--- title: "Mercia Asset Management PLC: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mercia-asset-management-plc-henley-in-arden-781629 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 --- # Mercia Asset Management PLC: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Mercia Asset Management PLC (Companies House 09223445, Henley in Arden) 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 23 July 2020 (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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 23 July 2020 - Industry: Financial Services - Town: Henley in Arden - Registered address: Forward House, 17 High Street, Henley In Arden, Warwickshire, B95 5AA - Companies House number: 09223445 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09223445) - Website: https://www.mercia.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mercia-asset-management - 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/mercia-asset-management-plc-henley-in-arden-781629 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 13 licensed sponsors in Henley in Arden: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/henley-in-arden - One of 7,429 in Financial Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/financial-services - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 44 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 20 Oct 2026: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 20 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 17 Nov 2026. - 5 Oct 2026: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 5 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 2 Nov 2026. - 20 Aug 2026: Shares held by/for company cancelled. 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. - 24 Jul 2026: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 24 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: Shares held by/for company cancelled. 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. - 10 Jun 2026: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 10 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. - 19 May 2026: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 19 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. - 28 Apr 2026: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 28 Apr 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. - 8 Apr 2026: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 26 Mar 2026: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 26 Mar 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 Mar 2026: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 23 Mar 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 Feb 2026: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 4 Feb 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. - 22 Jan 2026: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 22 Jan 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 Jan 2026: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 2 Jan 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. - 15 Dec 2025: New director appointed: FREER, Penelope Anne. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 2 Dec 2025: Director resigned: PELL, Jonathan David, Dr. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 5 Nov 2025: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 5 Nov 2025. 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 Oct 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 30 Oct 2025. 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 Oct 2025: New director appointed: NICHOLLS, Janine. Director change recorded on 20 Oct 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. - 7 Oct 2025: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 7 Oct 2025. 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 2025: Director resigned: PLUMB, Caroline Bayantai. Director change recorded on 25 Sep 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. - 23 Sep 2025: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 23 Sep 2025. 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 Sep 2025: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 2 Sep 2025. 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 Aug 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 21 Aug 2025. 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 2025: Shares held by/for company cancelled. Share capital filing recorded on 20 Aug 2025. 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. - + 19 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Investment Associate · Sneinton, Nottingham · £45,491 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5873152789?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 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 Mercia Asset Management PLC ### Is Mercia Asset Management PLC a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Mercia Asset Management PLC in Henley in Arden 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 Mercia Asset Management PLC sponsor? Mercia Asset Management PLC is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Mercia Asset Management PLC based? The register lists Mercia Asset Management PLC at Forward House, 17 High Street, Henley In Arden, Warwickshire, B95 5AA. 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 09223445. 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/mercia-asset-management-plc-henley-in-arden-781629 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mercia-asset-management-plc-henley-in-arden-781629.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.