--- title: "Downing LLP: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/downing-llp-london-686085 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 --- # Downing LLP: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Downing LLP (Companies House OC341575, 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 8 June 2020 (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: 8 June 2020 - Industry: Financial Services - Town: London - Registered address: 6th Floor St Magnus House, 3 Lower Thames Street, London, England, EC3R 6HD - Companies House number: OC341575 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC341575) - Website: https://www.downing.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/downing-llp-london-686085 ## 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 27 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 14 Sep 2026: New llp-member appointed: JOHANSEN, Carsten. LLP member change recorded on 14 Sep 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. - 20 Jul 2026: New llp-member appointed: COTTERELL, George Bartholomew. LLP member change recorded on 20 Jul 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. - 15 Jul 2026: New llp-member appointed: SALISBURY, Jack. LLP member change recorded on 15 Jul 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. - 19 May 2026: Llp-member resigned: DUNN, Mark. LLP member change recorded on 19 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. - 7 Nov 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 7 Nov 2024. 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 Sep 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 30 Sep 2024. 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 Jun 2024: New llp-member appointed: DUNN, Mark. LLP member change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 31 May 2024: Llp-member resigned: SMITH, Karl Ben. LLP member change recorded on 31 May 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. - 31 Jan 2024: Llp-designated-member resigned: WHITEHOUSE, Grant Leslie. LLP member change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 9 Jan 2024: Llp-member resigned: PITCHFORD, Nigel Aaron. LLP member change recorded on 9 Jan 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. - 17 Nov 2023: Llp-member resigned: MILAD, John Eric. LLP member change recorded on 17 Nov 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. - 1 Jun 2023: New llp-member appointed: SMITH, Karl Ben. LLP member change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 31 May 2023: Llp-member resigned: ROBERTSON, Martin Gordon. LLP member change recorded on 31 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. - 3 Jan 2023: New llp-member appointed: MILAD, John Eric. LLP member change recorded on 3 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. - 3 Jul 2022: Llp-member resigned: LEWIS, Richard Alun. LLP member change recorded on 3 Jul 2022. 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. - 3 Jul 2022: Llp-member resigned: EADIE, Jack Thomas. LLP member change recorded on 3 Jul 2022. 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 Jun 2022: New llp-member appointed: PITCHFORD, Nigel Aaron. LLP member change recorded on 20 Jun 2022. 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 Jun 2022: New llp-member appointed: PRIEST, Nicholas John. LLP member change recorded on 1 Jun 2022. 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 May 2022: Notification of Downing Group Llp as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 31 May 2022. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 31 May 2022: Cessation of Mr Nicholas Peter Lewis as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 May 2022. 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. - 31 May 2022: Cessation of Mrs Rowan Jane Lewis as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 May 2022. 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. - 31 May 2022: New corporate-llp-designated-member appointed: DOWNING GROUP LLP. LLP member change recorded on 31 May 2022. 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. - 17 Feb 2022: Llp-member resigned: ROGERS, Warren David. LLP member change recorded on 17 Feb 2022. 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 Jun 2021: New llp-member appointed: EADIE, Jack Thomas. LLP member change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Jun 2021: New llp-member appointed: PATEL, Shruti. LLP member change recorded on 1 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. - + 2 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 Downing LLP ### Is Downing LLP a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Downing LLP in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Downing LLP sponsor? Downing LLP is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Downing LLP based? The register lists Downing LLP at 6th Floor St Magnus House, 3 Lower Thames Street, London, England, EC3R 6HD. 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 OC341575. 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/downing-llp-london-686085 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/downing-llp-london-686085.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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