Employers licensed to sponsor Charity Worker visas

The Charity Worker route covers unpaid voluntary work for a charity, for up to 12 months. Sponsors are charities and their affiliated bodies, the work must directly relate to the charity's purpose, and paid employment is not permitted on this route.

Licensed sponsors
1,498
Currently on the Home Office register
Added (90 days)
18
New licences seen since
Removed (90 days)
32
Licences that left the register
Live sponsored jobs
164
28 employers hiring now

Advertised salaries at these sponsors run from £15,210 to £84,000, with a median of £34,610. Taken from live listings matched to licence holders, so it reflects what is being advertised rather than what sponsored workers are paid.

Sponsors hiring now

All 1,498 licensed sponsors

Recent register changes

Common questions

How many UK employers can sponsor a Charity Worker visa?
1,498 organisations hold a sponsor licence covering the Charity Worker route. Only a licensed sponsor can assign a certificate of sponsorship for it.
Can any UK employer sponsor a Charity Worker visa?
No. An employer must first apply to the Home Office for a sponsor licence covering the Charity Worker route, and only then can it sponsor workers on it. Employers not on this list cannot sponsor this route unless and until they are granted a licence.
Has this list changed recently?
In the last 90 days 18 sponsors were added and 32 were removed. The register is re-read from GOV.UK every day, and each change is recorded with the date it was observed.

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Industries on this route

Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily, plus Companies House. How this data is produced.