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Ancestry.com UK Limited

Active
LondonTechnology & SoftwareLicensed since 3 May 2014
Register status
Active
Licensed to sponsor workers
On register since
2014
3 May 2014
Visa routes
2
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker
Live jobs
0
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Licence & visa routes

Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist WorkerSkilled Worker
Licence rating
Worker (A rating)

An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.

Companies House changes

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Near base rate
33/100Checked 1 Aug 2026

≈3.3 in 100 such sponsors lost their licence within 7 months. Score uses register data only — a live check adds the full Companies House record.

Reporting duties

  • 11 Mar 2026 — Director resigned: HOCHHAUSER, Howard. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 8 Apr 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
  • 11 Mar 2026 — New director appointed: NIELSEN, Christopher John. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 8 Apr 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
  • 14 Mar 2025 — Director resigned: PACKER, Gregory Robert. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 11 Apr 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
  • 1 May 2021 — New director appointed: PACKER, Gregory Robert. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 28 May 2021 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
  • + 8 earlier duties

Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.

  • 11 Mar 2026Director resigned: HOCHHAUSER, Howard
  • 11 Mar 2026New director appointed: NIELSEN, Christopher John
  • 14 Mar 2025Director resigned: PACKER, Gregory Robert
  • 1 May 2021New director appointed: PACKER, Gregory Robert
  • 1 May 2021Director resigned: NEWELL, Carla, Ms.
  • 4 Dec 2020Notification of Mr Stephen Allen Schwarzman as a person with significant control
  • + 6 earlier events

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Common questions about Ancestry.com UK Limited

Is Ancestry.com UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?
Yes. Ancestry.com UK Limited in London holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2014. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
What visa routes can Ancestry.com UK Limited sponsor?
Ancestry.com UK Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
Where is Ancestry.com UK Limited based?
The register lists Ancestry.com UK Limited at 4th Floor, Strand Bridge House, 138-142 The Strand, London, England, WC2R 1HH. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
How current is this information?
This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal, alongside Companies House records for company number 05246359. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.

Registration details

Companies House
05246359
Address
4th Floor, Strand Bridge House, 138-142 The Strand, London, England, WC2R 1HH
First on register
3 May 2014

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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.