--- title: "Bank of the Philippine Islands (Europe) Plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bank-of-the-philippine-islands-europe-plc-london-769354 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 the Philippine Islands (Europe) Plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Bank of the Philippine Islands (Europe) Plc (Companies House 05888535, London) 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 - Industry: Financial Services - Town: London - Registered address: Fourth Floor, 28-29 Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AY - Companies House number: 05888535 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05888535) - Website: https://www.bpi.com.ph - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bank-of-the-philippine-islands/ - 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-the-philippine-islands-europe-plc-london-769354 ## 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 32 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 1 Oct 2026: New director appointed: MADRILEJO, Edgardo Ocampo. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 31 Aug 2026: Director resigned: GASMEN, Dino Rudyardo. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 19 Jul 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 19 Jul 2023. 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. - 1 Feb 2023: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 1 Feb 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. - 8 Aug 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 8 Aug 2022. 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. - 30 Nov 2021: Cessation of Mr Cezar Peralta Consing as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 Nov 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. - 30 Nov 2021: Director resigned: CONSING, Cezar Peralta. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 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. - 27 Sep 2021: New director appointed: GASMEN, Dino Rudyardo. Director change recorded on 27 Sep 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. - 27 Sep 2021: Director resigned: GAYARES, Marita Socorro Domingo. Director change recorded on 27 Sep 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. - 13 Jul 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 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 Jun 2021: New person with significant control: Mr Jose Teodoro Katigbak Limcaoco. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Jun 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. - 28 Jun 2021: New director appointed: LIMCAOCO, Jose Teodoro Katigbak. Director change recorded on 28 Jun 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. - 24 Feb 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 24 Feb 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. - 8 Oct 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Oct 2020. 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 Jan 2020: New director appointed: MARCIAL, Maria Theresa Dela Pena. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2020. 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. - 31 Dec 2019: Director resigned: PANER, Mario Antonio, Mr.. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 24 Jun 2019: New director appointed: GAYARES, Marita Socorro Domingo. Director change recorded on 24 Jun 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. - 24 Jun 2019: Director resigned: MADRILEJO, Edgardo Ocampo, Mr.. Director change recorded on 24 Jun 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 May 2019: Director resigned: REED, John. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 29 Apr 2019: New director appointed: SHAPLAND, Alexander John. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 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. - 1 Oct 2018: Director resigned: OPULENCIA, Ramon Gonzales, Mr.. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2018. 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 Aug 2018: New director appointed: YULO, Lizbeth Joan Pek. Director change recorded on 16 Aug 2018. 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 Jan 2018: New person with significant control: Mr Cezar Peralta Consing. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jan 2018. 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. - 1 Jan 2018: New person with significant control: Miss Lizbeth Joan Pek Yulo. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jan 2018. 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. - 3 Apr 2017: New director appointed: O'NEIL, Martin Lynch, Mr.. Director change recorded on 3 Apr 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. - + 7 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 the Philippine Islands (Europe) Plc ### Is Bank of the Philippine Islands (Europe) Plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Bank of the Philippine Islands (Europe) Plc 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 the Philippine Islands (Europe) Plc sponsor? Bank of the Philippine Islands (Europe) Plc 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 Bank of the Philippine Islands (Europe) Plc based? The register lists Bank of the Philippine Islands (Europe) Plc at Fourth Floor, 28-29 Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AY. 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 05888535. 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-the-philippine-islands-europe-plc-london-769354 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bank-of-the-philippine-islands-europe-plc-london-769354.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.