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UK licensed sponsor · London · Professional and technical services
Populous Ltd
Populous Ltd, London, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as Populous Limited (02133361), active, incorporated in 1987 (39 years ago), registered for architectural activities.
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Companies House
Who Populous Ltd actually is
- Company number
- 02133361
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 20 May 1987 · 39 years old
- What they do
71111Architectural activities
- Previously
- Hok Sport Limited (until 2009)
Hok+lobb Limited (until 2000)
Lobb Partnership Limited (until 1999)
Lobb Developments Limited (until 1993) - Registered office
- Parklife, 116 Putney Bridge Road, London, SW15 2NQ
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 16 September 2026.
What a licence means
Licensed, checked, on the list
The Home Office lists Populous Ltd because it applied, was checked and continues to meet its sponsor duties. Whether a given job qualifies still depends on the role and the pay under the current rules.
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.
The register
Populous Ltd, London, holds a Home Office sponsor licence covering 2 routes: Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker. It has been on the register since at least 2026. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating).
Populous Limited is the registered name (Companies House number 02133361), a private limited company on the register since 1987. The registered office is at Parklife, 116 Putney Bridge Road, London, SW15 2NQ, SW15 2NQ. Its filed activity puts it in professional and technical services. It has traded under other names before, including Hok Sport Limited, Hok+lobb Limited.
What the licence tells a candidate is that the door is not locked. Whether it is open this month is a question for Populous Ltd's own careers page and the job boards, and the answer changes with the season and the order book.
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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.
Register with Sama
Want to work for Populous 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 centres, and handle the Certificate of Sponsorship paperwork with you.
- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
- Trade tested before you see them, not after.
- 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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