--- title: "Aberdeen Group Plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/aberdeen-group-plc-edinburgh-759110 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 --- # Aberdeen Group Plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Aberdeen Group Plc (Edinburgh) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 28 July 2025 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 28 July 2025 - Industry: Financial Services - Town: Edinburgh - Companies House number: SC286832 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC286832) - Website: https://www.aberdeenplc.com - 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/aberdeen-group-plc-edinburgh-759110 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,178 licensed sponsors in Edinburgh: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/edinburgh - One of 7,429 in Financial Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/financial-services - 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 19 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 14 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 11 Nov 2026. - 11 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Sep 2026. 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. - 9 Sep 2026: New director appointed: MAGNUSSON, Torbjorn. Director change recorded on 9 Sep 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. - 11 Aug 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Aug 2026. 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. - 13 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Jul 2026. 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. - 17 Jun 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Jun 2026. 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. - 3 Jun 2026: New director appointed: LACAILLE, Richard Frederic. Director change recorded on 3 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. - 3 Jun 2026: New director appointed: KITTS, Arno. Director change recorded on 3 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. - 12 May 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 May 2026. 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. - 28 Apr 2026: Director resigned: FLINT, Douglas Jardine, Sir. Director change recorded on 28 Apr 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. - 13 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Apr 2026. 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. - 11 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Mar 2026. 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. - 11 Feb 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Feb 2026. 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. - 13 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Jan 2026. 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. - 11 Dec 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Dec 2025. 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 Nov 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Nov 2025. 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. - 13 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Oct 2025. 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 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Sep 2025. 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. - 11 Aug 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Aug 2025. 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. 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (13 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Financial Reporting & Control Analyst · Edinburgh · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/y5l5_ZE5KYvtJzfV0ZAZGOvphGjBRcL2fGkOaNYE7KFFlMJbPeOdQCv7sxAzUT-ogTaaRQG-DJFX4i3IiVqz1JiNAgj2VwMH0ZJ056b0bQuQlnx9kVEnU9wU04axgTHmFe-o2AFC84geH17SI6VY9Zkj5hhjoJaBZfZ3V9PeO-8rHORgutYgH2mApJfbSV-NLJmnigYsPDnl8ZRGLGyK852I3FRnK4LjTBY0VGhyP3s - Financial Controller · Edinburgh, Scotland · £53,097 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5891559976?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior Oracle ERP Techno-Functional Analyst · Edinburgh · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/3gTAKjjPsMSlFAEGj9mDLOpXnKkkKJdKMmwsk8IA7NkF3b2EZj-kb2DsrvTnnVYYEvRcwKj7TJjEHnnKOa3N0ji5pXXm_M7lzC8TwkovtoP0xyrENwsZkDa4p4bGBB3oWd13hBfgfzD6-VNUCEkKcNC0yE89EXbnt58FedIegFkKBOsSnM9pgaqIZ5tG4djh6pR4bqr3aFtI3cD34QgLq-kZkMrJX5Pw3XBqA8_uQZ8 - Principal DevOps engineer · Edinburgh · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/x5t2V0aJvu_KsBaaDquD5Pf1FA4cyxTiGUWh8H5WRBSnE314CsQ61EpiwwH4n2eRtGcKXD9bNSeia0Suc3ZEm99yY35xy60sebp6AvdDoFTQsTyJ9NrrlTJ51veFzQHv3Nm9CaZngfzm0gA8-y4LowVfPj3m5i3NYPDIVYjKqeSlIqPGfEMj1rf648fpr4tw-FNZG_fqLCubrZWMX-pNLYet-SNHhgp-7ly8pLs9t1U - Fund Controller, Economic Infrastructure - 12 Month FTC · Edinburgh · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/jhDMaBKue-Ly8sPNQh8XWuMTf2_lyF5fuPwHpzGqZERLsvUpEa1FKmbfc7_Cwc2SmkZK3SmQVCVoAm6s3pG5EuFa3Lm5PBKiElm4GaS1mNLFeyA7RteA8nUPRN_sxO8rw-b91yW2W5UFIX8UASOCbJmh3MqWYoDAiDbv41-Zspuop1lb7BdTs7vOHUeK-3RePk1TgQde5Y3qt3BUkGzXqYPEMCAZVi_MwM092jj5cL0 - Senior Reward Analyst · Edinburgh · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/P5VJThQS-A8CVCnC6AGbnhMjFfJC2yL9o7gIFnuhZyxusd7crwfxKMi27EDe0GXJQ5y5MSJBIqzltwp1wXFw_uUAIyNKGL7v9I71VH7X4ifzYcqIF4tdPRU5qQuDtjuHgKbwmoJsMDoVuFl6brZZynCQFnd5BQ0PsX4aaeo_JBDD6TO5SpozvXldwhR36uA7DvjMhvjYoMqYmwWqX4Tysf0NZ3tg7ziXh41HIR7YJ5k - Asset and Operational Manager - UK Residential Real Estate · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/-C4mlI3btUavWMZraE9Q0dwfaamvvXHXPb6LxpmkIUus--J00AXt6Lp4PVzyMKSOfkbX_Z26YDDydlWFUtwAKwlNvkL4m_qWtN41fR7hDmVGBkQmeDR6Lbk0v62Fq5qe-JnYpoxoWXT9Fuc_MDuHC_jbPGUzkkXLrlhFf_jpDsOScrbXhVpfbVgi9LGjXynJ4vkwU_JM0eOPzUSbCOJEm4ovruru1xUm6aoTjZ2k5Qs - GL Lead Controller · Edinburgh · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/deUUJCuE8orHx12mcW4L9UUJ7ovwMXiKHiJH27Hxc5_BTV1TWOHpHQmxONu-2aqgk_s3HdCg_kBKX3GjvpHqu-oqb6TKX21uD6yedvXJrv1XWZJy-0BpupQoMfU07qYCzc9UYWdM-oQS_gadyua66giWbJBhN6XGp1NLy6B0yDb_eIhF-Bxb2MtQJ8iO_-qvZFM5m0TejZv7waAd3slQytteZvBVnEv2OG3kzNz9Jag All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=759110&employer=Aberdeen%20Group%20Plc 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 Aberdeen Group Plc ### Is Aberdeen Group Plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Aberdeen Group Plc in Edinburgh is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2025. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Aberdeen Group Plc sponsor? Aberdeen Group Plc is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Does Aberdeen Group Plc have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Aberdeen Group Plc on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Aberdeen Group Plc based? The register lists Aberdeen Group Plc at Edinburgh. 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. 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/aberdeen-group-plc-edinburgh-759110 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/aberdeen-group-plc-edinburgh-759110.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.