--- title: "Williams Lea: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/williams-lea-london-753073 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 --- # Williams Lea: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Williams Lea (Companies House 02119266, London) 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 - Legal name: WILLIAMS LEA LIMITED - Industry: Professional Services - Town: London - Registered address: 1-5 Poland Street, Soho, London, England, W1F 8PR - Companies House number: 02119266 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02119266) - Website: https://www.williamslea.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/williamslea - 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/williams-lea-london-753073 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - 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 71 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Jan 2025: New director appointed: STEINER, Deborah Louise. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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 Jan 2025: New director appointed: HESS, Eric. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 25 Nov 2024: New director appointed: HARDY, Jenni Nicola. Director change recorded on 25 Nov 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. - 24 Oct 2024: Director resigned: REID, Denise Mary. Director change recorded on 24 Oct 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. - 2 Sep 2024: Director resigned: HANKS, Richard. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 2 Sep 2024: New director appointed: WIGGINS, Erin Allen. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 13 Dec 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Dec 2023. 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. - 8 Dec 2023: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Dec 2023. 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. - 30 Sep 2023: Director resigned: AGHOGHOVBIA, Frank. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 30 Sep 2023: New director appointed: MORGAN, Nicholas. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 1 Jul 2023: Director resigned: MCGAGHEY, Gary Alfred. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 2 May 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 2 May 2023. 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 Apr 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 30 Apr 2023. 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 2022: New director appointed: REID, Denise Mary. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 30 Sep 2022: Director resigned: HOOK, Jeremy Hamilton. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 28 Jul 2022: New director appointed: HANKS, Richard. Director change recorded on 28 Jul 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. - 10 Feb 2022: New director appointed: HOOK, Jeremy Hamilton. Director change recorded on 10 Feb 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. - 2 Dec 2021: Director resigned: KASSLER, David Nicholas. Director change recorded on 2 Dec 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. - 1 Oct 2021: Notification of Williams Lea Group Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Oct 2021. 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. - 1 Oct 2021: Cessation of Tag Worldwide Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 30 Oct 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 30 Oct 2020. 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 Jun 2020: New director appointed: MCGAGHEY, Gary Alfred. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 30 Jun 2020: Director resigned: SMITH, Mark David. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 2 Dec 2019: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 2 Dec 2019. 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 2019: Director resigned: HOWL, Roger Stuart. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2019. 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. - + 46 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 3 live vacancies tracked for this employer (20 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Multi Services Assistant · London, UK · £31,096 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5690542705?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Multi Services Assistant · London · £30,305 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/Yt0nXp8RD1mk0uzvik9UJhkZzSbRxrOKyDUvL0S0GDQz_mFZ6lBedst7ItljC-H9nX6HaCb6q8Bj0AY2hFgFnfsF7RLt4TEjKToTjYKw7n0RJQ9hiZobPFOcQh-I7A8uf19AIm2z7yCFGWWbB9UNNDhRxfuApmgPtsAftMHFjk4WeT9yf-g1pZ1BDr-dWJu3SkLazmf7butPKNMxEFQAnD456gNtEhG46lkWn5KdFN0 - Creative Director · London, UK · £46,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5859770895?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior Product Manager Digital Learning · Norwich · £45,000–£65,000 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/ID1Ci7U3vC0k6CyOyqbh2BCyDO2dFqLaMmxVKlt4rM-sNNIc-anzinrtoOuj375prGyLyES--Q_cEgO09GTJ0-3BJPlxSUOL7neWewD8s0kq5q7SfkpBmiUFHSGHTgnkpPy-MNUNXF21ZYb4gNSego3JB9Cq9Rpdx5yw33LMHilRngoHUhBIe0hciS9NfJSTqvhjtoV84Bpu36c-Qj8zDrgccXfVKiAFO9Oljsfj3fI - Public Sector Bid Solutions Manager · Norwich · £55,000 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/WdUOyPFXwiTn1k0-kHnQxVvYynNmdl_rDMgiruwb4CRmJE0nzNCseNOOPwkhmvGX9T1gO-bguAraOUt9ubaS9QvXmIZlbIceU1bz6izZK81RAaQi8PBcgXNKBnGhUjR6ba1HThRoKZRL3wcmhe0i-1VqAVs3fJfYhrNuB7HHRS4c2M54V5EoJyPclFu9YMpthMq2VAfFAFABO7OUObq9v2HJXtJ6WwJNnc-_55l7OY8 - Reprographics and Office Services Operator · London · £30,800 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/x9DaNNdnjeTYPzgRICn8tk8WoPwufYy7NDoUs-Atfvci7XcUh3j8J1Xw_BQJq82gT98jvztNU6d5mRMkx4lZkzdwradCpkI3Vju-FI2yeBt4q65t0cb3xq8YVCgQ6GwtO75RILWHkfXebIxOR8nBb1SyWwHQ2k5ZvmhiDRmuAvA9Tce3w2YVvhvtSzOhd64wc070z_niQTE7KpPPWe8HFyj2y5SqGvydZPVt2XDnewU - Team Leader · Bath · £34,000 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/0PXU5lbsIWj_7SdBooBqNxVJqTUkfcFuKjOjxtYnSP6i1ebtDy5ncHd210duxfyCAxVUk7G_skHQW3HUd1Udm9myp_wTRRDaAjsayH7TYDkT10mXdW33jk_mRat0ARJ24YrJ0vPEnx8VVE6N_cucKlyPZRc-t-Tp8Uf1LzyN4M5ZgE06N1uj7H88AaxOJoL2eOlgcU65AEgSnV7WICjza98KZ7AQ3vJGM5QdM95V46I - Personal Assistant · Leeds · £30,000 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/0Vasouo2GuWsqSqWSECtO4fZvi66fPzMTYxtToS772mBKbu-PydCIn-yKUhkrjUzNzfbCdpM87SdHxoQLkX0CwDpL8XXjg35fmdWTdSqWhudYKNE5qeySg8m9BYFNRrWItSJUYKIS1neinzhrJ4hoiBViC60AY7mGQlVYIhd6UoY9lirc_GM-Yis8QXgKXTc69HZZP5CJhxm2zbGxgjU4s0qBrPFJOSjwdvUpDDpQAo All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=753073&employer=Williams%20Lea 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 Williams Lea ### Is Williams Lea a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Williams Lea in London 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 Williams Lea sponsor? Williams Lea is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Williams Lea have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 3 live vacancies from Williams Lea on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Williams Lea based? The register lists Williams Lea at 1-5 Poland Street, Soho, London, England, W1F 8PR. 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 02119266. 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/williams-lea-london-753073 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/williams-lea-london-753073.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.