--- title: "The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK): UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-children-s-investment-fund-foundation-uk-london-772337 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 Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK): UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) (Companies House 04370006, London) 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 - Also known as: CIFF UK - Industry: Education - Town: LONDON - Registered address: 7 Clifford Street, London, W1S 2FT - Companies House number: 04370006 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04370006) - Website: https://www.ciff.org - 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-children-s-investment-fund-foundation-uk-london-772337 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - 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 27 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 13 May 2021: Director resigned: SWEENEY, Graeme Stewart Sutherland. Director change recorded on 13 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. - 13 May 2021: New director appointed: LEHTIMAKI, Marko Pekka, Dr. Director change recorded on 13 May 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. - 10 Feb 2021: Corporate-secretary resigned: CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Feb 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. - 10 Feb 2021: New secretary appointed: DUNCAN, Bradley Paul. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Feb 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. - 21 Dec 2020: Cessation of Ms Jamie Anne Cooper-Hohn as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 21 Dec 2020. 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. - 21 Dec 2020: Director resigned: COOPER HOHN, Jamie Anne. Director change recorded on 21 Dec 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. - 30 Sep 2020: New director appointed: MARSHALL, Ana Wiechers. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 9 Nov 2018: New corporate-secretary appointed: CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 9 Nov 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. - 9 Nov 2018: Secretary resigned: PUNN, Shalin. Company secretary change recorded on 9 Nov 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. - 24 May 2018: New secretary appointed: PUNN, Shalin. Company secretary change recorded on 24 May 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. - 24 May 2018: Secretary resigned: BODDINGTON, Eleanor Nancie. Company secretary change recorded on 24 May 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 Dec 2016: New secretary appointed: BODDINGTON, Eleanor Nancie. Company secretary change recorded on 7 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. - 18 Nov 2016: Secretary resigned: TAYLOR, Donald. Company secretary change recorded on 18 Nov 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Ms Jamie Anne Cooper-Hohn. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Dr Marko Pekka Lehtimaki. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Sir Christopher Anthony Hohn. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 2 Mar 2016: New secretary appointed: TAYLOR, Donald. Company secretary change recorded on 2 Mar 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. - 2 Mar 2016: Director resigned: ELIAS, Gerard Joseph. Director change recorded on 2 Mar 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. - 2 Mar 2016: Director resigned: MALLOCH-BROWN, George Mark, Lord. Director change recorded on 2 Mar 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. - 2 Mar 2016: Director resigned: DYBUL, Mark, Dr. Director change recorded on 2 Mar 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. - 31 Jan 2016: Secretary resigned: COLLIER, Edward John. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 18 Nov 2015: New director appointed: GOLDSMITH, Benjamin James. Director change recorded on 18 Nov 2015. 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. - 18 Nov 2015: New director appointed: SIDDIQUI, Masroor Taale. Director change recorded on 18 Nov 2015. 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. - 27 Jul 2015: Director resigned: PHUMAPHI, Johannah Joy. Director change recorded on 27 Jul 2015. 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. - 17 May 2014: Director resigned: PANDHARE, Rajan. Director change recorded on 17 May 2014. 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. - + 2 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 (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Finance Manager, Financial Control · London · £63,790 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/gd6-OaMjzCdCy16yQIXnJAloeme6hJoWbjyPxnygU2q0_o3jW9KzDR4ufgbzTNn-ucfCGF-63KKkKjhptTpRwpYgTPSjd372MEjOXSeomxj59GV7fOXPY-eEjpL2G0QMeHEmO3wgfefJ8Lh5ZONK7Qo7nLLbRfr9EGleSxSr7CDvozS-zWEAYOo5rQvxfg03lYoucy-TZe8eDadx43YrT4frZcHv8YUL-6wmGjHRkBA 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 The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) ### Is The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) 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 The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) sponsor? The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) 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 The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) based? The register lists The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (UK) at 7 Clifford Street, London, W1S 2FT. 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 04370006. 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-children-s-investment-fund-foundation-uk-london-772337 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-children-s-investment-fund-foundation-uk-london-772337.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.