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title: "Skyscanner Limited: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/skyscanner-limited-edinburgh-707809
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
---

# Skyscanner Limited: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Skyscanner Limited (Companies House 04217916, Edinburgh) 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 at least 4 August 2013 (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: 4 August 2013 or earlier
- Industry: Technology & Software
- Town: Edinburgh
- Registered address: Floor 11, Regent's Place, 338 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom, NW1 3BT
- Companies House number: 04217916 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04217916)
- Website: https://www.skyscanner.net
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skyscanner/
- 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/skyscanner-limited-edinburgh-707809

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 1,178 licensed sponsors in Edinburgh: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/edinburgh
- 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

34 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first:

- 9 May 2025: New director appointed: BATISTA, Bryan Edgar Goncalves. Director change recorded on 9 May 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.
- 28 Mar 2025: Director resigned: MANGELAARS, John. Director change recorded on 28 Mar 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.
- 24 Apr 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 24 Apr 2023. 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.
- 12 Nov 2021: Director resigned: RAFIAH, Moshe. Director change recorded on 12 Nov 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.
- 1 Jul 2021: Secretary resigned: MILLER, Robert Simon. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Jul 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.
- 1 Jul 2021: New secretary appointed: NOLAN, Martin Gerard. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Jul 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.
- 3 May 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 3 May 2021. 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.
- 15 Mar 2021: New director appointed: MANGELAARS, John. Director change recorded on 15 Mar 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.
- 17 Jun 2020: Director resigned: DOVE, Bryan Jason. Director change recorded on 17 Jun 2020. 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.
- 4 Dec 2019: New director appointed: RAFIAH, Moshe. Director change recorded on 4 Dec 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.
- 29 Nov 2019: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Gareth John. Director change recorded on 29 Nov 2019. 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.
- 22 Aug 2019: New secretary appointed: MILLER, Robert Simon. Company secretary change recorded on 22 Aug 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.
- 26 Feb 2019: New director appointed: DOVE, Bryan Jason. Director change recorded on 26 Feb 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.
- 26 Feb 2019: Secretary resigned: HAY, Carolyn. Company secretary change recorded on 26 Feb 2019. 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.
- 3 Jul 2017: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 3 Jul 2017. 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.
- 9 Dec 2016: Director resigned: PATERSON, Calum Macdonald. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 2016. 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 Dec 2016: Director resigned: SMITH, Barry James. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 2016. 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 Dec 2016: Director resigned: MORITZ, Michael, Sir. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 2016. 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 Dec 2016: Director resigned: LOGAN, Mark. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 2016. 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 Dec 2016: Director resigned: PANCHOLI, Julian Vasant. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 2016. 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 Dec 2016: New director appointed: LIANG, James Jianzhang. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 2016. 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.
- 9 Dec 2016: New director appointed: XIONG, Xing. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 2016. 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.
- 9 Dec 2016: New director appointed: SUN, Jane Jie. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 2016. 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.
- 9 Dec 2016: New director appointed: WANG, Xiaofan. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 2016. 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.
- 31 May 2016: Director resigned: RICE-JONES, Margaret Frances. Director change recorded on 31 May 2016. 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 earlier changes on the web page

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

0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (6 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name.

- Senior Visual Designer · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/NQNj92h98C9C-TxIe1CmBj2RfUD6z4FoHsqIIFYWPOq3JqfN1433cpNNzBfu7uTNdcZvss_EJhoat5PGm9IBdXRvbXC_dXtQPNuYuUkVMTvn9_hOxY02_S9BC6021rSYx1WVsjHga3RCvl8uNtPdcQpD6DxWEb0LxcwnPm9QcCEh11ncIlXncpBiFQ9udTptFZDo2vcZKO2Eti-qbM-x6osdoRah8cEXfEoOeef7vj8
- Senior Visual Designer · Edinburgh · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/ff823jE6rJkwFQhs4_gGxSSwNr_NVUkUMp8RAs1HU9AbtGd2d2IvbCatWbUaMjr2fKngd7ILds2mZcePXHaQlPW-zEySMgSAUWPuWnIIkkjb0tHqn1S50oHbTceg1-eypSMkqHkHOBoDj1xSNgj6uoB-cqzHSoBzpXZGHtwy-1CzGj5VfpTyNny-g0O6ovQsYk5hjzISqX7w_6U71iu0Cm-3tk4l2Ww7wpIPcqz70EE
- Principal, Airline Platform Strategy & Enablement · Edinburgh, Scotland · £61,048 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5828046498?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3
- Principal, Airline Platform Strategy & Enablement · Glasgow, Scotland · £58,629 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5828046709?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3
- Principal, Airline Platform Strategy & Enablement · Glasgow · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/ccdV7nU2OVOan3kKSB6SXjOdw90cgNHfLdqc4Rn4C2j_rj93YUe6m_JrUOY8cu3y0ZGluiPq7Oma2bTZmu0O2OPiOGZvNg4x9tji42ywIVYiIzvkxyLOjHxtmSjP4FUjHHB9RJdPXIydxWo0ctGqICkYwFbpYN3w5c3awdXqzbxHdN6kFSRCq0w2teWCJpTME0uG76hgDgQpj_FL5qNsoHK_ho7GQIPDamHuM6KfaF8
- Principal, Airline Platform Strategy & Enablement · Edinburgh · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/C7PNM26HOcV1l6cSJVLipls08hPl_ZdiO3unyUhxryyGGuqAMFBk7pMppjB8jxVCVIBQ_Kzm20NhbzZM4kCZsFPyHCAjjxcmFn2MW5dVMDjCldDK5xXBEwNTLmgHXsuE7tk0v_3u-o3LuaaPVeEhnNKzdkGy6lc_WFO3aIf_HQHnZIA0ofehZwsYKAELYr6oS1tKIvAgYEz5aDrserGW68twCQWA5VZmSRUIoEGySPg

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 Skyscanner Limited

### Is Skyscanner Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Skyscanner Limited in Edinburgh is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Skyscanner Limited sponsor?

Skyscanner Limited 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 Skyscanner Limited based?

The register lists Skyscanner Limited at Floor 11, Regent's Place, 338 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom, NW1 3BT. 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 04217916. 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/skyscanner-limited-edinburgh-707809
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/skyscanner-limited-edinburgh-707809.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.
