--- title: "The Department UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-department-uk-ltd-london-743837 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 Department UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Department UK Ltd (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 6 March 2023 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## 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: 6 March 2023 - Legal name: THE DEPARTMENT (UK) LTD - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: London - Companies House number: 08534899 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08534899) - Website: https://www.the-department.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-department-london/ - 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-department-uk-ltd-london-743837 ## 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 5 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 4 Apr 2024: Director resigned: MANUEL, Evie Kate. Director change recorded on 4 Apr 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. - 18 Jan 2024: New director appointed: MANUEL, Evie Kate. Director change recorded on 18 Jan 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. - 3 Jan 2024: New director appointed: SCOTT, Emma. Director change recorded on 3 Jan 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. - 11 Oct 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Oct 2023. 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. - 18 Aug 2023: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Aug 2023. 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. 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 Department UK Ltd ### Is The Department UK Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Department UK Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The Department UK Ltd sponsor? The Department UK Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The Department UK Ltd based? The register lists The Department UK Ltd at London. 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. 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-department-uk-ltd-london-743837 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-department-uk-ltd-london-743837.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.