--- title: "The Freethinking Group: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-freethinking-group-manchester-744090 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 Freethinking Group: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Freethinking Group (trading as Republic of Media; Companies House 11777083; Manchester) 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 15 May 2023 (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: 15 May 2023 - Trading as: Republic of Media - Legal name: THE FREETHINKING GROUP LIMITED - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: Manchester - Registered address: 26 Cross Street, Manchester, England, United Kingdom, M2 7AQ - Companies House number: 11777083 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11777083) - Website: https://republicofmedia.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/republic-of-media - 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-freethinking-group-manchester-744090 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 2,872 licensed sponsors in Manchester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/manchester - 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 8 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 31 Mar 2026: Director resigned: FEATHER, Stuart Nicholas. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2026. 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 Mar 2026: Director resigned: WATSON, Simon Scott. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2026. 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 Mar 2026: Director resigned: JARVIE, Gillian. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2026. 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. - 21 Nov 2025: Notification of The Freethinking Group Eot Limited (As The Trustee Of The Freethinking Group Employee Ownership Trust) as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 21 Nov 2025. 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. - 21 Nov 2025: Cessation of Mr Simon James Crunden as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 21 Nov 2025. 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 Nov 2025: Cessation of Mr Stuart Nicholas Feather as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 21 Nov 2025. 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. - 31 May 2025: Director resigned: BRADY, Carl. Director change recorded on 31 May 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. - 29 Apr 2024: New director appointed: ELDER, Clare Rosina. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 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. 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 Freethinking Group ### Is The Freethinking Group a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Freethinking Group in Manchester 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 Freethinking Group sponsor? The Freethinking Group is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The Freethinking Group based? The register lists The Freethinking Group at 26 Cross Street, Manchester, England, United Kingdom, M2 7AQ. 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 11777083. 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-freethinking-group-manchester-744090 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-freethinking-group-manchester-744090.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.