--- title: "Abingworth LLP: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/abingworth-llp-london-789261 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 --- # Abingworth LLP: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Abingworth LLP (Companies House OC320188, London) 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 1 November 2018 (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: 1 November 2018 - Industry: Financial Services - Town: London - Registered address: Princes House, 38 Jermyn Street, London, SW1Y 6DN - Companies House number: OC320188 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC320188) - Website: https://www.abingworth.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abingworth - 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/abingworth-llp-london-789261 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - 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 39 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Jul 2025: Llp-member resigned: HEARD, John Grayson. LLP member change recorded on 31 Jul 2025. 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 May 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 26 May 2025. 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. - 25 Mar 2025: Llp-designated-member resigned: MITCHELL, Heather. LLP member change recorded on 25 Mar 2025. 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. - 25 Mar 2025: Llp-designated-member resigned: COOPER, Neil Antony. LLP member change recorded on 25 Mar 2025. 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. - 18 Mar 2024: New llp-designated-member appointed: COOPER, Neil Antony. LLP member change recorded on 18 Mar 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. - 1 Aug 2022: Notification of The Carlyle Group Inc. as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Aug 2022. 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. - 1 Aug 2022: Cessation of Von Emster Advisory Services Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Aug 2022. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Aug 2022: Cessation of Mr Timothy John Haines as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Aug 2022. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Aug 2022: Cessation of Dr Quentin Lionel Genghis Lloyd-Harris as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Aug 2022. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Aug 2022: New llp-member appointed: HEARD, John Grayson. LLP member change recorded on 1 Aug 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 Aug 2022: New llp-designated-member appointed: MITCHELL, Heather. LLP member change recorded on 1 Aug 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 Aug 2022: New llp-member appointed: MURALIDHAR, Bali, Dr. LLP member change recorded on 1 Aug 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 Aug 2022: Llp-member resigned: MURALIDHAR, Bali, Dr. LLP member change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2022: Llp-member resigned: VON EMSTER, Kurt. LLP member change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2022: Llp-member resigned: STANYER, Ann Frances. LLP member change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2022: Llp-member resigned: LEATHERS, Andrew Thomas. LLP member change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2022: Llp-member resigned: LEATHERS, Amanda Elizabeth Ann. LLP member change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2022: Llp-member resigned: HAINES, Timothy John. LLP member change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2022: Llp-member resigned: MURALIDHAR, Balaji, Dr. LLP member change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2022: Llp-member resigned: LLOYD-HARRIS, Quentin Lionel Genghis, Dr. LLP member change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2022: Llp-member resigned: HEARD, John Grayson. LLP member change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2022: New llp-member appointed: HAINES, Timothy John. LLP member change recorded on 1 Aug 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 Aug 2022: New llp-designated-member appointed: MURALIDHAR, Balaji. LLP member change recorded on 1 Aug 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 Aug 2022: New corporate-llp-designated-member appointed: CARLYLE GENESIS UK LLC. LLP member change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 22 Jul 2022: New llp-member appointed: VON EMSTER, Kurt. LLP member change recorded on 22 Jul 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. - + 14 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 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 Abingworth LLP ### Is Abingworth LLP a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Abingworth LLP in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2018. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Abingworth LLP sponsor? Abingworth LLP is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Abingworth LLP based? The register lists Abingworth LLP at Princes House, 38 Jermyn Street, London, SW1Y 6DN. 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 OC320188. 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/abingworth-llp-london-789261 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/abingworth-llp-london-789261.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.