--- title: "Graphcore Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/graphcore-limited-bristol-804312 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 --- # Graphcore Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Graphcore Limited (Companies House 10185006, Bristol) 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 18 October 2018 (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: 18 October 2018 - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Bristol - Registered address: 9th Floor, 107 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DN - Companies House number: 10185006 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10185006) - Website: https://www.graphcore.ai - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/graphcore - 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/graphcore-limited-bristol-804312 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,293 licensed sponsors in Bristol: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bristol - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - 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 84 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Jul 2026: Director resigned: TOON, Nigel Jurgen. Director change recorded on 30 Jul 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. - 24 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 24 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 May 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 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. - 13 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment). 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. - 9 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 9 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. - 25 Feb 2026: New shares issued (allotment). 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. - 18 Dec 2025: New director appointed: MCELROY, Marcus William. 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. - 15 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Oct 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. - 20 Aug 2025: Director resigned: KNOWLES, Simon Christian. Director change recorded on 20 Aug 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. - 14 Jul 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 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. - 21 May 2025: Director resigned: KAZMI, Kiran. Director change recorded on 21 May 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. - 8 Apr 2025: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 1 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 4 Jan 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 4 Jan 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. - 31 Dec 2024: Corporate-secretary resigned: OHS SECRETARIES LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Dec 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 Dec 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 17 Dec 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. - 4 Dec 2024: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 4 Dec 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. - 28 Nov 2024: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 28 Nov 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. - 14 Nov 2024: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 14 Nov 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. - 31 Jul 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 31 Jul 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 30 Jul 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share filing recorded on 30 Jul 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 17 Jul 2024: Class of shares re-designated. Share filing recorded on 17 Jul 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 15 Jul 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 15 Jul 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 11 Jul 2024: Notification of Softbank Group Corp. as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 11 Jul 2024. 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. - 11 Jul 2024: New director appointed: KNOWLES, Simon Christian. Director change recorded on 11 Jul 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. - + 59 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 43 live vacancies tracked for this employer (53 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Senior Software Engineer (ML QA) · Bristol Area · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/MNeWOhSoz51qGN-3dtS1TCIKiyk0uKq1fFxWWsvQHved05CeIv_AVh7h4YD1TiS-mb2Lessys6mkIae0D-Ux9onXlO29UysSNWVRB96u93kg9X_OIpV51z_HGopJUG0WiYKF6aX1xknl5aPr8Lln_LlE_CXFymZ07RurybUvjvxkR2Gu6I072Z-wWTa1KBZYa1gMgZI6qM5Osi47dmRlE9jdvmxECX2fipDCrXJWyhA - Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Large Systems) · Bristol Area · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/s2KNIdYe4VuawzB6e8GyJMZWo-WWEPTZbKeG3sPC3l14T6fO5uxoQhuZsA_H87uJ6DB-eDkiw0W8dlxGIG8FNl8GOS1Xcp32ZHfWcQqM0TCCSw6ioMLQ0zCYUSFROw-C5UTQBViWB8SK3bZJE5W51rnvpKJbX6GnPcOtBVO_8z4sCUU_MniCojSZdZW3JL7cklAtmO6mIUP_86GhQcL5qk5CKDTMjeUjqMl3tN29Clw - Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Large Systems) · Cambridge · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/Ubs9caGb0KbBe9zuMPppFt7xa9W4-mRP7O6qlv9BTFOGpfIKti4lKJ0AzoJh8BX8PKuwJgrt98zCt-NigP2PmBkEz4rg4MyA0eDkDruQKxHrKbOAso9CB1qJIkn5sFLONObgQd1qv7gkiSN1iaOakNP7OMUQ4b7-bMwmqdQKU-mjn7WUWyUuP3YoY1tCFcuPVUqE2odKdExsYgVARmeN9-u5J1psMPMwKbEGVgWnBTs - Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Large Systems) · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/g3JWu_yVS5-sTjL_CA6wbJSYrnzVP3zl4Pbaj0kYR1XLwBr_rTI13ezbQAhKC79LPNAB5ooPhojTYs6ITZgIATnCVUckoLorQBXFHGrsQw_WSraL3nAnRkNWWAgXOaahJFW7sfSEukyDm7R0XAjFl2icja5pdWF9bYXhoR53eoLa62WkXqd72mQgkvJFNm_JBHjzJC6qrt7EVAozhKWvRzZIQ-K7v0X1fG81yYUhhF8 - Software Engineer - Triton · Bristol Area · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/M2NikZmtYPObpONPY2-BQHxEU5tAaBah2QviZLbA1eyjgPy-CJ_Z73VYhGIXd3SN1HEoCQMI4_QxmYcyV10kf1NYp7rOQm9KzVmtw5yNO23sSC_3U58cWUL1pPH-_NwkYN1ubf6rbDVoxLwud0ankYrcl6vZG8aSOTVdyEgjWp-tT9xSYD6fFiwrl9__6IF7SEfAuNtc5H6a7slH3rNSmGtcJxUW1BHwPPNFG1Mq3qs - Graduate Software Engineer, Frameworks 2027 · Bristol Area · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/rO992WqMkUjtgKaa896IJuqPkGXWKm0stgRqg3O61vXMdOCFrx8rJs1gXuzNbo4pQzuBdRJGl9EBmOCiLW68iZxVz1hrSdCHwxtReDF2QaSPGjKvPYO1wQysGPUnwHbU_rIGiqjlONdhgmVhxuAeVWyMiPNqI5kuCjgOEVK4KqMpzP7y_z2p3sAC7YiSu0LHe5nGqGodqofyScMgsoItez3l-Rt5ju-aHGw7nzBEImg - Graduate Software Engineer, AI/ ML Test Systems 2027 · Bristol Area · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/IIZvzA-coOG9vgaplgDA15wJZbrVP7Y4fzLhN1jBzOU6F3acGCwOeuk1_X4YMdtLT9WSqNvZdisPcnY3qaVdg1rgx5zLGD9vZqB2g9xDJgKxBFtcL2VklX46DRNjI1mKxyoiiIyuUeraPpi3OW9jeQVLhkSytgQ4YuLdXSbMwSaq8Q5ilAyAlds9LeWoYRraxWuoLhxIV8oLlootxo632F-pKcS2HAVuGHy-U24XhxQ - Principal Cloud Engineer · Bristol, South West England · £69,544 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5783907887?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=804312&employer=Graphcore%20Limited 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 Graphcore Limited ### Is Graphcore Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Graphcore Limited in Bristol is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2018. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Graphcore Limited sponsor? Graphcore Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Graphcore Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 43 live vacancies from Graphcore Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Graphcore Limited based? The register lists Graphcore Limited at 9th Floor, 107 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DN. 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 10185006. 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/graphcore-limited-bristol-804312 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/graphcore-limited-bristol-804312.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.