China Merchants Securities (UK) Limited
ActiveLicence & visa routes
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
Run a live check≈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
- 31 Jul 2026 — Share capital filing. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 28 Aug 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 27 Jun 2026 — Registered office address changed. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 24 Jul 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 25 Jun 2026 — Registered office address changed. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 23 Jul 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 8 Dec 2023 — Registered office address changed. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 5 Jan 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 27 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 31 Jul 2026Share capital filing
- 27 Jun 2026Registered office address changed
- 25 Jun 2026Registered office address changed
- 8 Dec 2023Registered office address changed
- 23 Nov 2023Corporate-secretary resigned: HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED
- 23 Nov 2023New corporate-secretary appointed: GRAVITA TRUSTEES LIMITED
- + 25 earlier events
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Common questions about China Merchants Securities (UK) Limited
- Is China Merchants Securities (UK) Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. China Merchants Securities (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 China Merchants Securities (UK) Limited sponsor?
- China Merchants Securities (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 China Merchants Securities (UK) Limited based?
- The register lists China Merchants Securities (UK) Limited at 3rd Floor 50 Bank Street, London, United Kingdom, E14 5NT. 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 08748557. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- 08748557
- Address
- 3rd Floor 50 Bank Street, London, United Kingdom, E14 5NT
- First on register
- 20 Aug 2014
- Website
- chinachamber.org.uk
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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.