--- title: "Washington Specsavers Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/washington-specsavers-limited-washington-751755 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 --- # Washington Specsavers Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Washington Specsavers Limited (trading as SPECSAVERS OPTICIANS; Companies House 03151313; Washington) 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 22 February 2024 (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: 22 February 2024 - Trading as: SPECSAVERS OPTICIANS - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Washington - Registered address: Unit 88 The Galleries, Washington Town Centre, Washington, Tyne And Wear, NE38 7RT - Companies House number: 03151313 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03151313) - Website: http://www.specsavers.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/washington-specsavers-limited-washington-751755 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36 licensed sponsors in Washington: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/washington - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 5 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Jun 2026: Director resigned: PERKINS, Douglas John David. 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. - 10 May 2026: Director resigned: WHITE, Simon. Director change recorded on 10 May 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. - 22 Jan 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 22 Jan 2025. 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. - 31 Dec 2024: New director appointed: PERKINS, Douglas John David. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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 Dec 2024: New director appointed: ASSI, Eman. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. 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 Washington Specsavers Limited ### Is Washington Specsavers Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Washington Specsavers Limited in Washington is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2024. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Washington Specsavers Limited sponsor? Washington Specsavers Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Washington Specsavers Limited based? The register lists Washington Specsavers Limited at Unit 88 The Galleries, Washington Town Centre, Washington, Tyne And Wear, NE38 7RT. 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 03151313. 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/washington-specsavers-limited-washington-751755 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/washington-specsavers-limited-washington-751755.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.