--- title: "The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-bureau-of-investigative-journalism-london-743576 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 --- # The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (Companies House 07084305, 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 9 September 2016 (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: 9 September 2016 - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: London - Registered address: 124 Finchley Road, London, England, NW3 5JS - Companies House number: 07084305 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07084305) - Website: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com - 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/the-bureau-of-investigative-journalism-london-743576 ## 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 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 21 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 6 Jan 2025: Director resigned: POTTER, David Edwin, Dr. Director change recorded on 6 Jan 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. - 28 Sep 2023: Director resigned: LAJUMOKE, Tara Etabuno Henrietta. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 28 Sep 2023: New director appointed: PHILLIPS, Gillian Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 28 Sep 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. - 28 Sep 2023: New director appointed: WALKER, Simon Richard. Director change recorded on 28 Sep 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. - 9 Feb 2023: New director appointed: HILTON, Isabel Nancy. Director change recorded on 9 Feb 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. - 24 Oct 2022: Director resigned: OLDROYD, Rachel Anne. Director change recorded on 24 Oct 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. - 24 Oct 2022: New director appointed: MCCARTHY, Conor. Director change recorded on 24 Oct 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. - 24 Mar 2022: Director resigned: HOLLICK, Clive Richard. Director change recorded on 24 Mar 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. - 3 Feb 2022: Director resigned: ALGAR, Clare. Director change recorded on 3 Feb 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. - 27 May 2021: Director resigned: HIRD, Christopher Clarke. Director change recorded on 27 May 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. - 30 Oct 2020: Secretary resigned: PANCHOLI, Dharmista. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Oct 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. - 27 Oct 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 27 Oct 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. - 26 Aug 2020: New director appointed: LAJUMOKE, Tara Etabuno Henrietta. Director change recorded on 26 Aug 2020. 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. - 2 Jul 2020: New director appointed: ALGAR, Clare. Director change recorded on 2 Jul 2020. 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 Nov 2019: Director resigned: BROCK, George Laurence. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 4 Aug 2018: Director resigned: CRUICKSHANK, Donald Gordon, Sir. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 2018. 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. - 7 Jun 2018: New director appointed: NAMINI, Yasmin. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 2018. 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 Feb 2018: New director appointed: OLDROYD, Rachel Anne. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2018. 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 Feb 2018: New director appointed: HOLLICK, Clive Richard. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2018. 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 Feb 2018: New director appointed: PIECHOTA, Grzegorz Marian. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2018. 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 Feb 2018: New director appointed: SAMBROOK, Richard Jeremy. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2018. 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. 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 The Bureau of Investigative Journalism ### Is The Bureau of Investigative Journalism a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2016. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The Bureau of Investigative Journalism sponsor? The Bureau of Investigative Journalism is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The Bureau of Investigative Journalism based? The register lists The Bureau of Investigative Journalism at 124 Finchley Road, London, England, NW3 5JS. 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 07084305. 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/the-bureau-of-investigative-journalism-london-743576 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-bureau-of-investigative-journalism-london-743576.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.