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title: "Worldwide Business Research Limited: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/worldwide-business-research-limited-london-753914
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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# Worldwide Business Research Limited: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Worldwide Business Research Limited (Companies House 03154581, 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
- Industry: Professional Services
- Town: LONDON
- Registered address: 7 Savoy Court, London, United Kingdom, WC2R 0EX
- Companies House number: 03154581 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03154581)
- Website: https://www.wbresearch.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/worldwide-business-research-wbr-
- 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/worldwide-business-research-limited-london-753914

## 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

8 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first:

- 24 Sep 2021: Cessation of Mr Stephen Howard Goldring as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Sep 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.
- 24 Sep 2021: Director resigned: GOLDRING, Stephen Howard. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 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.
- 24 Sep 2021: Director resigned: SHANNON, Robert Vincent. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 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.
- 24 Sep 2021: Director resigned: WORDEN, Richard Alan. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 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.
- 26 Jul 2019: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 26 Jul 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.
- 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Stephen Howard Goldring. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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.
- 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Michael Roberts Worden. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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.
- 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Richard Alan Worden. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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.

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 Worldwide Business Research Limited

### Is Worldwide Business Research Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Worldwide Business Research Limited 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 Worldwide Business Research Limited sponsor?

Worldwide Business Research Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Worldwide Business Research Limited based?

The register lists Worldwide Business Research Limited at 7 Savoy Court, London, United Kingdom, WC2R 0EX. 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 03154581. 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/worldwide-business-research-limited-london-753914
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/worldwide-business-research-limited-london-753914.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.
