 14 Feb 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 14 Feb 2020. 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 Oct 2019: New director appointed: ROWELL, Wayne David. Director change recorded on 28 Oct 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.
- 21 Aug 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Aug 2019. 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.
- 16 Oct 2018: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 16 Oct 2018. 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 Oct 2018: New secretary appointed: BOATENG, Barbara. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Oct 2018. 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 Oct 2018: New director appointed: KEEN, Matthew Bryan. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2018. 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 Oct 2018: Secretary resigned: O'HANLON, Carla. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Oct 2018. 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 Oct 2018: Director resigned: THORN, Peter. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2018. 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 Sep 2018: Director resigned: MITCHLEY, David Martin. Director change recorded on 14 Sep 2018. 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 Sep 2018: New director appointed: MAJOR, Kimberley. Director change recorded on 14 Sep 2018. 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.

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

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## Common questions about Reuters News & Media Ltd

### Is Reuters News & Media Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Reuters News & Media Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2018. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Reuters News & Media Ltd sponsor?

Reuters News & Media Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Reuters News & Media Ltd based?

The register lists Reuters News & Media Ltd at Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom, E14 5AQ. 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 02505735. 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/reuters-news-and-media-ltd-london-776941
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/reuters-news-and-media-ltd-london-776941.md
- Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt
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