--- title: "Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Service Company Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/allen-overy-shearman-sterling-service-company-limited-london-792255 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 --- # Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Service Company Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Service Company Limited (trading as A&O Shearman; Companies House 02158783; London) 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 9 July 2024 (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: 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: 9 July 2024 - Trading as: A&O Shearman - Industry: Professional Services - Town: London - Companies House number: 02158783 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02158783) - Website: https://www.aoshearman.com - LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/aoshearman - 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/allen-overy-shearman-sterling-service-company-limited-london-792255 ## 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 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 5 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 19 Oct 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 19 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 16 Nov 2026. - 29 Apr 2025: Notification of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling (Holdings) Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 29 Apr 2025. 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. - 29 Apr 2025: Cessation of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling (Legal Advisers) Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 29 Apr 2025. 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. - 10 Mar 2025: New director appointed: CONDUIT, Timothy Clive. Director change recorded on 10 Mar 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. - 15 Jul 2024: Director resigned: BROWNE, Richard Kimberley John. Director change recorded on 15 Jul 2024. 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. 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 161 live vacancies tracked for this employer (201 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Associate - Corporate · BT132BJ · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/associate-corporate/57454306 - Associate - disputes · BT132BJ · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/associate-disputes/57454305 - US Qualified Legal Talent Community · BT132BJ · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/us-qualified-legal-talent-community/57454309 - Salesforce Product Owner · BT132BJ · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/salesforce-product-owner/57413695 - End User Technology Lead · BT132BJ · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/end-user-technology-lead/57445073 - Pitch Specialist 5.00pm - 1:30am · BT132BJ · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/pitch-specialist-500pm-130am/57509505 - Salesforce Product Owner · Craigavon, Northern Ireland · £55,316 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5905876794?se=7KMXbcDS8RGuy_zUCFXs7w&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=A543780B439994B1CF2A9BD8CD9EB6E5AFBFD9CA - Salesforce Product Owner · Crossgar, Downpatrick · £55,507 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5905876753?se=7KMXbcDS8RGuy_zUCFXs7w&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=DF5F5CF07979581B0E1D12F963918EAE25B9B3A2 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=792255&employer=Allen%20Overy%20Shearman%20Sterling%20Service%20Company%20Limited 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 Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Service Company Limited ### Is Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Service Company Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Service Company Limited in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2024. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Service Company Limited sponsor? Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Service Company Limited 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 Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Service Company Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 161 live vacancies from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Service Company Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Service Company Limited based? The register lists Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Service Company Limited 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, and Companies House records for company number 02158783. 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/allen-overy-shearman-sterling-service-company-limited-london-792255 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/allen-overy-shearman-sterling-service-company-limited-london-792255.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.