2,479 employers on the Home Office register have 86900 as their main industry code. Where they are, who joined or left the register, and who is advertising jobs now.
Sponsors whose main Companies House industry code is 86900. Profile built 25 Oct 2026.
In the last 30 days, 22 employers in this industry joined the register and 24 left it. 30 of the 2,479 were incorporated in the last 2 years.
Sponsors in this industry are spread over 721 towns and cities on the register. The 12 with the most:
65 live adverts in this industry from 19 licensed employers. The median advertised salary is £28,392 (48 adverts with an annual salary). We check each advert against the occupation and salary rules for a new Skilled Worker visa:
The register does not say why a sponsor left: a licence can be revoked, surrendered or expire. Renamed companies are not counted as leaving.
| Month | Joined | Left |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 20 | 23 |
| September 2026 | 22 | 26 |
| August 2026 | 14 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 20 | 24 |
| June 2026 | 20 | 23 |
| May 2026 | 29 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 20 | 29 |
| March 2026 | 21 | 29 |
| February 2026 | 26 | 24 |
| January 2026 | 24 | 14 |
| December 2025 | 28 | 25 |
The current month is still filling. Our copy of the register starts in December 2025.
A sponsor can hold several routes, so these add up to more than the number of sponsors.
4 sponsors have a B rating. The Home Office downgrades a licence to B for breaches it thinks can be fixed with an action plan, and a B-rated sponsor cannot sponsor new workers until it gets its A rating back (sponsor guidance part 3, C8).
From the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, Companies House and job adverts. Each sponsor is counted under the first industry code on its Companies House record. Being on the register does not mean an employer is hiring or will sponsor a particular role. This page is information, not immigration advice.
2,479 licensed sponsors have 86900 as their main Companies House industry code: 1.9% of all sponsors on the Home Office register.
Since December 2025, 244 joined the register and 261 left it. In the last 30 days, 22 joined and 24 left.
In 721 towns and cities. The most are in London (370), Birmingham (64), Manchester (47).
We found 65 live job adverts from 19 licensed employers in this industry. A licence means an employer can sponsor; it does not mean a particular job will be sponsored.