--- title: "Bank Of Ceylon(UK) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bank-of-ceylon-uk-ltd-london-797502 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 --- # Bank Of Ceylon(UK) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Bank Of Ceylon(UK) Ltd (London) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee and Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist 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). ## 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 - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: BANK OF CEYLON (UK) LIMITED - Industry: Financial Services - Town: LONDON - Companies House number: 06736473 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06736473) - Website: https://bankofceylon.co.uk/ - 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/bank-of-ceylon-uk-ltd-london-797502 ## 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 60 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 16 Oct 2026: New director appointed: WITHARUNKARANA WAGA ARACHCHIGE, Janath Prasanka, Mr.. Director change recorded on 16 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 13 Nov 2026. - 29 May 2026: Director resigned: SAMARAKOON, Sanjeewa. Director change recorded on 29 May 2026. 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. - 6 May 2026: Secretary resigned: BON, Mark. Company secretary change recorded on 6 May 2026. 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. - 6 May 2026: New secretary appointed: KOGGALA WELLALA, Meena Priyanka. Company secretary change recorded on 6 May 2026. 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. - 21 Jan 2026: New director appointed: SALEH, Nashwa Sherif Ibrahim, Dr. Director change recorded on 21 Jan 2026. 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 Nov 2025: New director appointed: JAYATHILAKA, Yaddehi Arachchige. Director change recorded on 4 Nov 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. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: LEONARD, Carey Anthony Pennington. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 20 Aug 2025: Director resigned: FONSEKA, Wamasooriya Patabendige Russel Padmaraj Hemath. Director change recorded on 20 Aug 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. - 28 Feb 2025: Director resigned: SWANNEY, William David Reid. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 21 Jan 2025: New director appointed: FITZGIBBON, Christopher Paul Julian. Director change recorded on 21 Jan 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. - 20 Jan 2025: New director appointed: LEONARD, Carey Anthony Pennington. Director change recorded on 20 Jan 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. - 1 Dec 2024: Director resigned: ENGLAND, Roy. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 5 Nov 2024: New director appointed: DE ZOYSA, Kavinda Menaka Lakshana. Director change recorded on 5 Nov 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. - 23 Sep 2024: Director resigned: RATNAYAKA, Kavan. Director change recorded on 23 Sep 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. - 16 Sep 2024: New director appointed: DISSANAYAKE, Madhawa. Director change recorded on 16 Sep 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. - 5 Sep 2024: New director appointed: RATNAYAKA, Kavan. Director change recorded on 5 Sep 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. - 5 Sep 2024: Director resigned: SHANMUGRAJHA, Aruna Kumara. Director change recorded on 5 Sep 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. - 14 Mar 2024: Director resigned: PERERA, Eluppitimudiyanselage Ronald Chithranjan. Director change recorded on 14 Mar 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. - 23 Oct 2023: New director appointed: SAMARAKOON, Sanjeewa. Director change recorded on 23 Oct 2023. 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 May 2023: Director resigned: BALASURIYA, Prageeth Lasantha. Director change recorded on 22 May 2023. 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 May 2023: New secretary appointed: BON, Mark. Company secretary change recorded on 10 May 2023. 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. - 10 May 2023: Secretary resigned: BALASURIYA, Prageeth Lasantha. Company secretary change recorded on 10 May 2023. 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. - 27 Feb 2023: New secretary appointed: BALASURIYA, Prageeth Lasantha. Company secretary change recorded on 27 Feb 2023. 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 Feb 2023: Secretary resigned: RAHMAN, Shamim Abu Hasnath Muhithur. Company secretary change recorded on 27 Feb 2023. 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 Jan 2023: New director appointed: FONSEKA, Wamasooriya Patabendige Russel Padmaraj Hemath. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 2023. 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. - + 35 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 Bank Of Ceylon(UK) Ltd ### Is Bank Of Ceylon(UK) Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Bank Of Ceylon(UK) Ltd in LONDON 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 Bank Of Ceylon(UK) Ltd sponsor? Bank Of Ceylon(UK) Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee and Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Bank Of Ceylon(UK) Ltd based? The register lists Bank Of Ceylon(UK) 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/bank-of-ceylon-uk-ltd-london-797502 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bank-of-ceylon-uk-ltd-london-797502.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.