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UK licensed sponsor · London · IT, software and media
Cogent Networks Ltd
Cogent Networks Ltd, London, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as Cogent Networks Ltd (12215764), active, incorporated in 2019 (7 years ago), registered for information technology consultancy activities.
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Companies House
Who Cogent Networks Ltd actually is
- Company number
- 12215764
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 19 September 2019 · 7 years old
- What they do
62020Information technology consultancy activities
- Sector
- IT, software and media
- Registered office
- 167 - 169 Great Portland Street, Fifth Floor, London, W1W 5PF
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The registered office is where the company files its paperwork, not necessarily where it trades. Matched 14 September 2026.
The register
The register lists Cogent Networks Ltd in London as a licensed sponsor on Skilled Worker, an entry that goes back to at least 2026. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating).
At Companies House the business is Cogent Networks Ltd (company number 12215764), a private limited company incorporated in 2019, 7 years ago. The registered office is at 167 - 169 Great Portland Street, Fifth Floor, London, W1W 5PF, W1W 5PF. Its filed activity puts it in it, software and media.
For a candidate this means one less obstacle: Cogent Networks Ltd already has the licence most employers would have to apply for. The rest is the ordinary job of getting the interview.
What a licence means
They can sponsor. That is all it says.
A sponsor licence lets an organisation assign a Certificate of Sponsorship to a worker on the routes it covers. It does not mean Cogent Networks Ltd is hiring from abroad this month, only that it can, and has been checked by the Home Office to do so.
How to approach them
Ask the question early
Sponsorship is a yes or no per role. Ask in the first message whether the vacancy qualifies for a Certificate of Sponsorship; it saves everyone a wasted interview and marks you as someone who knows the system.
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For candidates
What you need to work here
- A confirmed job offer from a UK employer that holds a Home Office sponsor licence. The employers in this directory all hold one.
- A Certificate of Sponsorship from that employer describing the role.
- A job on the Home Office list of eligible occupations, paid at least the minimum salary for that role and route.
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Want to work for Cogent Networks Ltd, or somewhere like it?
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For employers
Using your sponsor licence again soon?
Next time you are recruiting, talk to us first. We supply trade tested drivers, mechanics, welders and fitters, can organise a trip to see candidates tested at our vetted test centres, and handle the Certificate of Sponsorship paperwork with you.
- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
- Work shown on video before you see a CV. Trade tested before you hire.
- Nothing is ever charged to the candidate.
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Source: UK Visas and Immigration, Register of licensed sponsors: workers. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Being on the register means an organisation holds a sponsor licence. It does not mean it has a vacancy or that it will sponsor you.
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