Sponsor licence statistics describe administrative activity over a defined period. They do not explain why a particular organisation lost its licence or predict the outcome of your next compliance review.
Keep the calendar year and rolling year distinct
The Home Office sponsorship transparency data records 3,100 Skilled Worker sponsor licence revocations during calendar year 2025. The year ending March 2025 is a different period, with 1,560 Skilled Worker revocations. Labelling both periods as “last year” obscures a material difference.
Use the SC_01 table and state the period alongside the number. Do not mix revocations with suspensions, refusals or the number of licensed organisations. They measure different things.
Avoid unsupported explanations
A total does not establish how many decisions arose from a particular sector, missing check, reporting failure or fraudulent application. A claim about causes needs the corresponding published breakdown or decision evidence.
The sponsor register is a current snapshot. An organisation disappearing between snapshots may require investigation, but the comparison alone does not establish a revocation or its date. Our sponsor register labels observed changes and their source dates rather than presenting them as licence decisions.
Use the figures to prompt a records review
Check your organisation against current sponsor duties, its own correspondence and Appendix D. Reconcile worker roles, pay, attendance, contact details and reports. Prioritise actual discrepancies over a numerical risk score derived from a national total.
If the Home Office issues a notice, its findings and deadlines govern the response. Get advice on those facts; a press headline cannot determine the position of the sponsor or its workers.
Certifyd helps organise the evidence behind a workforce review. It does not calculate the probability of revocation or guarantee a licence outcome.