--- title: "Marks and Spencer Group Plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/marks-and-spencer-group-plc-london-713153 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 --- # Marks and Spencer Group Plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Marks and Spencer Group Plc (trading as Marks & Spencer; Companies House 04256886; 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 - Trading as: Marks & Spencer - Legal name: MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP P.L.C. - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: London - Registered address: Waterside House, 35 North Wharf Road, London, W2 1NW - Companies House number: 04256886 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04256886) - Website: https://corporate.marksandspencer.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/marks-and-spencer - 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/marks-and-spencer-group-plc-london-713153 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - 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 531 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 23 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 20 Nov 2026. - 16 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 13 Nov 2026. - 8 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 5 Nov 2026. - 2 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Oct 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 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Sep 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. - 17 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Sep 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. - 11 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 4 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Sep 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. - 27 Aug 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Aug 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. - 20 Aug 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Aug 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. - 14 Aug 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Aug 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. - 6 Aug 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 Aug 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. - 30 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 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. - 23 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 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. - 16 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 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. - 9 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 9 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. - 7 Jul 2026: Director resigned: HOOD, Cheryl Yvonne. Director change recorded on 7 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. - 3 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 3 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. - 2 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 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. - 25 Jun 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Jun 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 Jun 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Jun 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. - 17 Jun 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Jun 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. - 4 Jun 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Jun 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. - 21 May 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 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. - + 506 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 100 live vacancies tracked for this employer (363 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Customer Assistant - Operations - Barracks Mill Macclesfield · United Kingdom · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/ITplUlCGwHrsS0ZeXTK5m21KCe5xUq07y6ThrQ8rVl9n-nY98sPcH-3tABoXHQ6nPaTJWnBQEbQJyYGZvanc-py0PMhjFdAAAeVvXvouMSDkucRJPHVPxvZkwsbAwfnRJzvOIc0tlqKSQ9ggTqVPfy-aw98X1wjTHURO7dUWvN1_MdqbfWp6c9BqOWtr6ipk8Db0saPvVJb2JIJSXl4-SNU0MmBZIsqxisTFVyMvnig - Customer Assistant Bromley Clothing and Home · United Kingdom · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/dtkXBgPfxl74aI8yIYAcOP1l3GLmpUY2ZDpBN_xHuJKEA3LgLypytfmFkFBCqDayf0i9y99IK9jr2Aaer3np1_CAEW9mD35OVyHmUICoadXwaSQr1pdX6RmWDcCCqbTU7x2H3EShPIiqgFd_35oN4ED_L8ZR9cfc10168otzu0yTUFVtDevl_Ei7Q7qrg-y1dCVmF1hduFrFDvFsstbuNoNfkd3pbJL-QDICfGr1b48 - Customer Assistant - Clothing & Home - Worcester · United Kingdom · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/At0JmdRTcU-pylMbJ-FK5R23l2rz5fNmZU50H4auWh52FyjqOZgtQa3uEyf06ZKyS4MvTS3QjvselxptZmse4XT7b3dxjkatoggQXgPYc-Txka13Y3UP0Yvzw9rvGb8jau96iR8mpf97r3AlJntSrN5UYybH8UGDRndFkcbGpBJh9B6DG_8Vb89G6rNZAD77O9TpCGoMPG2wDrwcgimfdjIrXV4faU7TWrVfIelQBnM - Customer Assistant - In-Store Bakery - Mill Hill Simply Food · United Kingdom · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/9WDbiNnChgvJHDMq5LQNlLdSb7d7FM008_j3tCBzgmSlRzU1yFLSX5jkxVAOF7Q8UTNNR-yT-v-_Xw2LGJ96RlIwm-mBBGCXTlAkFKMpET_kHv_zWiBMrR754ockZtVTLyfLiz5yDJfJt9oA5Ss-LOST34v2BRw03K8QrNXIO1NvM6gBOagYE1rwajfhMKRrgWX6siPhrSFarO-og0bko7_5x0qTi46TaPbGXol2fv0 - Franchise Partner Manager · United Kingdom · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/b-gqh9ea8AqxON96edjk6L9yfhOfop4wCYXgotcG6phhixt-Twtc5_S3Gicgp50Tb2VAC1ozid2MJ7aPIYplJ_GePlYZm3ZsQCtVkotGOtcTuBAaFJHjosnsB9rVHkf-80RHwjnjySMpQgBHzhejixuIsQT0jGFmHie19iJkpd7AKY6DaHE5vl3Yl716DGjvRIY4w3hMCXs_3IfkTtazYvKsnX_l7DThb0n9VP0XkRw - Christmas Customer Assistant - Food - Barracks Mill Macclesfield · United Kingdom · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/Y3KPglEjGUgaclbN54q2yzLTsKWN7MX1NONHCr_78CZxixGTFweLejBhbTzQYsrtppuY16oS-hBOUB8IIQ2Cio6DpVA0xChElLNBJpbirVYJ8xDPo22yEuuHWhMLqPjvqYQbQItIXo6A-TPAcXFXqrky66EioCYk9-Jt6s7rnXXXdGsdrP_tdD2XrVHYTjxueTuV4Rv4lIuffX5eocaG-lnW467OKQ12lQa1vtNpJ4Q - Assistant Merchandiser Outlets · United Kingdom · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/pE6WjQvHSSyeSojZ34-msCJoP1qo9BAnmQpswI6WqNXx803HCgERfr93SIvt5jDNyLaYFmZBbaM8xdMTAS5Z-gG98sjBYrBf-iY0pvBdNTMFCtCp1yzQYhIY_50c5gc1xMovAkkFCz7PuAQwe7q6iUPJwj7QzJyH_dy68peaOFxmvCdbIS0_RZyKiPPL0e9P2G5SiZY5EgTtdrzoLd7B2MkBBiWYhyNi9eCojUaO3NE - Customer Assistant - Fashion, Home & Beauty - Harrogate · United Kingdom · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/X2h4oQAd0lUu1S9_OFPC2GS_VyyACa5zJLXRzh9zz0egOHyKUdLhhs1PljmYcslXwQrJOCAeP5udCr9KfqdT3uzc0iB_sCx8VzV8sNpgS5b48FAymx0vyW8CCWOEQE0VurZtASyGP90ZeA8_JNAh2nQvxYn5pW3aF6hI1Ut03Xzs8Y6ZSW-VUdEJ8AWQQXOUDsq5URalm0s2L1W5oumy4Lrg-0G7GqNz7KZd_Sisx4M All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=713153&employer=Marks%20and%20Spencer%20Group%20Plc 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 Marks and Spencer Group Plc ### Is Marks and Spencer Group Plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Marks and Spencer Group Plc 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 Marks and Spencer Group Plc sponsor? Marks and Spencer Group Plc is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Marks and Spencer Group Plc have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 100 live vacancies from Marks and Spencer Group Plc on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Marks and Spencer Group Plc based? The register lists Marks and Spencer Group Plc at Waterside House, 35 North Wharf Road, London, W2 1NW. 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 04256886. 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/marks-and-spencer-group-plc-london-713153 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/marks-and-spencer-group-plc-london-713153.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.