--- title: "First Quantum Minerals (UK) Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/first-quantum-minerals-uk-limited-london-771826 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 --- # First Quantum Minerals (UK) Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, First Quantum Minerals (UK) Limited (Companies House 07129578, 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 - Legal name: FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS (UK) LTD - Industry: Energy, Utilities & Sustainability - Town: London - Registered address: 4th Floor, The Charlotte Building, 17 Gresse Street, London, England, W1T 1QL - Companies House number: 07129578 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07129578) - Website: https://www.first-quantum.com - 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/first-quantum-minerals-uk-limited-london-771826 ## 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 12 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 16 Sep 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 16 Sep 2025. 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. - 15 Sep 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 15 Sep 2025. 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 Jan 2022: Director resigned: NEWALL, Geoffrey Clive. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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 Jan 2022: New director appointed: MAC WILLIAM, Ryan Leslie. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 22 Oct 2018: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 22 Oct 2018. 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. - 12 Jun 2017: Director resigned: LEMON, Christopher. Director change recorded on 12 Jun 2017. 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. - 12 Jun 2017: New director appointed: COMBER, Sarah Elizabeth Highton. Director change recorded on 12 Jun 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. - 13 Dec 2016: Director resigned: JOANNOU, Tiana Jenine. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 2016. 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 Dec 2016: New director appointed: SILVESTRO, Anthony David. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 2016. 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. - 9 May 2014: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 9 May 2014. 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. - 17 Sep 2013: New director appointed: JOANNOU, Tiana Jenine. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 2013. 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 Sep 2013: Director resigned: PASCALL, Philip. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 2013. 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. 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Data Engineer · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/uiFzBOc5Eqawh70C041cmTJQdZoESOr2ToHDjSoOXF9zE7a2Sf1c-oKO3pQz__FzxyWLvi2xLAh7FzwGlwhUhT0_fQXUK5RhXVMai-bpC1yWyg5O_6jXY2AtGLLY2Csnc5xfMseaTBgw0PSWi6ZrtUykL0-6maY862edGdqx1MSYsxDN_4GEBUk8NWWVX2mZCbwR7lSr9FYeR-cirIhcVPqbM6tQL7-oHzqDMD5pQKM 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 First Quantum Minerals (UK) Limited ### Is First Quantum Minerals (UK) Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. First Quantum Minerals (UK) Limited 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 First Quantum Minerals (UK) Limited sponsor? First Quantum Minerals (UK) Limited 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 First Quantum Minerals (UK) Limited based? The register lists First Quantum Minerals (UK) Limited at 4th Floor, The Charlotte Building, 17 Gresse Street, London, England, W1T 1QL. 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 07129578. 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/first-quantum-minerals-uk-limited-london-771826 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/first-quantum-minerals-uk-limited-london-771826.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.