--- title: "Sokol Books Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sokol-books-ltd-london-737369 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Sokol Books Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Sokol Books Ltd (trading as Russell Rare Books; Companies House 04218764; 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 30 December 2020 (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: 30 December 2020 - Trading as: Russell Rare Books - Legal name: SOKOL BOOKS LTD. - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: London - Registered address: 475 Salisbury House London Wall, London, EC2M 5QQ - Companies House number: 04218764 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04218764) - Website: https://www.russellrarebooks.com - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sokol-books-ltd-london-737369 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 4 changes worth checking, checked 2 November 2026, newest first: - 5 Dec 2024: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 5 Dec 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 21 Nov 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Nov 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 19 Nov 2024: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Nov 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 12 Apr 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 12 Apr 2024. 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. 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 Sokol Books Ltd ### Is Sokol Books Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Sokol Books Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Sokol Books Ltd sponsor? Sokol Books Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Sokol Books Ltd based? The register lists Sokol Books Ltd at 475 Salisbury House London Wall, London, EC2M 5QQ. 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 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 04218764. 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/sokol-books-ltd-london-737369 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sokol-books-ltd-london-737369.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.