--- title: "River UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/river-uk-limited-burton-upon-trent-730409 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 --- # River UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, River UK Limited (Companies House 06715971, Burton upon Trent) 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 17 April 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: 17 April 2023 - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: BURTON UPON TRENT - Registered address: 72-74 Burton Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 1TG - Companies House number: 06715971 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06715971) - Website: https://riveruk.co.uk/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/river-business-services-limited/ - 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/river-uk-limited-burton-upon-trent-730409 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 131 licensed sponsors in Burton on Trent: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/burton-on-trent - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 9 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 3 Oct 2025: New person with significant control: Miss Ying Liu. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 Oct 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. - 3 Oct 2025: Secretary resigned: LIU, Wei Yan, Mr.. Company secretary change recorded on 3 Oct 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. - 1 Oct 2024: New secretary appointed: LIU, Wei Yan, Mr.. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 1 Oct 2024: Secretary resigned: CHEUNG, Lai Fung, Mrs.. Company secretary change recorded on 1 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. - 17 Jan 2024: Notification of Mr. Wei Yan Liu as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 17 Jan 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. - 16 Jan 2024: Cessation of Mrs Connie Lai Fung Cheung as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Jan 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. - 16 Jan 2024: Director resigned: CHEUNG, Lai Fung, Mrs.. Director change recorded on 16 Jan 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. - 9 Jun 2023: New director appointed: LIU, Wei Yan, Mr.. Director change recorded on 9 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. - 7 Jun 2023: Director resigned: REN O'BRIEN, Jinxiang. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 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. 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (3 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Client Operations Associate - Remote · Remote · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-8621453581471571192 - Client Operations Associate - West Coast Remote · United States · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-3770615614814267809 - Client Operations Associate - West Coast Remote · West Coast · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-9175174379620046792 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=730409&employer=RIVER%20UK%20LIMITED 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 River UK Limited ### Is River UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. River UK Limited in BURTON UPON TRENT 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 River UK Limited sponsor? River UK Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does River UK Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from River UK Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is River UK Limited based? The register lists River UK Limited at 72-74 Burton Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 1TG. 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 06715971. 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/river-uk-limited-burton-upon-trent-730409 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/river-uk-limited-burton-upon-trent-730409.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.