--- title: "The Society of College National and University Libraries: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-society-of-college-national-and-university-libraries-london-775826 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 Society of College National and University Libraries: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Society of College National and University Libraries (trading as SCONUL; 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 22 March 2021 (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: 22 March 2021 - Trading as: SCONUL - Legal name: THE SOCIETY OF COLLEGE, NATIONAL AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: London - Companies House number: 01436951 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01436951) - Website: https://www.sconul.ac.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ebsco-information-services-uk - 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-society-of-college-national-and-university-libraries-london-775826 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 49 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 16 Jul 2026: New person with significant control: Dr Sarah Louise Pittaway. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Jul 2026. 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. - 16 Jul 2026: New person with significant control: Miss Rachel Scott Halls. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Jul 2026. 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. - 16 Jul 2026: Cessation of Mrs Regina Everitt as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Jul 2026. 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. - 16 Jul 2026: Cessation of Miss Emma Lucy Walton as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Jul 2026. 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. - 16 Jul 2026: Director resigned: WALTON, Emma Lucy. Director change recorded on 16 Jul 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. - 16 Jul 2026: Director resigned: EVERITT, Regina. Director change recorded on 16 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: New person with significant control: Mr Mark Jeffrey Hughes. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: New person with significant control: Mrs Janet Elizabeth Peden. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: New person with significant control: Ms Elizabeth Clare White. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: New person with significant control: Ms Lorraine Joanne Beard. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: New person with significant control: Mr Gary Joseph Steele. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: New person with significant control: Ms Allison Kavanagh. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: Cessation of Ms Kate Kelly as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: Cessation of Mr Andrew Carey Barker as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: Cessation of Mrs Elizabeth Adrienne Homer as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: Cessation of Ms Elizabeth Clare Jolly as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: Cessation of Mr James Gordon Anthony-Edwards as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: Director resigned: KELLY, Kate Catherine. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: Director resigned: JOLLY, Elizabeth Clare. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: Director resigned: HOMER, Elizabeth Adrienne. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: Director resigned: ANTHONY-EDWARDS, James Gordon. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: Director resigned: BARKER, Andrew Carey. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 15 Jul 2024: New person with significant control: Mr David Charles Clover. Change to people with significant control recorded on 15 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. - 15 Jul 2024: Cessation of Mr Gary John Elliott-Cirigottis as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 15 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. - 15 Jul 2024: Director resigned: ELLIOTT-CIRIGOTTIS, Gary John. Director change recorded on 15 Jul 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. - + 24 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 Society of College National and University Libraries ### Is The Society of College National and University Libraries a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Society of College National and University Libraries in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The Society of College National and University Libraries sponsor? The Society of College National and University Libraries is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The Society of College National and University Libraries based? The register lists The Society of College National and University Libraries 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-society-of-college-national-and-university-libraries-london-775826 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-society-of-college-national-and-university-libraries-london-775826.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.