Know where your business stands before you apply.
A short preparation assessment for UK businesses considering a sponsor licence. Answer a few questions, get your preparation score and understand what needs attention before a detailed review.
A clearer way to prepare
Designed specifically for UK business owners, HR managers, and directors.
Answer
Answer 12 focused questions about your business, finances, HR processes and evidence readiness.
Understand
See your preparation score, critical gaps and whether a current result or supported projection route applies.
Take the next step
Review your priority actions or book a 15-minute consultancy call with our preparation team.
What we check
We evaluate your readiness across five core criteria aligned with sponsor licence preparation standards.
Business
Trading activity, company records and operating address.
Finance
Annual results and ability to support an additional worker.
HR
Right-to-work, contracts, payroll and employee records.
Governance
Sponsor management responsibilities and key roles.
Evidence
Availability of mandatory supporting documents.
Simple questions.
Useful answers.
One question at a time. No complex jargon, no endless paperwork. Just clear choices that calculate your preparation readiness in real-time.
Is the business genuinely trading, providing real products or services, receiving income from real customers, and able to evidence this activity?
Ready to test your sponsor licence readiness?
It takes less than 5 minutes and gives you a clear preparation roadmap before you apply.
What is your company name?
Enter the registered trading or business name preparing for the licence.
How many current employees do you have?
Select your current workforce size in the UK.
You currently have 0 employees. We will adjust the People & HR questions to evaluate your process readiness to ensure policies are ready when you hire.
Section Complete
You're making great progress.
Note: A projection route requires supporting evidence (e.g. signed contracts or funding) and does not pass solely by entering a projected number.
Evidence readiness
How prepared are your supporting documents? Select document availability status below. (No file uploads required)
Assessing your responses...
Evaluating trading history, HR checks & financial capacity routes...
Potentially ready for detailed review
Your response profile demonstrates solid core preparation indicators across trading and compliance requirements.
A critical readiness requirement was identified. Addressing this gap prior to formal submission is strongly advised.
✓ What looks strong
! Areas to review
Your priority actions
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