--- title: "Watson Ramsbottom Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/watson-ramsbottom-limited-blackburn-751851 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 --- # Watson Ramsbottom Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Watson Ramsbottom Limited (Companies House 07950137, Blackburn) 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 20 November 2023 (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: 20 November 2023 - Also known as: Baldwin Wyatt Solicitors part of Watsonramsbottom; New Riverside Legal part of Watsonramsbottom; Steeles Solicitors part of Watsonramsbottom - Industry: Professional Services - Town: BLACKBURN - Registered address: 25-29 Victoria Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 6DN - Companies House number: 07950137 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07950137) - 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/watson-ramsbottom-limited-blackburn-751851 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 316 licensed sponsors in Blackburn: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/blackburn - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 7 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Aug 2026: New director appointed: ASHWORTH-GEORGE, Benjamin Daniel. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2026: New director appointed: WALKER, Emma Louise. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2025: New director appointed: JARVIE, Danielle Marie. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2025: New director appointed: HARWOOD, Sophie Jade. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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 Jul 2025: Director resigned: MOORE, Suzanne Jane. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 1 Aug 2024: New director appointed: FISHER, Rebecca Louise. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 4 Mar 2024: New director appointed: EGERTON, Claire Louise. Director change recorded on 4 Mar 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 Watson Ramsbottom Limited ### Is Watson Ramsbottom Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Watson Ramsbottom Limited in BLACKBURN is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Watson Ramsbottom Limited sponsor? Watson Ramsbottom Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Watson Ramsbottom Limited based? The register lists Watson Ramsbottom Limited at 25-29 Victoria Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 6DN. 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 07950137. 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/watson-ramsbottom-limited-blackburn-751851 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/watson-ramsbottom-limited-blackburn-751851.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.