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title: "Virgin Red Limited: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/virgin-red-limited-london-750772
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
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# Virgin Red Limited: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Virgin Red Limited (Companies House 11490861, 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 16 October 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: 16 October 2020
- Industry: Other
- Town: London
- Registered address: 66 Porchester Road, London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, W2 6ET
- Companies House number: 11490861 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11490861)
- Website: https://www.virgin.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/virgin
- 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-red-limited-london-750772

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london
- One of 3,279 in Other: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/other-industries
- Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

26 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first:

- 1 Jan 2026: New director appointed: JAERVINEN, Juha Tapio. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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 Dec 2025: Director resigned: BYERS, Oliver Mark. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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.
- 31 Dec 2025: Director resigned: FITZPATRICK, Siobhan. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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.
- 31 Oct 2025: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Steven Douglas. Director change recorded on 31 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: KAEHLER, Joshua. 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.
- 4 Sep 2025: Director resigned: SHARMA, Prashant. Director change recorded on 4 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.
- 4 Sep 2025: Director resigned: KAEHLER, Joshua. Director change recorded on 4 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.
- 21 Jul 2025: New director appointed: WILLIAMS, Steven Douglas. Director change recorded on 21 Jul 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.
- 31 Oct 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 31 Oct 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.
- 30 Sep 2024: Director resigned: BENNETT, Christopher John. Director change recorded on 30 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.
- 24 Jun 2024: Director resigned: SWAFFIELD, Andrew John. Director change recorded on 24 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.
- 18 Dec 2023: New director appointed: KAEHLER, Joshua. Director change recorded on 18 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.
- 18 Dec 2023: Director resigned: STIVER, Ai Ngyuen. Director change recorded on 18 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.
- 26 Sep 2023: New director appointed: BURCHETT, Andrea Lisa. Director change recorded on 26 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.
- 24 Oct 2022: New secretary appointed: VILE, Claire Ruth Vertel. Company secretary change recorded on 24 Oct 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.
- 27 Sep 2022: New director appointed: STIVER, Ai Ngyuen. Director change recorded on 27 Sep 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.
- 18 Jul 2022: Director resigned: JAMES, Dwight Lamar. Director change recorded on 18 Jul 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.
- 5 Jan 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 Jan 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.
- 15 Dec 2021: Cessation of Delta Air Lines Inc. as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 15 Dec 2021. 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.
- 20 Nov 2020: New director appointed: JAMES, Dwight Lamar. Director change recorded on 20 Nov 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.
- 20 Nov 2020: Director resigned: DUBE, Sandeep. Director change recorded on 20 Nov 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.
- 6 Nov 2020: New director appointed: BYERS, Oliver Mark. Director change recorded on 6 Nov 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.
- 6 Nov 2020: New director appointed: FITZPATRICK, Siobhan. Director change recorded on 6 Nov 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.
- 6 Nov 2020: Director resigned: KOSTER, Cornelis Johan Albert. Director change recorded on 6 Nov 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.
- 4 Nov 2020: Director resigned: BYERS, Oliver Mark. Director change recorded on 4 Nov 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.
- + 1 earlier change 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

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## Common questions about Virgin Red Limited

### Is Virgin Red Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Virgin Red Limited 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 Virgin Red Limited sponsor?

Virgin Red Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Virgin Red Limited based?

The register lists Virgin Red Limited at 66 Porchester Road, London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, W2 6ET. 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 11490861. 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-red-limited-london-750772
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/virgin-red-limited-london-750772.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.
