--- title: "HSB Engineering Insurance Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hsb-engineering-insurance-ltd-manchester-745763 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 --- # HSB Engineering Insurance Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, HSB Engineering Insurance Ltd (Companies House 02396114, Manchester) 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: HSB ENGINEERING INSURANCE LIMITED - Industry: Financial Services - Town: Manchester - Registered address: New London House, 6 London Street, London, EC3R 7LP - Companies House number: 02396114 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02396114) - Website: https://www.hsbeil.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/hsb-engineering-insurance-ltd-manchester-745763 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 2,872 licensed sponsors in Manchester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/manchester - One of 7,429 in Financial Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/financial-services - 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 30 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 1 May 2026: Director resigned: O'SHAUGHNESSY, Jeffrey Charles. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 31 Mar 2026: Director resigned: DYSON, Terence Roger. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 31 Dec 2025: Director resigned: SCARR, Craig Anthony. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 30 Dec 2025: New director appointed: MACMILLAN, Neil Stephen Peter. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 26 Nov 2025: New director appointed: BURKE, Andrew John. Director change recorded on 26 Nov 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. - 19 Nov 2025: New director appointed: O'SHAUGHNESSY, Jeffrey Charles. Director change recorded on 19 Nov 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. - 10 Jun 2025: Director resigned: WORRALL, Stephen David. Director change recorded on 10 Jun 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. - 29 Jan 2024: New director appointed: FORMAN, Matthew Scott. Director change recorded on 29 Jan 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. - 13 Dec 2023: Director resigned: BARATS, Gregory Mitchell. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 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. - 22 May 2023: Director resigned: MORRIS, Stephen David Arthur. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 21 Mar 2023: New director appointed: DYSON, Terence Roger. Director change recorded on 21 Mar 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. - 14 Dec 2022: Secretary resigned: CLOSE-SMITH, Kelli. Company secretary change recorded on 14 Dec 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. - 14 Dec 2022: New secretary appointed: HOW, Dominic. Company secretary change recorded on 14 Dec 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 Oct 2022: Director resigned: RICHTER, Peter. Director change recorded on 17 Oct 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. - 23 Jun 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 23 Jun 2022. 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. - 19 Apr 2021: New director appointed: FIRSTENBERG, David John. Director change recorded on 19 Apr 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. - 16 Dec 2020: Director resigned: O'SHAUGHNESSY, Jeffrey Charles. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 2020. 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 Dec 2018: Director resigned: WATKINS, Stephanie Ann. Director change recorded on 14 Dec 2018. 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. - 29 May 2018: New director appointed: O'SHAUGHNESSY, Jeffrey Charles. Director change recorded on 29 May 2018. 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 Apr 2018: Director resigned: LEATHES, Simon William De Mussenden. Director change recorded on 17 Apr 2018. 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. - 22 Feb 2018: Director resigned: MERCIER, David Paul. Director change recorded on 22 Feb 2018. 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. - 19 Oct 2017: New director appointed: SCARR, Craig Anthony. Director change recorded on 19 Oct 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. - 19 Oct 2017: New director appointed: HERDMAN, Jeffrey Niven. Director change recorded on 19 Oct 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. - 16 Jan 2017: New director appointed: MORRIS, Stephen David Arthur. Director change recorded on 16 Jan 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. - 27 Sep 2016: Director resigned: JAMES, Timothy Alan. Director change recorded on 27 Sep 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. - + 5 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (2 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Engineer Surveyor - Cat 2 - Cranes / Piling Rigs · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · £40,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5946614354?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Engineer Surveyor - London - Cat 3 · South East London, London · £50,000 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5854183199?se=sDKEA3Cv8RGeX5IuMnKGeQ&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=49FF3EDD73AEE0D33249B107D2CCE432422696CD All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=745763&employer=HSB%20Engineering%20Insurance%20Ltd 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 HSB Engineering Insurance Ltd ### Is HSB Engineering Insurance Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. HSB Engineering Insurance Ltd in Manchester 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 HSB Engineering Insurance Ltd sponsor? HSB Engineering Insurance Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does HSB Engineering Insurance Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from HSB Engineering Insurance Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is HSB Engineering Insurance Ltd based? The register lists HSB Engineering Insurance Ltd at New London House, 6 London Street, London, EC3R 7LP. 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 02396114. 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/hsb-engineering-insurance-ltd-manchester-745763 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hsb-engineering-insurance-ltd-manchester-745763.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.