--- title: "Close Brothers Group plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/close-brothers-group-plc-london-805664 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 --- # Close Brothers Group plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Close Brothers Group plc (Companies House 00520241, London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route 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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Financial Services - Town: London - Registered address: 10 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4FT - Companies House number: 00520241 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00520241) - Website: https://www.closebrothers.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/close-brothers - 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/close-brothers-group-plc-london-805664 ## 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 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 340 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 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. - 9 Sep 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 9 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. - 26 Aug 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 26 Aug 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. - 31 Jul 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 31 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. - 17 Jul 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 17 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. - 8 Jul 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 8 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. - 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. - 15 Apr 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 15 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. - 21 Mar 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 21 Mar 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: Treasury shares sold. 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. - 8 Jan 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 8 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. - 29 Dec 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 29 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. - 2 Dec 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 2 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. - 30 Sep 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 22 Sep 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 22 Sep 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. - 15 Sep 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 15 Sep 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. - 9 Sep 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 9 Sep 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. - 2 Sep 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 2 Sep 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. - 29 Aug 2025: New director appointed: MCCARTHY, Fiona Louise. Director change recorded on 29 Aug 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. - 18 Aug 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 18 Aug 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. - 7 Aug 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 7 Aug 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. - 30 Jul 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 30 Jul 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. - 6 Jan 2025: Director resigned: SAINSBURY, Adrian John. Director change recorded on 6 Jan 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. - 15 Feb 2024: Director resigned: DUFFY, Peter Bernard. Director change recorded on 15 Feb 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. - 30 Jan 2024: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 30 Jan 2024. 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. - + 315 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 2 live vacancies tracked for this employer (25 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Customer Support & Collections Associate · Carmunnock, Glasgow · £27,561 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5935925002?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Governance and Reporting Manager · Broadgate, Central London · £58,803 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5925239455?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Relationship Manager · Yorkshire & the Humber · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/4ODEbWJZ7N4wTp3ubKFncsRbr1FdLsEYWb7J-JU8lreBIEAvEW0H3AkU2dW6jEno1vFZFp5Mrex6QlWNglFsouovEvyumxU32wApJDBZKdOsfUWki8GXaGrdl6jqp_cdlRZVImXlNbLwh7qGCnoPJBOA3IMkxXdcqpsi8MJIaeJMJfd3W4yxfWzQgH0rPh0iOa2BlasIXf8pqH2jnS7vKYv27FstrVwk913MZaiiX-E - Regulatory Reporting Manager · Broadgate, Central London · £52,202 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5883933230?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Treasury Dealing Analyst · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/_ZbloUt5UgXZICLAm9rnGvEVwkdVfl8U-dvD6id78mr6vodxIDE_R4QwAXMmZqv0W-Upj4061N5hEo7-AKfjo6NBwiAkyYuQjx_97RU9dS6fscogTWWtWKckLDHzJhV2CrJO7Zy1MSEJjoK3BGE3AGq4yS2pBZWJoEGWyRxkk-CltA-tHApFu6KnoqQrcBQvlNNUb-CUk3c_8Pm85wRZ-X7ntYKU_vxo_xTEZayh6ak - Engagement & Planning Lead · Doncaster · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/tAiU6-IuB70OZJtvFuH_80ahq9yaCpgQSxtWZqcSp_RlJ1jEnjpr3uIkI2IQmukQnFnuSbuOgXn0efQGSMl0-_Ads712dwao5zWzHRa2vdIaqAv4bnOXjQYKuN1xWxHROBeBPi9tzz7BzrfJ4nLYi0q6R6zpMva3Ux2geClUq6meq5zfzxLx7hycLMAE6hsWtvoYPMLYdW9YkiWRZUmwmRQ4uyzvqye8pp4f0CgDJLs - Regulatory Reporting Manager · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/bvrTjYx-Uab0XQ98U5qpGh6Bzp9Q--fls26LKCcThXEYIjK2VaCwSod2H1F_Lr2V43dKtFXBD3TyGswpKb5-vvSa0xtiSNPRBeKqfz8m8b2kzhy-0x9wbXcSgSf_q0Eiz6fdzKpTa0J9BIQyP_LWuDg-RsIOpm2VrNuMRgziGb-vhWhytZDTvjVJBoN2_WCUgvYSN6yL1AnPffZ62X1OxUhSb959l-VIC_6lOveK03o - Senior Relationship Manager · Birmingham, West Midlands · £34,763 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5881139966?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=805664&employer=Close%20Brothers%20Group%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 Close Brothers Group plc ### Is Close Brothers Group plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Close Brothers Group 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 Close Brothers Group plc sponsor? Close Brothers Group plc is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Close Brothers Group plc have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 2 live vacancies from Close Brothers Group plc on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Close Brothers Group plc based? The register lists Close Brothers Group plc at 10 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4FT. 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 00520241. 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. 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