--- title: "UK Journals Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/uk-journals-limited-london-772400 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 --- # UK Journals Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, UK Journals Limited (Companies House 04624904, 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 at least 4 August 2013 (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: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: UK JOURNALS LTD - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: London - Registered address: Unit 1-2, Penton Place, London, SE17 3JT - Companies House number: 04624904 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04624904) - Website: https://www.elsevier.com/about/elsevier-and-uk-research - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elsevier - 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/uk-journals-limited-london-772400 ## 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 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 14 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 8 Mar 2024: Company name changed, now trading as "UK JOURNALS LTD". Company name change recorded on 8 Mar 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. 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. - 22 Feb 2024: Notification of Ms Xindi Cao as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 22 Feb 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. - 22 Feb 2024: Cessation of Ms Xindi Cao as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 22 Feb 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. - 22 Feb 2024: Notification of Mr James Aidan Jing He as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 22 Feb 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. - 22 Feb 2024: Cessation of Mr James Aidan Jing He as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 22 Feb 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. - 22 Feb 2024: Director resigned: HE, James Aidan Jing. Director change recorded on 22 Feb 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. - 22 Feb 2024: Company name changed, now trading as "UK JOURNALS LTD". Company name change recorded on 22 Feb 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. 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. - 22 Feb 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 22 Feb 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. - 20 Mar 2020: New director appointed: CAO, Xindi. Director change recorded on 20 Mar 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. - 12 Sep 2017: Director resigned: HO, Anthony Kar King. Director change recorded on 12 Sep 2017. 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 Dec 2016: Notification of Mr James Aidan Jing He as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 2 Dec 2016. 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. - 2 Dec 2016: Cessation of Mr Anthony Kar King Ho as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Dec 2016. 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. - 10 Nov 2016: New director appointed: HE, James Aidan Jing. Director change recorded on 10 Nov 2016. 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. - 8 Sep 2016: Notification of Mr Anthony Kar King Ho as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 8 Sep 2016. 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. 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 UK Journals Limited ### Is UK Journals Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. UK Journals Limited 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 UK Journals Limited sponsor? UK Journals Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is UK Journals Limited based? The register lists UK Journals Limited at Unit 1-2, Penton Place, London, SE17 3JT. 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 04624904. 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/uk-journals-limited-london-772400 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/uk-journals-limited-london-772400.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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