--- title: "World Animal Protection: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/world-animal-protection-london-753813 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 --- # World Animal Protection: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, World Animal Protection (Companies House 04029540, 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 11 January 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: 11 January 2022 - Also known as: WSPA - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: London - Registered address: 222 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HB - Companies House number: 04029540 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04029540) - Website: https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-animal-protection/ - 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/world-animal-protection-london-753813 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 15 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 19 Jun 2026: Director resigned: CORTADA HINDERSIN, Francisco Eugenio. Director change recorded on 19 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. - 19 Jun 2026: Director resigned: MICHEL, Berangere Andree Mireille. Director change recorded on 19 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. - 13 Mar 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 13 Mar 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. - 11 Mar 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 11 Mar 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 Jan 2025: Director resigned: KERR, Joanna Deborah. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 13 Jun 2024: Director resigned: NZIOKA, Mwikali. Director change recorded on 13 Jun 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. - 13 Jun 2024: Director resigned: LLOYD, Christine. Director change recorded on 13 Jun 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. - 15 Jun 2023: New director appointed: USHER, Dearbhail Adrienne. Director change recorded on 15 Jun 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. - 15 Jun 2023: New director appointed: CHAGUTAH, Tigere. Director change recorded on 15 Jun 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. - 15 Jun 2023: New director appointed: FUNG, Ka Keung Christopher. Director change recorded on 15 Jun 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. - 15 Jun 2023: New director appointed: OYUELA JEFFERIES, Maria Sol. Director change recorded on 15 Jun 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. - 12 Sep 2022: Director resigned: ALARCÓN, Frank Barrientos, Dr. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 23 Aug 2022: Director resigned: WINTON, Karen. Director change recorded on 23 Aug 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. - 22 Jun 2022: New director appointed: CORTADA HINDERSIN, Francisco Eugenio. Director change recorded on 22 Jun 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. - 22 Jun 2022: Director resigned: CORTADA HINDERSIN, Francisco Eugenio. Director change recorded on 22 Jun 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. 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 World Animal Protection ### Is World Animal Protection a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. World Animal Protection 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 World Animal Protection sponsor? World Animal Protection is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is World Animal Protection based? The register lists World Animal Protection at 222 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HB. 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 04029540. 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/world-animal-protection-london-753813 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/world-animal-protection-london-753813.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.