--- title: "Ably Real-Time Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ably-real-time-ltd-london-789287 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 --- # Ably Real-Time Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Ably Real-Time Ltd (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 10 July 2018 (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: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 10 July 2018 - Legal name: ABLY REALTIME LTD - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: London - Companies House number: 06946246 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06946246) - Website: https://ably.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ably-realtime - 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/ably-real-time-ltd-london-789287 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 52 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 5 Jun 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 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. - 14 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 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. - 19 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 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. - 24 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 24 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. - 23 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 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. - 10 Sep 2025: Director resigned: WARDI, Teddie Benjamin. Director change recorded on 10 Sep 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. - 10 Sep 2025: New director appointed: SHIMER, Nicole Arielle. Director change recorded on 10 Sep 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. - 4 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 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. - 27 Mar 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Mar 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. - 3 Sep 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 3 Sep 2024. 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 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 May 2024. 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. - 19 Oct 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Oct 2023. 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. - 18 Aug 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Aug 2023. 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 Nov 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 4 Aug 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 11 May 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 May 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. - 3 Sep 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 3 Sep 2021. 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 Aug 2021: Company name changed, now trading as "ABLY REALTIME LTD". Company name change recorded on 6 Aug 2021. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 5 Aug 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 5 Aug 2021. 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. - 21 Jul 2021: Cessation of Matthew O'Riordan as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 21 Jul 2021. 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. - 7 Jul 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Jul 2021. 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 May 2021: New director appointed: WARDI, Teddie Benjamin. Director change recorded on 28 May 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. - 28 May 2021: Director resigned: SMITH, Luke, Dr. Director change recorded on 28 May 2021. 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. - 28 May 2021: New director appointed: FIORE, Norman Benito. Director change recorded on 28 May 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. - 4 May 2021: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 4 May 2021. 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. - + 27 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 Ably Real-Time Ltd ### Is Ably Real-Time Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Ably Real-Time Ltd 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 Ably Real-Time Ltd sponsor? Ably Real-Time Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Ably Real-Time Ltd based? The register lists Ably Real-Time Ltd at London. 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/ably-real-time-ltd-london-789287 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ably-real-time-ltd-london-789287.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.