--- title: "ThoughtRiver Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thoughtriver-ltd-london-775439 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 --- # ThoughtRiver Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, ThoughtRiver Ltd (Companies House 10007469, 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 24 July 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: 24 July 2017 - Legal name: THOUGHTRIVER LIMITED - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: London - Registered address: Tower 42, 33rd Floor 25 Old Broad Street, London, United Kingdom, EC2N 1HQ - Companies House number: 10007469 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10007469) - Website: https://www.thoughtriver.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/thoughtriver-ltd-london-775439 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 50 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 24 Jun 2025: Secretary resigned: PALEY, Alice Catherine. Company secretary change recorded on 24 Jun 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. - 24 Jun 2025: New secretary appointed: ALDERTON, Kirsten. Company secretary change recorded on 24 Jun 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. - 7 Jan 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Jan 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. - 18 Jun 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 18 Jun 2024, 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 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 1 May 2024, 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. - 10 Apr 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 10 Apr 2024, 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. - 27 Mar 2024: Notification of Mr Duncan Anthony Painter as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 27 Mar 2024. 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. - 27 Mar 2024: Director resigned: PULLAN, Timothy Roger. Director change recorded on 27 Mar 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. - 27 Mar 2024: Director resigned: MAUGHAN, Lee Foster. Director change recorded on 27 Mar 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. - 16 Aug 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 16 Aug 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. - 26 Apr 2023: New director appointed: MAUGHAN, Lee Foster. Director change recorded on 26 Apr 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. - 26 Apr 2023: New director appointed: MILLER, Patrick. Director change recorded on 26 Apr 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. - 26 Apr 2023: New director appointed: HILL, Jennifer Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 26 Apr 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. - 11 Apr 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Apr 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. - 8 Apr 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 14 Mar 2023: Cessation of Mr Timothy Roger Pullan as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Mar 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. - 14 Mar 2023: Director resigned: SCANLAN, Conor. Director change recorded on 14 Mar 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. - 10 Jan 2023: Director resigned: SAGE, Jeffrey Scott. Director change recorded on 10 Jan 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. - 10 Oct 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Oct 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. - 26 Jul 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 26 Jul 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. - 20 Jul 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Jul 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. - 24 May 2022: New director appointed: PAINTER, Duncan Anthony. Director change recorded on 24 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. - 20 May 2022: New director appointed: SCANLAN, Conor. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 20 May 2022: Director resigned: DOKANIA, Akriti. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 31 Mar 2022: Director resigned: HALSTEAD, Nicholas John. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - + 25 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 ThoughtRiver Ltd ### Is ThoughtRiver Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. ThoughtRiver Ltd in London 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 ThoughtRiver Ltd sponsor? ThoughtRiver Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is ThoughtRiver Ltd based? The register lists ThoughtRiver Ltd at Tower 42, 33rd Floor 25 Old Broad Street, London, United Kingdom, EC2N 1HQ. 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 10007469. 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/thoughtriver-ltd-london-775439 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thoughtriver-ltd-london-775439.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.