--- title: "Abbvie Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/abbvie-limited-maidenhead-789099 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Abbvie Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Abbvie Limited (Companies House 08004972, Maidenhead) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: ABBVIE LTD - Industry: Healthcare - Town: Maidenhead - Registered address: Abbvie House Vanwall Business Park, Vanwall Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, SL6 4UB - Companies House number: 08004972 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08004972) - Website: https://www.abbvie.co.uk/contact-us.html - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/abbvie-limited-maidenhead-789099 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 226 licensed sponsors in Maidenhead: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/maidenhead - One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 27 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 18 Jun 2026: Director resigned: HOPKINSON, Stephen Mark. Director change recorded on 18 Jun 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 17 Jun 2026: New director appointed: SCHREMS, Kelly Sanderson. Director change recorded on 17 Jun 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Aug 2024: New director appointed: HOPKINSON, Stephen Mark. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Jul 2024: Director resigned: MANNING, Todd David. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 24 Oct 2022: Director resigned: MICHAEL, Robert Andrew. Director change recorded on 24 Oct 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 24 Oct 2022: New director appointed: REENTS, Scott. Director change recorded on 24 Oct 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Jun 2022: Secretary resigned: POOTS, Kyle Alexander. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Jun 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Jun 2022: New secretary appointed: MAHER, Niall Francis. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Jun 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2022: New director appointed: GHAVAMI, Djamshid. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Jan 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Jan 2022. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 6 Jan 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 Jan 2022. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 31 Oct 2019: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 31 Oct 2019. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2019: New director appointed: MANNING, Todd David. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2019. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2019: Director resigned: WHITE, Gwenan Mair. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2019: Director resigned: BOUYER, Jérôme Stéphane. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2019: New director appointed: BUTLER, Alice Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2019. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2019: New director appointed: MICHAEL, Robert Andrew. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2019. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2019: Director resigned: CHASE, William Joseph. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 3 Jan 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 3 Jan 2019. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Jul 2017: New director appointed: BOUYER, Jérôme Stéphane. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2017. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 May 2017: Director resigned: REGAN, Matt Joseph. Director change recorded on 31 May 2017. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 Jan 2017: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Jan 2017. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 10 Jan 2017: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 10 Jan 2017. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 18 Apr 2016: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Apr 2016. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Abbvie Inc. as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - + 2 earlier changes on the web page Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs 50 live vacancies tracked for this employer (156 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Senior Administrative Assistant, Global Business Platforms · Mettawa, IL · live · https://jooble.org/desc/-7243764183197533597 - Senior Data Delivery Expert (US Commercial Business Technology Solutions) · Mettawa, IL · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/4129375389985268429 - Account Specialist, Urology - St. Louis, MO · Saint Louis, MO · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/8219362716533359628 - Clinical Account Executive, Multiple Myeloma - Los Angeles Central, CA · Los Angeles, CA · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/242331693708553612 - ACCOUNT SPECIALIST, CHRONIC MIGRAINE - MANCHESTER, NH · Manchester, NH · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-8261119681938076238 - Clinical Account Executive, Oncology - Birmingham, AL · Birmingham, AL · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/599115881549717984 - Clinical Account Executive - Oncology - St. Louis, MO · Saint Louis, MO · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/5439903443560067615 - Clinical Account Executive - Oncology - St. Louis, MO · Remote · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-6124996937896527682 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=789099&employer=Abbvie%20Limited A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Abbvie Limited ### Is Abbvie Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Abbvie Limited in Maidenhead is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Abbvie Limited sponsor? Abbvie Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Abbvie Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 50 live vacancies from Abbvie Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Abbvie Limited based? The register lists Abbvie Limited at Abbvie House Vanwall Business Park, Vanwall Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, SL6 4UB. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 08004972. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/abbvie-limited-maidenhead-789099 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/abbvie-limited-maidenhead-789099.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.