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title: "Watkins Media Limited: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/watkins-media-limited-london-767109
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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# Watkins Media Limited: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Watkins Media Limited (Companies House 09171151, 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 19 December 2022 (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: 19 December 2022
- Also known as: Cygnus Books; Kindred Spirit; Nourish Books; Repeater Books; Watkins Bookshop; Watkins Publishing
- Industry: Retail & E-commerce
- Town: London
- Registered address: Shepperton House Unit 11, 89 Shepperton Road, London, England, N1 3DF
- Companies House number: 09171151 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09171151)
- Website: https://www.watkinsmedia.org
- 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/watkins-media-limited-london-767109

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london
- 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

No changes to check since it joined the register (checked 27 October 2026).

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 Watkins Media Limited

### Is Watkins Media Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Watkins Media Limited in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Watkins Media Limited sponsor?

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

### Where is Watkins Media Limited based?

The register lists Watkins Media Limited at Shepperton House Unit 11, 89 Shepperton Road, London, England, N1 3DF. 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 09171151. 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/watkins-media-limited-london-767109
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/watkins-media-limited-london-767109.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.