--- title: "Abel & Imray: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/abel-and-imray-london-789156 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 --- # Abel & Imray: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Abel & Imray (Companies House OC438716, London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route 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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: ABEL & IMRAY LLP - Industry: Professional Services - Town: London - Registered address: 20 St. Andrew Street, London, United Kingdom, EC4A 3AG - Companies House number: OC438716 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC438716) - Website: https://www.abelimray.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abel-&-imray - 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/abel-and-imray-london-789156 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 15 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Mar 2026: Llp-member resigned: BENTLEY, Simon Mark. LLP member change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 1 Apr 2025: New llp-member appointed: TURNER, Thomas Philip William, Dr. LLP member change recorded on 1 Apr 2025. 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 2025: New llp-member appointed: DODGSON, Emily, Dr. LLP member change recorded on 1 Apr 2025. 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 Dec 2021: New llp-member appointed: CRUMP, Julian Richard John. LLP member change recorded on 1 Dec 2021. 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. - 12 Aug 2021: New llp-member appointed: BENTLEY, Simon Mark. LLP member change recorded on 12 Aug 2021. 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. - 12 Aug 2021: New llp-designated-member appointed: BURT, Matthew Thomas. LLP member change recorded on 12 Aug 2021. 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. - 12 Aug 2021: New llp-designated-member appointed: BROOKS, Caroline Patricia. LLP member change recorded on 12 Aug 2021. 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. - 12 Aug 2021: New llp-designated-member appointed: FLETCHER, Matthew James Edwin. LLP member change recorded on 12 Aug 2021. 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. - 12 Aug 2021: New llp-designated-member appointed: WILLIAMS, Rhys Nicholas. LLP member change recorded on 12 Aug 2021. 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. - 12 Aug 2021: New llp-member appointed: DENNESS, James Edward. LLP member change recorded on 12 Aug 2021. 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. - 12 Aug 2021: New llp-member appointed: BRADY, Paul Andrew. LLP member change recorded on 12 Aug 2021. 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. - 12 Aug 2021: New llp-member appointed: CRITTEN, Matthew Peter. LLP member change recorded on 12 Aug 2021. 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. - 12 Aug 2021: New llp-member appointed: FORD, James Marcus. LLP member change recorded on 12 Aug 2021. 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. - 12 Aug 2021: New llp-member appointed: FORSYTH, Neil Thomas. LLP member change recorded on 12 Aug 2021. 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. - 12 Aug 2021: New llp-member appointed: PEARSON, James Ginn. LLP member change recorded on 12 Aug 2021. 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. 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 No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about Abel & Imray ### Is Abel & Imray a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Abel & Imray in London 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 Abel & Imray sponsor? Abel & Imray is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Abel & Imray based? The register lists Abel & Imray at 20 St. Andrew Street, London, United Kingdom, EC4A 3AG. 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 OC438716. 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/abel-and-imray-london-789156 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/abel-and-imray-london-789156.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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