--- title: "University of Suffolk: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/university-of-suffolk-ipswich-770547 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 --- # University of Suffolk: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, University of Suffolk (Companies House 05078498, Ipswich) 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 31 October 2016 (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: 31 October 2016 - Legal name: UNIVERSITY OF SUFFOLK LTD - Industry: Education - Town: Ipswich - Registered address: Waterfront Building, Neptune Quay, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1QJ - Companies House number: 05078498 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05078498) - Website: https://www.uos.ac.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/university-of-suffolk-enterprise-and-careers/ - 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/university-of-suffolk-ipswich-770547 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 228 licensed sponsors in Ipswich: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/ipswich - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 82 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Oct 2026: New director appointed: GALBRAITH, Helen Mary. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2026. 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. - 1 Oct 2026: New director appointed: SYLVESTER, Sharmila Virginia. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2026. 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. - 1 Oct 2026: New director appointed: STAPLES, Catherine Ruth. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2026. 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. - 1 Oct 2026: New director appointed: HICKEY, Sean. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2026. 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 Jul 2026: Director resigned: LEEDER, Jennifer Lucy. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 1 Jul 2026: New director appointed: PEARSON, Grace Jessamyn Honey. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2026. 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. - 1 Jul 2026: New director appointed: SAUNDERS, Zoe Beatrice Grace. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2026. 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 Jun 2026: Director resigned: DURRANT, Lee-Ann. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 4 Mar 2026: Director resigned: MUMFORD, Thomas James, The Reverend. Director change recorded on 4 Mar 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. - 29 Jan 2026: Director resigned: BROWN, Mia-Nicole. Director change recorded on 29 Jan 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. - 8 Jan 2026: Director resigned: HURLEY, Sara Jane. Director change recorded on 8 Jan 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. - 30 Sep 2025: Director resigned: WILLIS, Reilly Anne, Dr. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 1 Jul 2025: Director resigned: SMITH, Andrew Bowman Campbell. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 30 Jun 2025: New director appointed: DURRANT, Lee-Ann. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 30 Jun 2025: New director appointed: BROWN, Mia-Nicole. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 12 May 2025: New director appointed: ALLEN, Rachel Louise, Professor. Director change recorded on 12 May 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. - 30 Apr 2025: Director resigned: PICKARD, Katherine Ellen Rose. Director change recorded on 30 Apr 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. - 21 Mar 2025: Director resigned: WOOLSTON, Lewis. Director change recorded on 21 Mar 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. - 28 Feb 2025: Director resigned: DASTBAZ, Mohammad, Professor. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 27 Nov 2024: New director appointed: MUMFORD, Thomas James, The Reverend. Director change recorded on 27 Nov 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. - 27 Nov 2024: New director appointed: JONES, Justin Marc. Director change recorded on 27 Nov 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. - 31 Oct 2024: Director resigned: BARNES, Jennifer Chase, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 1 Oct 2024: New director appointed: WILLIS, Reilly Anne, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 27 Sep 2024: Director resigned: PRESTON, Sean Raymond. Director change recorded on 27 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. - 27 Aug 2024: Director resigned: LANGTON, Helen Eileen, Professor. Director change recorded on 27 Aug 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. - + 57 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Lecturer in Psychology (Learning, Teaching and Scholarship) · Ipswich, Suffolk · £43,482–£48,823 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/6uINvh3yvmx3hfJ8WLjAdtyCJN04wojrjlqGw3xy6PvTFcUIvRnI6yi_IPBEM0QLRuPvgVL8FeCv22qQy8min2f-KOIK7vlPfKJmjZbd6g0FLbcjcg5kPP5jZT5qsWn8Y8LZpyQVqIEUemTuy3KCn2kIEdXTT-X3mMDHbfnUrIlmBl2tbHHelpc-_XYf6JwzzUFg1JbsRrBwmwsW4hHAGJ7VlaYZokfZiLLXzxHghDk 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 University of Suffolk ### Is University of Suffolk a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. University of Suffolk in Ipswich is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2016. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can University of Suffolk sponsor? University of Suffolk is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is University of Suffolk based? The register lists University of Suffolk at Waterfront Building, Neptune Quay, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1QJ. 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 05078498. 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/university-of-suffolk-ipswich-770547 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/university-of-suffolk-ipswich-770547.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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