--- title: "School of Hard Knocks: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/school-of-hard-knocks-london-721651 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 --- # School of Hard Knocks: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, School of Hard Knocks (Companies House 07743730, 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 15 February 2021 (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: 15 February 2021 - Also known as: SOHK - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: London - Registered address: The Grayston Centre 28 Charles Square, Old Street, London, England, N1 6HT - Companies House number: 07743730 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07743730) - Website: https://www.schoolofhardknocks.org.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/school-of-hard-knocks-london-721651 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 24 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 13 Aug 2026: Cessation of Mr Kenneth David Cowen as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 13 Aug 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. - 13 Aug 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 13 Aug 2026. 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. - 31 Jul 2026: Director resigned: MCNUTT, Kirstin Isobel. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 21 Jan 2026: New director appointed: WEBB, Christopher Shane Mitchel. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 1 Dec 2025: Director resigned: FRANCIS, Michael. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 15 Sep 2025: New director appointed: NEALE, Karen Dawn. Director change recorded on 15 Sep 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. - 15 Sep 2025: New director appointed: WALSH, Thomas Edward Lockyer. Director change recorded on 15 Sep 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. - 15 Sep 2025: New director appointed: BROWN, Shaunagh Jordan. Director change recorded on 15 Sep 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. - 4 Mar 2024: New person with significant control: Mr Kenneth David Cowen. Change to people with significant control recorded on 4 Mar 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. - 4 Mar 2024: New director appointed: MCNUTT, Kirstin Isobel. Director change recorded on 4 Mar 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. - 4 Mar 2024: New director appointed: DENT, Nicholas Jonathan. Director change recorded on 4 Mar 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. - 30 Sep 2023: Secretary resigned: GRIFFIN, Deborah. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 30 Sep 2023: Director resigned: MCKILLOP, Robert John. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 30 Sep 2023: Director resigned: TECKMAN, Jonathan Simon Paul. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 12 Dec 2022: Director resigned: HAFIZ, Yasmine. Director change recorded on 12 Dec 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. - 6 Sep 2022: Director resigned: BROOMHEAD, Pauline. Director change recorded on 6 Sep 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. - 5 Sep 2022: New director appointed: SOOD, Neel. Director change recorded on 5 Sep 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. - 5 Sep 2022: New director appointed: MELLICK, Mikel Charles. Director change recorded on 5 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 1 Sep 2022. 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. - 6 Dec 2021: New director appointed: MCKILLOP, Robert John. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 6 Dec 2021: New director appointed: HAFIZ, Yasmine. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 6 Dec 2021: Director resigned: THOMAS, David Anthony. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 5 Sep 2021: New director appointed: HAFIZ, Yasmine. Director change recorded on 5 Sep 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. - 7 Jun 2021: Director resigned: SPRY, Olly. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 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. 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 School of Hard Knocks ### Is School of Hard Knocks a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. School of Hard Knocks in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can School of Hard Knocks sponsor? School of Hard Knocks is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is School of Hard Knocks based? The register lists School of Hard Knocks at The Grayston Centre 28 Charles Square, Old Street, London, England, N1 6HT. 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 07743730. 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/school-of-hard-knocks-london-721651 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/school-of-hard-knocks-london-721651.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.