--- title: "Smuggler London Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/smuggler-london-ltd-london-737099 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 --- # Smuggler London Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Smuggler London Ltd (Companies House 06806477, London) holds an A-rated Temporary Worker sponsor licence covering the Creative Worker route 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: Temporary Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Creative Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: SMUGGLER LONDON LIMITED - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: London - Registered address: 2-3 Bourlet Close, London, England, W1W 7BQ - Companies House number: 06806477 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06806477) - Website: http://smuggler.xyz/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/smuggler/ - 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/smuggler-london-ltd-london-737099 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative - Among 1,572 Creative Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-creative ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 14 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 24 Sep 2026: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 24 Sep 2026, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 11 Sep 2026: Notification of The Independents Creative Collective Uk Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 11 Sep 2026. 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. - 11 Sep 2026: Director resigned: MILLING SMITH, Patrick. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 11 Sep 2026: Director resigned: CARMODY, Brian. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 11 Sep 2026: Director resigned: KELLY, Lucy Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 11 Sep 2026: New director appointed: CHOUVET, Isabelle Marie Jacqueline. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 30 Jun 2026: Director resigned: BROWN, Fergus. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 31 Mar 2026: New director appointed: KELLY, Lucy Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 3 Oct 2022: Cessation of Mr Patrick Milling-Smith as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 Oct 2022. 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 2022: Cessation of Mr Brian Carmody as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 Oct 2022. 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. - 23 Jul 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 23 Jul 2020. 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 Feb 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 12 Feb 2020. 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. - 1 Jan 2017: Notification of Mr Patrick Milling-Smith as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Jan 2017. 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. - 1 Jan 2017: Notification of Mr Brian Carmody as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Jan 2017. 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. 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 Smuggler London Ltd ### Is Smuggler London Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Smuggler London Ltd in London 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 Smuggler London Ltd sponsor? Smuggler London Ltd is licensed for Creative Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Smuggler London Ltd based? The register lists Smuggler London Ltd at 2-3 Bourlet Close, London, England, W1W 7BQ. 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 06806477. 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/smuggler-london-ltd-london-737099 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/smuggler-london-ltd-london-737099.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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