--- title: "The Innovation Unit Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-innovation-unit-limited-london-729000 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 Innovation Unit Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Innovation Unit Limited (Companies House 05997039, 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 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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Education - Town: London - Registered address: Runway East, 20 St. Thomas Street, London, England, SE1 9RS - Companies House number: 05997039 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05997039) - Website: https://www.innovationunit.org - LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/the-innovation-unit-limited - 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-innovation-unit-limited-london-729000 ## 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 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 47 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 5 Aug 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 5 Aug 2026. 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. - 1 Oct 2025: Cessation of Mr James David Thomas as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 1 Oct 2025: Director resigned: THOMAS, James David. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 2 Sep 2024: New person with significant control: Mr Shane Richard Ryan. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Sep 2024. 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 Sep 2024: New person with significant control: Mrs Therese Radhika Bynon. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Sep 2024. 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 Sep 2024: New director appointed: RYAN, Shane Richard. Director change recorded on 2 Sep 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. - 2 Sep 2024: New director appointed: BYNON, Therese Radhika. Director change recorded on 2 Sep 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. - 1 Jul 2024: New person with significant control: Dr. Charlotte Sophie Augst. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jul 2024. 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. - 1 Jul 2024: New director appointed: AUGST, Charlotte Sophie, Dr.. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 10 Jun 2024: Cessation of Mrs Rebekah Lois Ayres as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Jun 2024. 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. - 10 Jun 2024: Director resigned: AYRES, Rebekah. Director change recorded on 10 Jun 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. - 8 Apr 2024: Secretary resigned: ARMAH, Winifred. Company secretary change recorded on 8 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. - 8 Apr 2024: New secretary appointed: JENKINS, Deborah. Company secretary change recorded on 8 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. - 29 Dec 2023: Cessation of Ms Danielle Jeanine Walker Palmour as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 29 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. - 29 Dec 2023: Director resigned: PALMOUR, Danielle Jeanine. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 5 Jun 2023: Cessation of Mr Joseph Michael James Ludlow as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 5 Jun 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. - 5 Jun 2023: Director resigned: LUDLOW, Joseph Michael James. Director change recorded on 5 Jun 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. - 12 Apr 2022: New person with significant control: Miss Olufunmike Olusola Omobola Afuape. Change to people with significant control recorded on 12 Apr 2022. 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. - 12 Apr 2022: New director appointed: AFUAPE, Olufunmike Olusola Omobola. Director change recorded on 12 Apr 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. - 11 Apr 2022: New person with significant control: Ms Danielle Jeanine Walker Palmour. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Apr 2022. 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. - 11 Apr 2022: New director appointed: PALMOUR, Danielle Jeanine. Director change recorded on 11 Apr 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. - 18 Oct 2019: Cessation of Mr Anthony David Mackay as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 18 Oct 2019. 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. - 18 Oct 2019: Director resigned: MACKAY, Anthony David. Director change recorded on 18 Oct 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. - 21 Aug 2019: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 21 Aug 2019. 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. - 27 Mar 2019: New person with significant control: Mr Anthony David Mackay. Change to people with significant control recorded on 27 Mar 2019. 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. - + 22 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 The Innovation Unit Limited ### Is The Innovation Unit Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Innovation Unit Limited 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 Innovation Unit Limited sponsor? The Innovation Unit Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The Innovation Unit Limited based? The register lists The Innovation Unit Limited at Runway East, 20 St. Thomas Street, London, England, SE1 9RS. 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 05997039. 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-innovation-unit-limited-london-729000 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-innovation-unit-limited-london-729000.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.