--- title: "MarkitSERV Ltd.: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/markitserv-ltd-london-744454 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-03 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # MarkitSERV Ltd.: UK sponsor licence status > As of 3 November 2026, MarkitSERV Ltd. (trading as IHS Markit; Companies House 04027741; 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 18 October 2021 (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 2021 - Trading as: IHS Markit - Legal name: OSTTRA LIMITED - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: London - Registered address: 4th Floor Ropemaker Place, 25 Ropemaker Street, London, United Kingdom, EC2Y 9LY - Companies House number: 04027741 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04027741) - Register data as of: 3 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/markitserv-ltd-london-744454 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,663 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 15,368 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 10,774 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 13 changes worth checking, checked 2 November 2026, newest first: - 4 Aug 2026: Company name changed. Company name change recorded on 4 Aug 2026. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 3 Nov 2025: Company name changed, now trading as "OSTTRA LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 3 Nov 2025. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Oct 2025: New person with significant control: Kkr & Co. Inc. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Oct 2025. 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. - 10 Oct 2025: Cessation of Nex Optimisation Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Oct 2025. 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. - 10 Oct 2024: Cessation of Ihs Markit Uk Investments Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Oct 2024. 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. - 1 Oct 2024: Notification of Ihs Markit Uk Investments Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 1 Oct 2024: Cessation of Markit Group Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Oct 2024. 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. - 25 Jun 2024: Director resigned: LEAVER, Chris John. Director change recorded on 25 Jun 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. - 23 Aug 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 23 Aug 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. - 28 Feb 2022: Notification of Nex Optimisation Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 28 Feb 2022: Notification of Markit Group Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 28 Feb 2022: Cessation of Ihs Markit Equity Investments Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 7 Jan 2022: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 7 Jan 2022, 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. 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 MarkitSERV Ltd. ### Is MarkitSERV Ltd. a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. MarkitSERV Ltd. in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can MarkitSERV Ltd. sponsor? MarkitSERV Ltd. 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 MarkitSERV Ltd. based? The register lists MarkitSERV Ltd. at 4th Floor Ropemaker Place, 25 Ropemaker Street, London, United Kingdom, EC2Y 9LY. 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 3 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 04027741. 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/markitserv-ltd-london-744454 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/markitserv-ltd-london-744454.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.