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title: "BP plc: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bp-plc-london-784302
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
---

# BP plc: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, BP plc (trading as BP Group; Companies House 00102498; 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
- Trading as: BP Group
- Legal name: BP P.L.C.
- Industry: Energy, Utilities & Sustainability
- Town: London
- Registered address: 1 St James's Square, London, SW1Y 4PD
- Companies House number: 00102498 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00102498)
- Website: https://www.bp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bp/
- 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/bp-plc-london-784302

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london
- One of 1,957 in Energy, Utilities & Sustainability: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/energy-utilities-sustainability
- 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

293 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first:

- 8 Oct 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 8 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 5 Nov 2026.
- 2 Oct 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 2 Oct 2026. 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.
- 3 Sep 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 3 Sep 2026. 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.
- 18 Aug 2026: Secretary resigned: MATHEWS, Benedict John Spurway. Company secretary change recorded on 18 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.
- 18 Aug 2026: New secretary appointed: MURRAY, Alasdair George. Company secretary change recorded on 18 Aug 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.
- 27 Jul 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 27 Jul 2026. 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.
- 29 Jun 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 29 Jun 2026. 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.
- 5 Jun 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 5 Jun 2026. 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.
- 26 May 2026: Director resigned: MANIFOLD, Albert Jude. Director change recorded on 26 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.
- 14 May 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 14 May 2026. 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.
- 23 Apr 2026: Director resigned: RICHARDSON, Karen Ann. Director change recorded on 23 Apr 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.
- 23 Apr 2026: Director resigned: HENRY, Simon Peter. Director change recorded on 23 Apr 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.
- 23 Apr 2026: Director resigned: MEYER, Melody Boone. Director change recorded on 23 Apr 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.
- 14 Apr 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 14 Apr 2026. 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.
- 13 Apr 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 13 Apr 2026. 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 Apr 2026: New director appointed: O‘NEILL, Marguerite Eileen. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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 Mar 2026: Director resigned: HOWLE, Carol-Lee. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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.
- 26 Feb 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 26 Feb 2026. 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.
- 25 Feb 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 25 Feb 2026. 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.
- 12 Feb 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 12 Feb 2026. 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.
- 2 Feb 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 2 Feb 2026. 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.
- 20 Jan 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 20 Jan 2026. 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.
- 9 Jan 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 9 Jan 2026. 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.
- 23 Dec 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 23 Dec 2025. 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.
- 18 Dec 2025: New director appointed: HOWLE, Carol-Lee. Director change recorded on 18 Dec 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.
- + 268 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

16 live vacancies tracked for this employer (67 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name.

- Shop Supervisor · Oakfield, WI · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/4094589177110427979
- Store Support Specialist - Colorado and New Mexico · Anchorage, AK · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-8984818611177809972
- Retail Supply Trader · Houston, TX · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-3050556266635947425
- Retail Customer Service Assistant - Nights (Reading RG30 3UQ) · Reading · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/OzNrBN6wsCcPX_KK51nEfdQdzdPhT0NkTSDTnF8REATXeSIJlXl2DbjnQ6uiPDZgPvlFivQrzZML_JUw9iZwy57qNetWSGMDfV9dd0G7bYKAY9NglH-rylJP2hhR5sLhhvNFP6ccQ4czeVwE3e0X9A_W5OhrKBvkHlPTcfLOk2vv7rNtHUl0JSE08QegwujPtHsQ4lflRpY2rEDzQPrXC_GsJQdLXs63ADcYjKIKMBY
- Retail Customer Service Assistant - Nights (GLASGOW G41 2ET) · Pollokshaws, Glasgow City · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/hhxDwdrK0o8-qx6ZLu9IwNVF49F2F8t1pr4-3BDulCoex2fNcoU7YtD-T5s7-UiywbXSahAYRGevaktdQyrdT4QC6V0_dU8t75QQWZLYn86Ptol3cG_Zkv6rTcLmnPddRs6xAWQ-QPpoX7GexjkpuBBAJ9arwvzv2jQk3XKvMXkrT1bwx6MRwd4IgaeBJnH4O_hsr2BM7U5ygKuLoKa_HI80v2SG4RRob1_o7re_Euk
- Carbonate Reservoir Sedimentologist · Sunbury, Surrey · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/AB319eOg4uGo3p9VK149yDgS_R3FfUYXifdRmK0l1wrAyKMtR92Pfbkk3L_vgEGYplhdzhqObUOrJO8sk1JMLYDF92f5sB3j9ken5JiTIOJMu800w8vM29cAOF6u3O7LwmunrTJG5rFQsrWsQqDgna9_lRfdxUycySqPo5f46deWK1WRjfAKeRmvjAXdX5bbFVjGPO8dwuvvonwia2nhz8w2e4WZHzwH0xlMeM2QxVs
- Retail Customer Service Assistant (Popham SO21 3SP) · Popham, Hampshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/6D0a1tY2eC_gWK7MzMBg7qtp_Z-KOT5dicyWNP-HCDivMnV8PYQFH2xG60LDq4IuniZe88PrWSXrPkoMbwcHxwAzKm0Lb5H3-Zv3DbFGk7qXTwxoap3xa26EBu4l8AVq0vRS3SZmeexj7wFf-no4b6q0vg8S92HvxAjDshzOvw-84F3pKwgWYkzwjupMd9TaebQZbN9M9tErYrZfE0_GhNzGNrNQ-dzKbyFc6swBHCY
- Trading Operations Technical Lead · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/UITbrmaYhJdiCTZBnAa746Kwo7czhVh7IfZNDSlAMDBl-fZMQm-vC79cDLj0fCnGGrfTa5HV4WcHgHEJbCgkQFjpNGByehjiyJUNlNw6F943GwE0_AGAcM7WivkjxtHKQi2x2Xp_s9GRNZ1SBYMpKFo-i8xbGW0G2sCc8aEgI2jXQ7PnxHmIhqLbPfG9S1lKqWwcEMuCQgtJ-WEXGTp-ynfPDnfXg9Xu06nTd4Cu0qo

All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=784302&employer=BP%20plc

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 BP plc

### Is BP plc a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. BP 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 BP plc sponsor?

BP plc is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Does BP plc have any jobs open right now?

We are currently tracking 16 live vacancies from BP plc on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer.

### Where is BP plc based?

The register lists BP plc at 1 St James's Square, London, SW1Y 4PD. 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 00102498. 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/bp-plc-london-784302
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bp-plc-london-784302.md
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