--- title: "SSBN Ltd. t/a Fathom: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ssbn-ltd-t-a-fathom-bristol-742506 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 --- # SSBN Ltd. t/a Fathom: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, SSBN Ltd. t/a Fathom (Companies House 08777822, Bristol) 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 12 September 2019 (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: 12 September 2019 - Legal name: SSBN Ltd. - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Bristol - Registered address: Square Works, 17-18 Berkeley Square, Bristol, England, BS8 1HB - Companies House number: 08777822 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08777822) - Website: https://www.fathom.global - 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/ssbn-ltd-t-a-fathom-bristol-742506 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,293 licensed sponsors in Bristol: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bristol - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 37 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 11 Jun 2025: Director resigned: GROLLIMUND, Balz. Director change recorded on 11 Jun 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. - 11 Jun 2025: Director resigned: VASAGIRI, Anil. Director change recorded on 11 Jun 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. - 4 Jun 2025: New director appointed: VAN DE KERK, Suzan. Director change recorded on 4 Jun 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. - 17 Feb 2025: New director appointed: RAKE, Jonathan Derek. Director change recorded on 17 Feb 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. - 7 Nov 2024: Director resigned: HIGGINBOTHAM, Russell Mark. Director change recorded on 7 Nov 2024. 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. - 16 Aug 2024: Director resigned: SAMPSON, Christopher Charles, Dr. Director change recorded on 16 Aug 2024. 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. - 16 May 2024: New director appointed: GROLLIMUND, Balz. Director change recorded on 16 May 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. - 20 Feb 2024: New director appointed: SAMPSON, Christopher Charles, Dr. Director change recorded on 20 Feb 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. - 20 Feb 2024: New director appointed: BATES, Paul David. Director change recorded on 20 Feb 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. - 20 Feb 2024: New director appointed: WHITFIELD, Stuart James Matthew. Director change recorded on 20 Feb 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. - 20 Feb 2024: New director appointed: SMITH, Andrew Mark, Dr. Director change recorded on 20 Feb 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. - 31 Dec 2023: Class of shares re-designated. Share filing recorded on 31 Dec 2023, 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. - 15 Dec 2023: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 15 Dec 2023, 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. - 13 Dec 2023: Notification of Swiss Re Europe Holdings S.A. as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 13 Dec 2023. 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. - 13 Dec 2023: Cessation of Dr Christopher Charles Sampson as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 13 Dec 2023. 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 Dec 2023: Cessation of Dr Andrew Mark Smith as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 13 Dec 2023. 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 Dec 2023: New director appointed: VASAGIRI, Anil. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 2023. 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. - 13 Dec 2023: New director appointed: HIGGINBOTHAM, Russell Mark. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 2023. 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. - 13 Dec 2023: Director resigned: SMITH, Andrew Mark, Dr. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 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. - 13 Dec 2023: Director resigned: WHITFIELD, Stuart James Matthew. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 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. - 13 Dec 2023: Director resigned: BATES, Paul David, Professor. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 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. - 13 Dec 2023: Director resigned: SAMPSON, Christopher Charles, Dr. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 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. - 13 Dec 2023: New director appointed: JOHNSEN, Robert. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 2023. 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. - 13 Dec 2023: New director appointed: SHAH-KARAMI, Ali Shah. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 2023. 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. - 13 Dec 2023: New director appointed: KAELIN, Paul Marcel. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 2023. 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. - + 12 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 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 SSBN Ltd. t/a Fathom ### Is SSBN Ltd. t/a Fathom a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. SSBN Ltd. t/a Fathom in Bristol is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can SSBN Ltd. t/a Fathom sponsor? SSBN Ltd. t/a Fathom is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is SSBN Ltd. t/a Fathom based? The register lists SSBN Ltd. t/a Fathom at Square Works, 17-18 Berkeley Square, Bristol, England, BS8 1HB. 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 08777822. 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/ssbn-ltd-t-a-fathom-bristol-742506 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ssbn-ltd-t-a-fathom-bristol-742506.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.