Work in the UK · Co Durham
Employers in Co Durham who can sponsor you
18 organisations in Co Durham hold a Home Office sponsor licence. Search by name or town, filter by route, and open any one for what a licence means and how to approach them.
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Showing 1 to 31 of 31 sponsors
ATA-tech Fabrications LimitedNewton Aycliffe · Co Durham · Manufacturing and engineeringSince 1994 · Manufacture of lifting and handling equipmentSkilled Worker
AMAuckland Medical GroupBishop Auckland · Co DurhamSkilled Worker- BCBarnard Castle Cricket ClubBarnard Castle · Co. Durham · Arts, sport and leisureSince 2016 · Activities of sport clubsInternational Sportsperson
BMByron Medical PracticeSeaham · Co DurhamSkilled Worker
CGCedarcrest Global Trading Limited t/a Crafter's CompanionNewton Aycliffe · Co. Durham · Finance and insuranceSince 2024 · Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.Skilled Worker- DCDarlington Cricket & Athletic ClubDarlington · Co Durham · Arts, sport and leisureSince 2016 · Activities of sport clubsInternational Sportsperson
- DWDawdon Welfare Cricket ClubSeaham · Co. DurhamInternational Sportsperson
- DGDgap UK LimitedDarlington · Co. Durham · RetailSince 2016 · Other retail sale of new goods in specialised …Skilled Worker
DCDurham County CouncilSpennymoor · Co DurhamSkilled Worker
DCDurham Cricket CICChester-le-street · Co Durham · Arts, sport and leisureSince 2004 · Operation of sports facilitiesInternational SportspersonSkilled Worker
FCFishburn Convenience Store LtdFerryhill · Co Durham · RetailSince 2021 · Retail sale in non-specialised stores with foo…Skilled Worker
GCGainford Care Homes LimitedChester Le Street · Co Durham · Social care and care homesSince 1994 · Residential care activities for learning diffi…Skilled Worker
GSGibside Store Ltd T/A Gibside StoreChester le Street · Co Durham · RetailSince 2022 · Retail sale in non-specialised stores with foo…Skilled Worker- GGGo Geothermal LtdNewton Aycliffe · Co Durham · WholesaleSince 2006 · Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating eq…Skilled Worker
GHGoodwill Healthcare Services LimitedFerryhill · Co Durham · Health careSince 2018 · Other human health activitiesSkilled Worker
HTHidden Talent BookingDarlington · Co DurhamCreative Worker
HWHoneyman Water LimitedShildon · Co. Durham · Professional and technical servicesSince 2022 · Other research and experimental development on…Skilled Worker- IOIonbond UK LimitedConsett · Co. Durham · Manufacturing and engineeringSince 1982 · Treatment and coating of metalsSkilled Worker
- JLJ L and G J TweddleDarlington · Co. DurhamSkilled Worker
- MJM J K Dods & CoDarlington · Co. DurhamSkilled Worker
PIPermoid Industries LtdNewton Aycliffe · Co Durham · Manufacturing and engineeringSince 1991 · Other manufacturing n.e.c.Skilled Worker
RSRenovo Solutions LimitedStanley · Co Durham · Manufacturing and engineeringSince 2018 · Manufacture of toolsSkilled Worker
RMRob McAlister LtdShildon · Co. Durham · Manufacturing and engineeringSince 2005 · Other manufacturing n.e.c.Skilled Worker
RORoman LtdNewton Aycliffe · Co. Durham · Manufacturing and engineeringSince 1987 · Other manufacturing n.e.c.Skilled Worker
SHSeaham High SchoolSeaham · Co.durhamSkilled Worker
SISpice Island Takeaway Darlington LtdDarlington · Co Durham · HospitalitySince 2005 · Take-away food shops and mobile food standsSkilled Worker
KSThe King's Church DurhamDurham · Co Durham · Other servicesSince 2004 · Activities of religious organizationsReligious WorkerCharity Worker
VNThe Village NewsDurham · Co. Durham · RetailSince 2020 · Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores · Dissolved at Companies HouseSkilled Worker
TLThorn Lighting LtdSpennymoor · Co Durham · Manufacturing and engineeringSince 1932 · Manufacture of electric lighting equipmentGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist WorkerGlobal Business Mobility: Graduate TraineeSkilled Worker
TRTridonic Uk LimitedSpennymoor · Co.Durham · Manufacturing and engineeringSince 1966 · Manufacture of electric lighting equipmentSkilled WorkerGlobal Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker- WIWalton Industrial Containers LtdBishop Auckland · Co DurhamSkilled Worker
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What Co Durham sponsors do
What is required
What a Skilled Worker visa needs
- 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.
- English: you must be able to speak, read, write and understand English, and usually prove it when you apply. Skilled Worker applicants are assessed at CEFR level B2, in effect from 8 January 2026.
- Your passport, your qualifications and references, and whatever checks the employer and the Home Office ask for in your case.
Summarised from GOV.UK: Skilled Worker visa, checked 9 September 2026. The rules change, so the official page is the one that counts, and we confirm the route in writing for every offer.
How it goes
The process, start to finish
1
Send your CV
A recruiter goes through your experience, your licences and where you want to work. No fee, no obligation, and you can stop at any point.
2
Interview and trade test
You meet the employer, in person or by video, then a practical test with a qualified assessor so you land in a job that matches what you can do.
3
Offer and paperwork
A written offer with the salary and hours in it, before anything else happens. Then the medical and the background checks.
4
Sponsorship and visa
The employer assigns your Certificate of Sponsorship and we handle the visa application with you.
5
You land
Flight, accommodation, NI number, bank account and phone sorted, and somebody checking in with you after you arrive.
Register with Sama
Tell us your trade and we will tell you what we have
Five fields, under a minute. We read every one. You never pay us anything, at any stage.
For candidates
New sponsors in Co Durham, in your inbox
Every week we check the Home Office register. When a new organisation in Co Durham gets a licence to sponsor workers, you hear about it first, with a link to who they are and how to approach them.
For candidates
Looking for a UK employer that sponsors?
A licence means they can sponsor, not that they are hiring today. The roles we have open right now are on the live jobs page, and you never pay us anything.
For employers
On this list, or hiring from overseas too?
Talk to us the next time you recruit. We supply trade tested candidates, can organise a trip to see them tested at our centres, and handle the paperwork with you. No retainer.
- 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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