--- title: "Maurice J Bushell & Co. Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/maurice-j-bushell-and-co-limited-london-713571 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 --- # Maurice J Bushell & Co. Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 3 November 2026, Maurice J Bushell & Co. Limited (trading as MJB Avanti; London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 14 May 2020 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 14 May 2020 - Trading as: MJB Avanti - Legal name: MAURICE J BUSHELL & CO LIMITED - Industry: Professional Services - Town: London - Companies House number: 10290084 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10290084) - Website: https://mjb.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mjb-avanti - 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/maurice-j-bushell-and-co-limited-london-713571 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,663 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 10,281 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 122,156 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 17 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 11 Aug 2025: Notification of Mrs Annie-Marie Driver as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 11 Aug 2025. 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 Aug 2025: Cessation of Mr Stephen Farra as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Aug 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. - 11 Aug 2025: Director resigned: FARRA, Stephen. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 11 Aug 2025: New director appointed: DRIVER, Annie-Marie. Director change recorded on 11 Aug 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. - 24 Jul 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 24 Jul 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. - 1 Jul 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 1 Jul 2024. 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. - 1 Mar 2023: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 1 Mar 2023, 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 Dec 2022: Notification of Mr Stephen Farra as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 17 Dec 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. - 17 Dec 2022: New director appointed: FARRA, Stephen. Director change recorded on 17 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 Dec 2022: Director resigned: MIRZA, Hasan Imam. Director change recorded on 17 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. - 8 Nov 2022: New director appointed: FOSTER, Caroline Jean. Director change recorded on 8 Nov 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. - 8 Oct 2022: Notification of Mrs Caroline Jean Foster as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 8 Oct 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. - 8 Oct 2022: Cessation of Mr Stephen Foster as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Oct 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. - 8 Oct 2022: Director resigned: FOSTER, Stephen Mark. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 21 Sep 2022: New director appointed: MIRZA, Hasan Imam. Director change recorded on 21 Sep 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. - 8 Jun 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 8 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. - 1 May 2021: Director resigned: SHARP, Victoria. Director change recorded on 1 May 2021. 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. 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 Maurice J Bushell & Co. Limited ### Is Maurice J Bushell & Co. Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Maurice J Bushell & Co. Limited in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Maurice J Bushell & Co. Limited sponsor? Maurice J Bushell & Co. Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Maurice J Bushell & Co. Limited based? The register lists Maurice J Bushell & Co. Limited at London. 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. 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/maurice-j-bushell-and-co-limited-london-713571 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/maurice-j-bushell-and-co-limited-london-713571.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.