--- title: "Acco UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/acco-uk-ltd-aylesbury-768325 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 --- # Acco UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Acco UK Ltd (trading as ACCO Brands; Companies House 00197754; Aylesbury) 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 - Trading as: ACCO Brands - Legal name: ACCO UK LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: AYLESBURY - Registered address: Oxford House, Oxford Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8SZ - Companies House number: 00197754 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00197754) - Website: https://www.accobrands.com/our-company/worldwide-locations/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acco-brands - 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/acco-uk-ltd-aylesbury-768325 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 198 licensed sponsors in Aylesbury: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/aylesbury - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - 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 26 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 8 Apr 2026: Notification of Acco-Rexel Group Services Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 8 Apr 2026. 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. - 11 Jan 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 11 Jan 2024. 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. - 17 Jan 2022: Secretary resigned: PRIOR, Katherine Alexandra. Company secretary change recorded on 17 Jan 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. - 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: FOOT, George Lee, Mr.. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2020. 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. - 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: STRANDERS, Michael Howard O'Connell. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2020. 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. - 22 May 2020: Director resigned: THOMAS, Walter Joe, Dr. Director change recorded on 22 May 2020. 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. - 23 Sep 2019: New secretary appointed: PRIOR, Katherine Alexandra. Company secretary change recorded on 23 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. - 23 Sep 2019: Secretary resigned: GEDDIE, Richard Mark. Company secretary change recorded on 23 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 Feb 2019: New director appointed: TEMMERMAN, Marc Alphons. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 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. - 26 Nov 2018: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Nov 2018. 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 Mar 2017: Director resigned: WELLS, Simon Howard George. Director change recorded on 14 Mar 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. - 1 Feb 2017: New director appointed: THOMAS, Walter Joe, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 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. - 29 Apr 2016: Director resigned: MITCHELL, James Blalock. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 2016. 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. - 4 Mar 2016: New director appointed: FOOT, George Lee, Mr.. Director change recorded on 4 Mar 2016. 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 Mar 2016: Director resigned: PAGE, Andrew Stephen. Director change recorded on 4 Mar 2016. 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. - 20 Aug 2015: Director resigned: RICHARDS, Andrew Melroy. Director change recorded on 20 Aug 2015. 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. - 8 Jul 2015: New director appointed: HOPKINSON, Christopher Neil, Mr.. Director change recorded on 8 Jul 2015. 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 Oct 2014: New director appointed: STRANDERS, Michael Howard O'Connell. Director change recorded on 3 Oct 2014. 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 Oct 2014: Director resigned: SHIELDS, Adam Jonathan. Director change recorded on 3 Oct 2014. 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. - 4 Jul 2014: Director resigned: SCULLY, Andrew Peter. Director change recorded on 4 Jul 2014. 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. - 4 Jul 2014: New director appointed: WILKINSON, Mark George. Director change recorded on 4 Jul 2014. 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. - 27 Jan 2014: New director appointed: SCULLY, Andrew Peter. Director change recorded on 27 Jan 2014. 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. - 27 Jan 2014: Director resigned: MOSELEY, Elizabeth Violet. Director change recorded on 27 Jan 2014. 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. - 15 Jan 2014: New director appointed: RICHARDS, Andrew Melroy. Director change recorded on 15 Jan 2014. 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. - 15 Jan 2014: New director appointed: SHIELDS, Adam Jonathan. Director change recorded on 15 Jan 2014. 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 earlier change 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 Acco UK Ltd ### Is Acco UK Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Acco UK Ltd in AYLESBURY 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 Acco UK Ltd sponsor? Acco UK Ltd 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 Acco UK Ltd based? The register lists Acco UK Ltd at Oxford House, Oxford Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8SZ. 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 00197754. 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/acco-uk-ltd-aylesbury-768325 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/acco-uk-ltd-aylesbury-768325.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.