--- title: "Richard Markland Architects Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/richard-markland-architects-ltd-london-730058 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 --- # Richard Markland Architects Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Richard Markland Architects Ltd (Companies House 07389676, 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 29 August 2023 (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: 29 August 2023 - Legal name: MARKLAND BALL ARCHITECTS LIMITED - Industry: Property & Construction - Town: London - Registered address: Studio 308 Pillbox 115 Coventry Road, London, England, E2 6GG - Companies House number: 07389676 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07389676) - Website: https://www.marklandball.com - 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/richard-markland-architects-ltd-london-730058 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 10,203 in Property & Construction: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/property-construction - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 4 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 1 May 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 May 2026. 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. - 27 Apr 2026: New person with significant control: Mr Alexander David Ball. Change to people with significant control recorded on 27 Apr 2026. 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. - 24 Apr 2026: New director appointed: BALL, Alexander David. Director change recorded on 24 Apr 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. - 16 Apr 2025: Company name changed, now trading as "MARKLAND BALL ARCHITECTS LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 16 Apr 2025. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name 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 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 Richard Markland Architects Ltd ### Is Richard Markland Architects Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Richard Markland Architects Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Richard Markland Architects Ltd sponsor? Richard Markland Architects Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Richard Markland Architects Ltd based? The register lists Richard Markland Architects Ltd at Studio 308 Pillbox 115 Coventry Road, London, England, E2 6GG. 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 07389676. 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/richard-markland-architects-ltd-london-730058 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/richard-markland-architects-ltd-london-730058.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.