--- title: "Virgin Active: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/virgin-active-london-750774 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 --- # Virgin Active: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Virgin Active (Companies House 03448441, London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the 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 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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: VIRGIN ACTIVE LIMITED - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: London - Registered address: 26 Little Trinity Lane, Mansion House, London, England, EC4V 2AR - Companies House number: 03448441 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03448441) - Website: https://www.virginactive.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/virgin-active-london-750774 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 40 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 21 Oct 2025: Director resigned: VALOTTA, Luca. Director change recorded on 21 Oct 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. - 20 Oct 2025: New director appointed: CHAMBERS, Elena. Director change recorded on 20 Oct 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 Nov 2024: Director resigned: SOMMARUGA, Luca. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 30 Aug 2024: Director resigned: KING, Nicholas Anthony. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 24 May 2024: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 24 May 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. - 12 Dec 2023: New director appointed: SOMMARUGA, Luca. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 12 Dec 2023: New director appointed: KING, Nicholas Anthony. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 12 Dec 2023: Secretary resigned: KING, Nicholas Anthony. Company secretary change recorded on 12 Dec 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. - 12 Dec 2023: New secretary appointed: KEVELIGHAN, Poppy. Company secretary change recorded on 12 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. - 30 Nov 2023: Director resigned: ARMSTRONG, Malcolm Robert. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 30 Nov 2023: Director resigned: SCOBIE, Andrew Bryan. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 1 Sep 2023: New secretary appointed: KING, Nicholas Anthony. Company secretary change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Sep 2023: Secretary resigned: WORTHINGTON, Hannah. Company secretary change recorded on 1 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. - 21 Dec 2022: New director appointed: VALOTTA, Luca. Director change recorded on 21 Dec 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. - 21 Dec 2022: New director appointed: ARMSTRONG, Malcolm Robert. Director change recorded on 21 Dec 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. - 30 Nov 2022: Director resigned: CARTER, David Anthony Rowland. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 1 May 2022: New director appointed: SCOBIE, Andrew Bryan. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 30 Apr 2022: Director resigned: AYLMER, Ashley John. Director change recorded on 30 Apr 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. - 4 Oct 2021: Director resigned: HARTLEY, Johanna Ruth. Director change recorded on 4 Oct 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. - 29 Sep 2021: Director resigned: BUCKNALL, Matthew William. Director change recorded on 29 Sep 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. - 8 Jul 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 8 Jul 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. - 20 May 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 May 2021. 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. - 1 Mar 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 2 Sep 2020: New secretary appointed: WORTHINGTON, Hannah. Company secretary change recorded on 2 Sep 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. - 2 Sep 2020: Secretary resigned: ARCHIBALD, James Hugh Culver. Company secretary change recorded on 2 Sep 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. - + 15 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 59 live vacancies tracked for this employer (79 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Swim Instructor - Parent & Baby qualified · South West London · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/swim-instructor-parent-baby-qualified/57509697 - Commercial Manager · South West London · £34,840–£39,520 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/commercial-manager/57472153 - General Manager · South West London · £60,840–£69,680 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/general-manager/57472176 - Reformer Pilates instructor · M503BE · £23 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/reformer-pilates-instructor/57472183 - Personal Training Manager · Northampton · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/personal-training-manager/57510684 - Mobile Maintenance Engineer · South West London · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/mobile-maintenance-engineer/57510687 - Cycle Instructor · Central London · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/cycle-instructor/57472196 - Member Journey Host · W112PA · £16,799 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/member-journey-host/57472184 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=750774&employer=Virgin%20Active 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 Virgin Active ### Is Virgin Active a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Virgin Active 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 Virgin Active sponsor? Virgin Active is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Virgin Active have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 59 live vacancies from Virgin Active on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Virgin Active based? The register lists Virgin Active at 26 Little Trinity Lane, Mansion House, London, England, EC4V 2AR. 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 03448441. 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/virgin-active-london-750774 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/virgin-active-london-750774.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.