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title: "The Walt Disney Company Ltd: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-walt-disney-company-ltd-london-788733
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 Walt Disney Company Ltd: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, The Walt Disney Company Ltd (trading as Disney UK; London) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Creative Worker, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, 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).

## Key facts

- Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers
- Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating)
- Visa routes: Creative Worker; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier
- Trading as: Disney UK
- Legal name: THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY LIMITED
- Also known as: Buena Vista Home Entertainment; Buena Vista International; Disney Consumer Products; Disney Destinations International; Disney Interactive; Disney Media+; Disney Theatrical Group; The Walt Disney Company EMEA; Walt Disney Channel (UK); Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
- Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative
- Town: London
- Companies House number: 00530051 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00530051)
- Website: https://www.disney.co.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-walt-disney-company-ltd-london-788733

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london
- One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative
- Among 1,572 Creative Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-creative

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

35 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first:

- 15 Dec 2025: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Dec 2025. 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.
- 22 Nov 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 22 Nov 2024. 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.
- 21 Nov 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Nov 2024. 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 Oct 2024: Secretary resigned: MARSH, Matthew Jon. Company secretary change recorded on 15 Oct 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.
- 15 Oct 2024: New secretary appointed: WESTROPP, Lydia. Company secretary change recorded on 15 Oct 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.
- 17 Sep 2024: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Sep 2024. 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.
- 29 Jan 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 29 Jan 2024. 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.
- 26 Jan 2024: New director appointed: CARDLE, Dominique Ruth. Director change recorded on 26 Jan 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.
- 20 Dec 2023: New director appointed: BERMINGHAM, Tracy Anne. Director change recorded on 20 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.
- 29 Nov 2023: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Sarah Louise. Director change recorded on 29 Nov 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.
- 29 Nov 2023: Director resigned: BERMINGHAM, Tracy Anne. Director change recorded on 29 Nov 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.
- 28 Sep 2023: New director appointed: KEAT, Nicola Rose. Director change recorded on 28 Sep 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.
- 25 Sep 2023: Director resigned: WILEY, Peter Lloyd. Director change recorded on 25 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.
- 22 May 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 May 2023. 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.
- 20 Feb 2023: New director appointed: BERMINGHAM, Tracy Anne. Director change recorded on 20 Feb 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.
- 18 Nov 2022: Director resigned: MASSON, Francois Marc Olivier. Director change recorded on 18 Nov 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.
- 5 Oct 2022: Company name changed, now trading as "THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 5 Oct 2022. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 22 Jun 2021: Director resigned: CHAMBERS, Anthony Gerard. Director change recorded on 22 Jun 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.
- 17 Mar 2021: New director appointed: WILLIAMS, Sarah Louise. Director change recorded on 17 Mar 2021. 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.
- 17 Mar 2021: New director appointed: ARMSTRONG, Deborah Margaret. Director change recorded on 17 Mar 2021. 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.
- 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: HAINES, Alexandra Clare Minton. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2020. 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.
- 1 Dec 2020: New secretary appointed: MARSH, Matthew Jon. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Dec 2020. 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.
- 30 Nov 2020: Secretary resigned: HANSSON, Zelda. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Nov 2020. 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 Apr 2020: New director appointed: MASSON, Francois Marc Olivier. Director change recorded on 2 Apr 2020. 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 Mar 2018: New director appointed: CHAMBERS, Anthony Gerard. Director change recorded on 26 Mar 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.
- + 10 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

6 live vacancies tracked for this employer (20 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name.

- Production Security Coordinator - Expression of Interest · Iver Heath, Iver · £36,014 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5711123598?se=boJjkGzK8RGTJJx2JR9yIg&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=A06C500CCC6C6D775B5C0056DC1BB0E889784E51
- IT Coordinator - Film Production - Expression of Interest · Iver Heath, Iver · £42,720 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5687234620?se=3BgxkWzK8RGjutuTSb6jOA&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=EDE0DAC6641C861091CD5B845237AE727FBDAE8E
- Social Media Supervisor, Disney+ · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/0JwJw2M0W0VpOgM01L2KtTuo-pnx0-zy-MiMD5H39WhH8wUt69bLtEk5OkZALDHn9Nf7jZwTfirsIwHXCyqOLNTo6z3MeMnE6yJ8mRfwMYL9jLZ_1nOnJD8rh312vg6Q8FKYTya13pq2lC3HIRbP8nBI1_kR9YryQBfvAxauJlLI5wAGmJt7euxEtlcSreXJjJGAmLg6miIjdyBkdNkiVIek82RKD0gImzKgMN0ThXI
- Lighting Technical Director (All levels) - ILM London · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/o3_0btw-tc1Uj6_iiclgQG7c_Ov4G6INJBvNk41AewqSmbM_28nph7QIpTNPGcsgzMA_f0fyeNn8Lt2dDljX8S-_0DZmzXTsQmCUMQPWGAVzDXnpTrCcD5dIY8WCuUluZR8h3wU3ixSSuSAVFk5scAXXW0GcrmQ4JY7eX3d1eyvDziYZDmKve_fc47v1zKiMCu4QOCFcRyazvg_dBBCP7P0aaPaB_jLrU85I6q8NzpA
- Senior Analyst, Content Analytics - Fixed Term Contract - 7 Months · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/CJBDoalS_Mp9go52XNSMQ8sVbg84alImtFlLPKg2b2eSJy7M98Td-GrPslh-v7SefNAd1ZCL_nfX9i3gOqYmJtSC1WkY8a3ELxgf_NAJpU8nyBKwJF6-mNRZvkaTs-_OvkpOuro6B1x8xh2QloQ7GX5S36XAztuCpr_gnvpBDzZEXZhoGpFgpTMh4Rs7YXedAY2NsRZCHxXpB1b5sshssUN31Y4t5GA152sTdfWGuMg
- Personal Assistant · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/zI1xh-IbVWageItpHjDv-AaFU93E3-JTNVIaAZRm8g9VZ-RquH_bIKtIq4ARI-b_rGG_qtrd3e9_p6xqZHvPsdjQi7xXWbzf4SK8hUCxULremaA8COBEUQXrNPLqf1EH5vAEa9KCw402apfzF11mvnvw9mq-db74LSgBBaGvKGWHUAek5UuC7bmM2Q0ngSWKEpbb4Jw4ZIcFyRsnpOR4GrukgZ1nmlkVt6e9mSeLA0A
- QA Analyst ILM San Francisco (Project Hire) · San Francisco, CA · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-6341330611873647220
- Content Marketing Supervisor, UK · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/yHFp0NbJTZhf4tJIZzbRKtpz5XQtGApO4DeUBLoGug-wbd6PwiahvxEGPXPPgHK-g6J-4Z2Kghlnv0YAsAzX47Y3iD6FyHiF9fmSFAwPAbYb37uahQg7tH2k8AtuHZxjdWK_P97PM2eTZGR47PF5EYeL1jgFdG7pnO1_saASxp5Wu46DfHzEkC5EG0t_Z24zO6Qk_JWtIkpgGVksoRojcrFz3XzTJ14Cj-oVit81Lyg

All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=788733&employer=The%20Walt%20Disney%20Company%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 Walt Disney Company Ltd

### Is The Walt Disney Company Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. The Walt Disney Company Ltd 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 Walt Disney Company Ltd sponsor?

The Walt Disney Company Ltd is licensed for Creative Worker, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)".

### Does The Walt Disney Company Ltd have any jobs open right now?

We are currently tracking 6 live vacancies from The Walt Disney Company Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer.

### Where is The Walt Disney Company Ltd based?

The register lists The Walt Disney Company Ltd 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-walt-disney-company-ltd-london-788733
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-walt-disney-company-ltd-london-788733.md
- Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt
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