Search UK Sponsor Database

Search by an employer's registered legal name, not the brand you see day to day: many companies trade under a different name from the one on their sponsor licence, so if "Boots" turns up nothing, try the holding company. Partial names work, and it's often better to search a distinctive word from the name than the full title.

The route filter is the one that decides whether a sponsor can actually help you. Most people applying for long-term work need an employer licensed for the Skilled Worker route; Temporary Worker routes cover fixed-term schemes such as seasonal agriculture, creative work, and exchange programmes, and they don't lead to settlement. A company licensed only for a Temporary Worker route can't sponsor your Skilled Worker visa.

Two caveats worth knowing before you act on a result. First, the location shown is typically the sponsor's head office, so a company listed in London may hire in Manchester and vice versa. Second, being licensed means an employer can sponsor, not that it currently has open roles for overseas candidates: use the register to target your applications, then check the employer's careers page.

When a company you expected is missing, it may have been recently licensed (check the latest additions) or its licence may have been revoked. For anything that will affect a real decision, verify the entry against the official Home Office register, and use our salary checker to confirm the role you're chasing clears the current visa thresholds.