--- title: "The Original London Sightseeing Tour Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-original-london-sightseeing-tour-limited-london-786804 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 Original London Sightseeing Tour Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Original London Sightseeing Tour Limited (trading as City Sightseeing; Companies House 02328599; 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 12 October 2020 (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: 12 October 2020 - Trading as: City Sightseeing - Legal name: THE ORIGINAL TOUR LIMITED - Industry: Travel, Transport & Mobility - Town: London - Registered address: Garrick House, Stamford Brokk Garage, 74, Chiswick High Road, London, England, W4 1SY - Companies House number: 02328599 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02328599) - Website: https://city-sightseeing.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-original-london-sightseeing-tour-limited-london-786804 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 6,274 in Travel, Transport & Mobility: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/travel-transport-mobility - 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 14 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 22 Oct 2026: New director appointed: PARSONSON, Andrew William. Director change recorded on 22 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 19 Nov 2026. - 22 Jan 2026: Company name changed, now trading as "THE ORIGINAL TOUR LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 22 Jan 2026, alongside a new majority owner or controller. 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 Jan 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 21 Jan 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. - 10 Dec 2025: Notification of First Bus Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 10 Dec 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. - 10 Dec 2025: Cessation of Ratp Dev Uk Ltd as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Dec 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. - 10 Dec 2025: Director resigned: MASSON, Arnaud Max. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 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. - 10 Dec 2025: New director appointed: BROWN, Colin. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 2025. 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 Dec 2025: New director appointed: CAHILL, William John. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 2025. 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 Dec 2025: New director appointed: MCINNES, James Robert. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 2025. 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 Dec 2025: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 10 Dec 2025, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 1 Apr 2025. 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. - 28 Oct 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 28 Oct 2022. 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. - 28 Feb 2021: Director resigned: NEYLON, Darren Lee. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 20 Oct 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 20 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. 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 Original London Sightseeing Tour Limited ### Is The Original London Sightseeing Tour Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Original London Sightseeing Tour Limited in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The Original London Sightseeing Tour Limited sponsor? The Original London Sightseeing Tour Limited 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 Original London Sightseeing Tour Limited based? The register lists The Original London Sightseeing Tour Limited at Garrick House, Stamford Brokk Garage, 74, Chiswick High Road, London, England, W4 1SY. 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 02328599. 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-original-london-sightseeing-tour-limited-london-786804 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-original-london-sightseeing-tour-limited-london-786804.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.