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CME ARTIST SERVICES LIMITED

LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE · Currently licensed

CME ARTIST SERVICES LIMITED holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 27 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for the Creative Worker visa, and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 10 Apr 2024
Last confirmed: 27 Oct 2026 (latest edition)
Listing spells: 2 (removed and re-listed 1 time)
Previously listed as: CME ARTIST SERVICES

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
Creative Worker Temporary Worker	Creative Worker visa For theatres, production companies, orchestras and similar bringing in performers, artists and crew for up to 12 months (24 in some cases).	A rating	19 Feb 2026

Previous route spans

Route	Visa	Rating	From	To
Creative Worker Temporary Worker	Creative Worker visa	A rating	10 Apr 2024	12 Dec 2025

Ratings: Full compliance. The sponsor can assign Certificates of Sponsorship and recruit from overseas normally. Downgraded after compliance concerns. The sponsor is on a time-limited action plan with the Home Office and cannot sponsor new workers until it is restored to an A rating. Failure to complete the plan leads to revocation. More.

Licence history

19 Feb 2026
Re-listed on register
Listed again after an absence, typically after a suspension was lifted or a new licence granted.
15 Dec 2025
Removed from register
No longer listed, so unable to sponsor new visas from this date. Last seen in the edition of 12 Dec 2025. The register does not state the reason.
10 Apr 2024
Renamed
CME ARTIST SERVICES became CME ARTIST SERVICES LIMITED.

Companies House

Company: CME ARTIST SERVICES LIMITED 05745366 matched
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 16 Mar 2006
Registered office: 19 BATH STREET, LANCASTER, LA1 3PZ
Nature of business: 90010 - Performing arts
90020 - Support activities to performing arts
90030 - Artistic creation
90040 - Operation of arts facilities

Matched from the Companies House monthly bulk data by company name and registered town. The sponsor register itself carries no company number.

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