--- title: "UK Onward Thinktank Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/uk-onward-thinktank-ltd-london-748559 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 Onward Thinktank Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, UK Onward Thinktank Ltd (Companies House 11326052, 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 27 November 2020 (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: 27 November 2020 - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: London - Registered address: 16 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2B 5AH - Companies House number: 11326052 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11326052) - Website: https://www.ukonward.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ukonward - 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-onward-thinktank-ltd-london-748559 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 8 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 29 Nov 2024: Director resigned: PAYNE, Sebastian Early. Director change recorded on 29 Nov 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 Jun 2024: Director resigned: HANSEN, Sian Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 7 Jun 2023: New director appointed: HANSEN, Sian Elizabeth. 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. - 9 May 2023: Cessation of Nicholas Andrew Faith as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 9 May 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. - 9 May 2023: New director appointed: PAYNE, Sebastian Early. Director change recorded on 9 May 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. - 10 Jan 2023: Cessation of Mr William Archie Bowen Tanner as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Jan 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 Mar 2022: Director resigned: HARRINGTON, Richard Irwin, Lord. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 22 Apr 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 22 Apr 2021. 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. 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 Onward Thinktank Ltd ### Is UK Onward Thinktank Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. UK Onward Thinktank Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can UK Onward Thinktank Ltd sponsor? UK Onward Thinktank Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is UK Onward Thinktank Ltd based? The register lists UK Onward Thinktank Ltd at 16 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2B 5AH. 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 11326052. 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-onward-thinktank-ltd-london-748559 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/uk-onward-thinktank-ltd-london-748559.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.