--- title: "Vodafone Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/vodafone-limited-newbury-751125 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 --- # Vodafone Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Vodafone Limited (Companies House 01471587, Newbury) 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 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Newbury - Registered address: Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2FN - Companies House number: 01471587 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01471587) - Website: https://www.vodafone.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vodafone/ - 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/vodafone-limited-newbury-751125 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 115 licensed sponsors in Newbury: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/newbury - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - 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 34 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 25 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Sep 2026. 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. - 31 May 2025: Director resigned: TOURNON, Emanuele. Director change recorded on 31 May 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 May 2025: Secretary resigned: YORSTON, Andrew Michael. Company secretary change recorded on 31 May 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 Apr 2025: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 28 Apr 2025. 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. - 28 Mar 2025: Director resigned: YORSTON, Andrew Michael. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 25 Sep 2024: Notification of Vodafonethree Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 25 Sep 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. - 25 Sep 2024: Cessation of Vodafone International Operations Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 25 Sep 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. - 10 Sep 2024: New director appointed: YORSTON, Andrew Michael. Director change recorded on 10 Sep 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. - 9 Apr 2024: Director resigned: ABOUSHELBAYA, Ahmed Essameldin Ahmed. Director change recorded on 9 Apr 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. - 19 Dec 2022: Notification of Vodafone International Operations Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 19 Dec 2022. 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. - 19 Dec 2022: Cessation of Vodafone Mobile Network Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Dec 2022. 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. - 16 Sep 2021: New secretary appointed: YORSTON, Andrew Michael. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Sep 2021. 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. - 15 Sep 2021: Secretary resigned: LAMPRELL, Helen. Company secretary change recorded on 15 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. - 15 Sep 2021: Director resigned: LAMPRELL, Helen Louise. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 15 Feb 2021: New director appointed: ABOUSHELBAYA, Ahmed Essameldin Ahmed. Director change recorded on 15 Feb 2021. 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. - 15 Feb 2021: Director resigned: JEFFERY, Nicholas Simon. Director change recorded on 15 Feb 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. - 26 Jan 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Jan 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. - 21 Sep 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Sep 2020. 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. - 20 Oct 2017: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Oct 2017. 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 Jan 2017: New director appointed: TOURNON, Emanuele. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2017. 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 Jan 2017: Director resigned: RIVIERE, Peregrine Douglas Gonzague. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Sep 2016: New director appointed: JEFFERY, Nicholas Simon. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2016: Director resigned: HOENCAMP, Hans Jeroen. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2016. 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 2016: Director resigned: GALLI, Diego. Director change recorded on 1 May 2016. 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 Apr 2016: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 12 Apr 2016, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - + 9 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 37 live vacancies tracked for this employer (120 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - VodafoneThree - HR Specialist - Business · Newbury, Berkshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/AVrJaMhST__U0y3l1IRIiOCzZxtsX7CbHqqHdpK_V4Q_UeV-UNCgSatm8n4ETAuq-4NLZ7mSJD7jgAOD41HZkR66rg34rjTymSQQ7eN6HDnVUOWonQWCBL7-WsOxQLlt5v2ca9DS5_HaFfMjPg7EDFTHuECN8ogY5k2_JF1YQSbXMcKBidEERuimBgkf7K9li43kja-21Un-egFLWMB5ChpJdWTJd7i9qumaNbgJrZo - VodafoneThree - HR Specialist - Business · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/2UG_Q9l8cotDfV42SCgzA4_QOMRzxlZH4z1JIxQjWQZvTYW22ontuV6_7ZULc4u3gkkbJFuM3EypWJTrrmjpklNCAW8B3kP6CAGMDFdgnM47sqUBzIz8PRtklWZXvhlSphpGNBFMA9PzAZI61LHbWbBV-wY9Kym9wcbWSz-M64ogmmtuoJut44QbwVV5a_YwpkIKeuORT9tm3K8JRMJEfpc8U1vOih4aC7mhN3m84wI - VodafoneThree - Financial Control Integration Lead - 18 Month FTC · Newbury, Berkshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/X1YH-_il7TT2-WqnFuhByytPXEQWYdNpo6p273cn60C5yPQKm2xnDTuEbs3BhwUfn-SxcI0a1MyOB3f95gXXDhh0M9-rbG91Zsdse03WMJiKtnFN0NrJZFAP-VQsNidESsrRYloZV-1a1Vh8QerbRl62QK2OO58z92jO0_QnkcmfMHoZHyI6_MLD9-kVLHhA7PHQK8APixsr73el3vrxt--jj6oaO4-TZBPqwelgPhs - VodafoneThree - Finance Manager (12-Month Fixed-Term Contract) · Newbury, Berkshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/P_6-reO37Y0B3Op2wRjCRXTlC1845JU-HwdyG5cShiT45nAIwCWK2N-FG1WsYy4gVD1aPaIdbFpAv8YTRvvgKpoBHI_WnE5cfvkDvk8IlVygdb90BlBc4kCRzZrKg64khKpIxu7xm34W0ArPEa30zg4NDLvIPo16deqEVB_OGP5GfriVfdYTCOjqUher5eXyWrU9_AoHENBYEyUOWmgDRiB0Sm_5vaqSFSkbK-7yY-k - Lead Service Performance & Commercial Control · Newbury, Berkshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/xsn-s66X0a_iSqtj2yY7-f3oDXDF7k-pBCbmy89mg43K6yG3-pXGR1RCIlyhBsoqefRlosSn3USjFV_gFFx_GtiNProcEgvyuKLrF7hBaXNcQ5KbuI1DCBxE32g6Rlvjfw_DufS9TmFX0GApmPvpnfHjfQ5P0bFeh8eB7RxhS1TOaGJ6K8xZwQLxxV7MG2in5BrmK8dN7zLU7nlkAJaSjuWDL_GBZZtbMIAWEzJ3GlM - Security Architect · Newbury, Berkshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/D1413SAge65SYR4-FQrKczPcO1ElWm8tR5dvNYlU7IvCsPHY8DvPppPEZ4LkL_-1xRFsmb7tK8pm4WlqDUBLCS4Y_OxcqMQOynGzhzRtZsDjkx2a-mqQeT-Xh_DnADCJi-C_WAu81r1Fz-ayIrw_2KK5tuPkSZt-Y0OkRHSOxWQ2tUVb2X9p6m6UBtvEP0_wR5ek4HCCEeZiH0AP_BBIBm1R-TTWolWZ_Cuvre-oiyM - VodafoneThree - Test Co-Ordinator · United Kingdom · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/7l69uT46ckOGdzJrsABbbz6MGn8yb_tS2Ams9U6YBLF6olV0GwIvZyk74uJOqH6kEr4S0rP7B0pC5CHa5CDFQ9L6f5uEj4xAE3XST8e0eOUZDCxQ6mdjHV5W8UEtoW3derliZK8-i9dIBdbNse5zroQqsEYULVvEOIzdM3ZwkBcIvrbist-MZdtmg2NuIhzuMAVbCRXUSbQJgqZ0sU03cImN5WVDA0hvPhrDbsqzz28 - VodafoneThree - CX Data and Insights Specialist · Stoke, West Midlands · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/zkwxcnF9zw-r7KZ4FGIGG98gvGtF1SHLOJwbMBGju45f_LfAAOwsQjs0qmMFzWfk4ieUAY6M_jB1YaCfJueE10w4Lk8_hjYGC-48Ka97_lSX45yNOps1g8RhF1LqO7uk8q61nh6cFFzUevjwvtxaTtWB2PyOHgqQwDnzUjRMer5nV7sIm_QRPh5dWT0vLuYhkK766M-50Sc6uht0M-06-19EzR0TIWNh8bLjKxui4gM All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=751125&employer=Vodafone%20Limited 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 Vodafone Limited ### Is Vodafone Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Vodafone Limited in Newbury 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 Vodafone Limited sponsor? Vodafone Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Vodafone Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 37 live vacancies from Vodafone Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Vodafone Limited based? The register lists Vodafone Limited at Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 2FN. 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 01471587. 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/vodafone-limited-newbury-751125 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/vodafone-limited-newbury-751125.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.