--- title: "The Tank Museum: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-tank-museum-bovington-745457 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 Tank Museum: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Tank Museum (Companies House 04962619, Bovington) holds an A-rated Temporary Worker sponsor licence covering the Charity Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 18 June 2021 (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: Temporary Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Charity Worker - First seen on the register: 18 June 2021 - Legal name: THE TANK MUSEUM LIMITED - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: Bovington - Registered address: King George V Road, Bovington, Wareham, Dorset, England, BH20 6JG - Companies House number: 04962619 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04962619) - Website: https://tankmuseum.org/ - 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-tank-museum-bovington-745457 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative - Among 1,531 Charity Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-charity ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 27 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 11 Jun 2026: Director resigned: ADIE, Kathryn. Director change recorded on 11 Jun 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. - 11 Jun 2026: Director resigned: SUTTIE, William Kenneth. Director change recorded on 11 Jun 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. - 11 Dec 2025: Director resigned: THOMPSON, Gavin James, Brigadier. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 11 Dec 2025: New director appointed: RIDGWAY, Simon Andrew. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 26 Oct 2025: Director resigned: RUTLEDGE, Martin John. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 4 Sep 2025: New director appointed: ROBERTS, Rachel Louise. Director change recorded on 4 Sep 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. - 19 Jun 2025: Cessation of Sir William Raoul Rollo as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Jun 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. - 12 Sep 2024: Director resigned: WILLIAMS MC ADC, Patrick James, Colonel. Director change recorded on 12 Sep 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. - 12 Sep 2024: New director appointed: WILKINSON, Matthew Neil, Colonel. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 6 Jun 2024: Director resigned: BARNHAM, Oliver John Louis. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 6 Jun 2024: Director resigned: WALTERS, Alexander Hamilton. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 6 Jun 2024: New director appointed: FERNYHOUGH, Nicholas Francis. Director change recorded on 6 Jun 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. - 7 Dec 2023: New director appointed: THOMPSON, Gavin James, Brigadier. Director change recorded on 7 Dec 2023. 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. - 7 Dec 2023: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Jason Michael, Colonel. Director change recorded on 7 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. - 8 Sep 2023: New person with significant control: Sir William Raoul Rollo. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Sep 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. - 8 Sep 2023: Cessation of Major General Andrew Peter Ridgway as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Sep 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. - 7 Sep 2023: Cessation of Mr Richard Smith as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 7 Sep 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. - 7 Sep 2023: Director resigned: RIDGWAY, Andrew Peter, Lieutenant General. Director change recorded on 7 Sep 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. - 7 Jun 2023: New director appointed: RUTLEDGE, Martin John. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 2023. 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. - 7 Jun 2023: Director resigned: ROWBOTHAM, Steven Edward. Director change recorded on 7 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. - 7 Jun 2023: New director appointed: ROLLO, William Raoul, Sir. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 2023. 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. - 7 Jun 2023: New director appointed: MILNE, Scott. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 2023. 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. - 22 May 2022: New director appointed: SERLE, Nicholas. Director change recorded on 22 May 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. - 19 May 2022: New director appointed: WILLIAMS MC ADC, Patrick James, Colonel. Director change recorded on 19 May 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. - 19 May 2022: Director resigned: LOCKHART, Crispin, Colonel. Director change recorded on 19 May 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. - + 2 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 Tank Museum ### Is The Tank Museum a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Tank Museum in Bovington 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 Tank Museum sponsor? The Tank Museum is licensed for Charity Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The Tank Museum based? The register lists The Tank Museum at King George V Road, Bovington, Wareham, Dorset, England, BH20 6JG. 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 04962619. 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-tank-museum-bovington-745457 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-tank-museum-bovington-745457.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.