--- title: "The Specialist Works Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-specialist-works-ltd-kent-769054 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 Specialist Works Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Specialist Works Ltd (Companies House 04604217, Kent) 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 5 December 2017 (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: 5 December 2017 - Legal name: THE SPECIALIST WORKS LIMITED - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: Kent - Registered address: 4 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, England, ME19 4AB - Companies House number: 04604217 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04604217) - Website: https://www.whatspossiblegroup.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-specialist-works-ltd-kent-769054 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 393 licensed sponsors in Kent: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/kent - 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 17 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 25 Oct 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 25 Oct 2023. 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. - 23 Jun 2023: Director resigned: BROWN, Verity Joan Alice. Director change recorded on 23 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. - 3 Jun 2022: Director resigned: SWANNELL, David Robert Edward. Director change recorded on 3 Jun 2022. 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. - 27 Apr 2022: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Apr 2022. 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. - 2 Dec 2020: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Dec 2020. 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. - 30 Sep 2020: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 30 Sep 2020. 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. - 15 Feb 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Feb 2019. 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. - 19 Jan 2019: Director resigned: MOSS, James Edward. Director change recorded on 19 Jan 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 Sep 2018: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share filing recorded on 21 Sep 2018, 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. - 14 Aug 2018: Notification of What's Possible Marketing Group Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 14 Aug 2018. 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. - 14 Aug 2018: Cessation of Mr Conrad Simon James Lewcock as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Aug 2018. 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 Aug 2018: Secretary resigned: LEWCOCK, Martyn Conrad. Company secretary change recorded on 14 Aug 2018. 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 Aug 2018: Director resigned: ILLSTON, Nick. Director change recorded on 14 Aug 2018. 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 Aug 2018: Director resigned: MAULL, Greg. Director change recorded on 14 Aug 2018. 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 Aug 2018: Director resigned: LEWCOCK, Conrad Simon James. Director change recorded on 14 Aug 2018. 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. - 30 Apr 2018: Director resigned: WHEELE, James Thomas. Director change recorded on 30 Apr 2018. 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 Feb 2018: New director appointed: ILLSTON, Nick. Director change recorded on 20 Feb 2018. 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (4 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Data Engineer · London, UK · £53,998 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5822549448?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Client Director- 2 Month Fixed Term Contract · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/U0SodlyjmgJHpkTAtQ-GePYoBpGh_PuyzySa1OKQgkmVFwelsgcBM27N9Vub6y6FvZUL3dJqSnnQ-ioReCozWQUk19XDtfFIV2_nXqGhxRFfX0fDQj0LqVhaVEKQoXGFJuswmBuOtyLR_d7hbW4zOwl3zMY0f2uVS0xwebJhA4ZUqaqh48tURDf0rOJ_psnc7tJoOiv6gE3z07qffOkSZayw2s1e2GDCJrUO3l9S-ms - Data Visualisation Executive · London, UK · £45,934 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5822549449?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Data Engineer · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/l8Ws_Na4I_zaj3vwqlJV-MFNvz1sODdsbH3xqrK697oWE6xznl57qJDVDVvIXF-yYYvRe99GD9RMlrjO2JAE1-osUhPLrLSdrx3aS3AFTD-QTc7bFeUQ_ktAqoObRx1SHG7CQteQxJ6e4iYSjYmpO9dVJDGFo7W9EPkmp9gvjX3S1t4x6eIteCmggAU4xRJdnYWXxKEakpFHgqwv96tzTIYK2Hm87BEdAhKGZ7h5yqs All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=769054&employer=The%20Specialist%20Works%20Ltd A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about The Specialist Works Ltd ### Is The Specialist Works Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Specialist Works Ltd in Kent is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The Specialist Works Ltd sponsor? The Specialist Works Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does The Specialist Works Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from The Specialist Works Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is The Specialist Works Ltd based? The register lists The Specialist Works Ltd at 4 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, England, ME19 4AB. 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 04604217. 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-specialist-works-ltd-kent-769054 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-specialist-works-ltd-kent-769054.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.