Licensed sponsors in North East

The register published on Fri 23 Oct 2026 lists 2,200 sponsors in North East, 1.7% of the 127,813 on the whole register — −4 since 23 Sep 2026 (+27 added, −31 no longer listed).

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Towns

By the town on the register. Towns with fewer than 5 sponsors are grouped.

Sponsors by town in North East
TownSponsorsSince 23 Sep 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne559+6 (+1.1%)
Middlesbrough190−5 (−2.6%)
Sunderland176+2 (+1.1%)
Gateshead142−4 (−2.7%)
Stockton-on-Tees92−5 (−5.2%)
Durham840 (0.0%)
Darlington81−1 (−1.2%)
Hartlepool52−1 (−1.9%)
South Shields48−1 (−2.0%)
North Shields36+1 (+2.9%)
Washington350 (0.0%)
Cramlington320 (0.0%)
Redcar27−1 (−3.6%)
Hexham270 (0.0%)
Bishop Auckland25+2 (+8.7%)
Newton Aycliffe230 (0.0%)
Consett210 (0.0%)
Wallsend210 (0.0%)
Whitley Bay190
Billingham180
Chester-le-Street180
Houghton-le-Spring180
Peterlee170
Berwick-upon-Tweed160
Blyth160
Town not recognised
113
77 smaller places
105

Routes

Sponsors holding each route; one sponsor can hold several.

  • Skilled Worker2,059 sponsors
  • Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker130 sponsors
  • International Sportsperson64 sponsors
  • Tier 2 Ministers of Religion48 sponsors
  • Religious Worker34 sponsors
  • Charity Worker31 sponsors
  • Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee15 sponsors
  • Creative Worker14 sponsors
  • Government Authorised Exchange5 sponsors
  • Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier3 sponsors
  • Global Business Mobility: UK Expansion Worker3 sponsors
  • International Agreement1 sponsors
  • Scale-up1 sponsors

Ratings

  • A rating2,197 sponsors
  • B rating2 sponsors
  • Provisional rating1 sponsors

Sponsors in North East over time

Each point is a publication MadyHR recorded.

2,2062,19321 Sep 202623 Oct 2026
Sponsors on the register Added or present again No longer listed
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Sponsors in North East
Register publishedSponsorsAddedNo longer listedPresent again
23 Oct 20262,200400
22 Oct 20262,196420
21 Oct 20262,194100
20 Oct 20262,193020
19 Oct 20262,195110
16 Oct 20262,195000
15 Oct 20262,195110
14 Oct 20262,195020
13 Oct 20262,197110
12 Oct 20262,197230
9 Oct 20262,198000
8 Oct 20262,198110
7 Oct 20262,198120
6 Oct 20262,199000
5 Oct 20262,199320
2 Oct 20262,198020
1 Oct 20262,200360
30 Sep 20262,203000
29 Sep 20262,203110
28 Sep 20262,203130
25 Sep 20262,205210
24 Sep 20262,204220
23 Sep 20262,204010
22 Sep 20262,205010
21 Sep 2026(first recorded)2,206———

Source: Home Office register of licensed sponsors (workers), published 23 Oct 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0. Towns are the town on the register, not an address. How this data works

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