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Welsh National Opera Limited

UK licensed sponsor · Cardiff

Town
Cardiff
Licence type and rating
Temporary Worker (A rating) · Worker (A rating)
Routes
2
On the register since
23 Oct 2026 or earlier (archive start)
Company number
00454297
Incorporated
1948 (78 years)
Industry
Arts, entertainment and recreation
LicenceA ratingas listed on 26 Oct 2026
Data as at 26 Oct 2026
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Sponsor licence

Entries on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors.

RouteType and ratingRegister
Creative WorkerTemporary Worker (A rating)Workers
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)Workers
Routes on the licence
2
Ratings
A rating
Source: Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers and students (26 Oct 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at 26 Oct 2026

Company record

Matched to Companies House by exact registered name. Company details only; no officers or addresses.

Company number
00454297
Company type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Status
Active
Incorporated
1948-05-19
Registered office
CARDIFF (CF10)
SIC codeNature of business
90010Performing arts
Source: Companies House, basic company data (1 Oct 2026)Data as at 1 Oct 2026

Register history

Tracked from Visa Atlas's daily archive of the register since 23 Oct 2026; each copy is compared with the previous one.

First seen
23 Oct 2026 or earlier (archive start)
Changes recorded since 23 Oct 2026
none
Last checked
26 Oct 2026
Source: Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers and students (26 Oct 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at 26 Oct 2026

Routes in context

Welsh National Opera Limited holds a licence for Creative Worker, Skilled Worker. Across the UK, 1,551 organisations are licensed for Creative Worker, 9 of them in Cardiff; the route had 6,004 visas issued in 2025.

RouteSponsors in the UKSponsors in CardiffShare in CardiffVisas issued, 2025
Creative Worker1,55190.58%6,004
Skilled Worker120,6355820.48%121,598
Source: Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers and students (26 Oct 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at 26 Oct 2026

Sponsors in Cardiff

Other licensed sponsors in the same town and industry.

Licensed sponsors in Cardiff
617
Share of UK sponsors
0.49%
Sponsors in Cardiff by route
  1. Skilled Worker582
  2. Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker34
  3. Minister of Religion13
  4. Religious Worker12
  5. International Sportsperson12
  6. Creative Worker9
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Source: Home Office, Register of licensed sponsors: workers and students (26 Oct 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at 26 Oct 2026

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