James Finlay Limited
ActiveLicence & visa routes
An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.
Companies House changes
Run a live check≈3.3 in 100 such sponsors lost their licence within 7 months. Score uses register data only — a live check adds the full Companies House record.
Reporting duties
- 16 Jul 2026 — Director resigned: DE GENTILE-WILLIAMS, Philippe Anthony Wynne. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 13 Aug 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 10 Mar 2026 — Director resigned: KUEHNE, Christiane. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 7 Apr 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 2 Dec 2025 — Director resigned: STRATHDEE, Stuart. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 30 Dec 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 1 Oct 2025 — Registered office address changed. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 29 Oct 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 44 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 16 Jul 2026Director resigned: DE GENTILE-WILLIAMS, Philippe Anthony Wynne
- 10 Mar 2026Director resigned: KUEHNE, Christiane
- 2 Dec 2025Director resigned: STRATHDEE, Stuart
- 1 Oct 2025Registered office address changed
- 11 Jul 2025Director resigned: WOOLF, Benjamin
- 21 Aug 2024New director appointed: PELLING, Sean Colin
- + 42 earlier events
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Common questions about James Finlay Limited
- Is James Finlay Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. James Finlay Limited in London holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2013. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
- What visa routes can James Finlay Limited sponsor?
- James Finlay Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
- Where is James Finlay Limited based?
- The register lists James Finlay Limited at Swire House Souter Head Road, Altens, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB12 3LF. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
- How current is this information?
- This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal, alongside Companies House records for company number SC007139. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- SC007139
- Address
- Swire House Souter Head Road, Altens, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB12 3LF
- First on register
- 4 Aug 2013
- Website
- finlayjames.com
- Profile
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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.