VFUK licensed sponsor · London, London · Education
The Varkey Foundation
The Varkey Foundation, London, 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 The Varkey Foundation (07774287), active, incorporated in 2011 (15 years ago), registered for other education n.e.c..
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Companies House
Who The Varkey Foundation actually is
- Company number
- 07774287
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 14 September 2011 · 15 years old
- What they do
85590Other education n.e.c.
- Sector
- Education
- Previously
- The Varkey Gems Foundation (until 2014)
- Registered office
- C/O Sedulo, Office 605, Albert House, 256 - 260 Old Street, London, EC1V 9DD
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 10 September 2026.
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 The Varkey Foundation 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
Lead with the role, not the visa
Apply through the careers page or the job boards with a UK-style CV, say early that you would need sponsorship, and make the skill and the years the first thing they read.
The register
The Varkey Foundation, London, London, holds a Home Office sponsor licence on the Skilled Worker route, and has been on the register since at least 2026. The register records its rating as Worker (A rating).
At Companies House the business is The Varkey Foundation (company number 07774287), a company limited by guarantee incorporated in 2011, 15 years ago. The registered office is at C/O Sedulo, Office 605, Albert House, 256 - 260 Old Street, London, EC1V 9DD, EC1V 9DD. Its filed activity puts it in education. It has traded under other names before, including The Varkey Gems Foundation.
What the licence tells a candidate is that the door is not locked. Whether it is open this month is a question for The Varkey Foundation'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 The Varkey Foundation, or somewhere like it?
Five fields, under a minute. We read every one. You never pay us anything, at any stage.
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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For candidates
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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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