--- title: "Mitchells & Butlers PLC: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mitchells-and-butlers-plc-birmingham-715824 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 --- # Mitchells & Butlers PLC: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Mitchells & Butlers PLC (Companies House 04551498, Birmingham) 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 22 November 2022 (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: 22 November 2022 - Also known as: ALL BAR ONE; Alex; BROWNS RESTAURANTS; Castle; Crown Carveries; EMBER INNS; HARVESTER; INNKEEPERS LODGE; M&B; MAB - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Birmingham - Registered address: 27 Fleet Street, Birmingham, B3 1JP - Companies House number: 04551498 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04551498) - Website: https://www.mbplc.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mitchells-&-butlers - 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/mitchells-and-butlers-plc-birmingham-715824 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 3,082 licensed sponsors in Birmingham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/birmingham - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 35 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 13 Oct 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 13 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 10 Nov 2026. - 9 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 9 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 6 Nov 2026. - 18 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 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. - 21 Aug 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 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. - 21 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 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: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 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. - 6 Jul 2026: Director resigned: JONES, Timothy Charles. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 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. - 20 Apr 2026: New director appointed: HARRIS, Emma. Director change recorded on 20 Apr 2026. 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. - 1 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 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. - 2 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 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. - 30 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 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. - 27 Dec 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Dec 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. - 10 Nov 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 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. - 8 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 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. - 18 Aug 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 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. - 16 Jul 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 Jul 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. - 17 Jun 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Jun 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. - 16 May 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 May 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. - 10 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Apr 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. - 27 Feb 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Feb 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. - 3 Feb 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 3 Feb 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 Jan 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Jan 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. - 18 Nov 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Nov 2024. 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 Oct 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Oct 2024. 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 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 31 live vacancies tracked for this employer (119 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Head Chef - Live in · Enfield, Greater London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/_FUQ4zcr_N-ibkKB-6X7K_QTYTUOh1HriN12KyAGhCB0LlvzUo-mndLw32-TinZpepbaLlV64QHaOvGWvVMM4Mpd_VfTXconKzqpI2vDa2AAwVksaSI7whHGhUW5XuOyd35SdcrWC0Cqc8YMfhi3NXEmf_5ibuZSO0_whvDzc44t6wHjZuSVvB5DwXlyhwMiPMJAhZtoTJKMfwHYnde6_Wm0GmtGdOc-6pm-s0OyWvs - Head Chef - Live in · South East England · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/DXcG6fQ2F3TyK1hVrW8Hcq8RefPzVEtb886i8IyvdC5i6jpqef7W2femHSg8SpuDSPKU4NDGxOLuO7Hvo5-wdFlls3bnOGMTe1YdqdCO6EW9Lee3iSsST8c9ET1aSlwxRNbWAUfQA1L1hm-a7ALGRihd-UD753RuuUUtoLhBw4tlytDMQAt8bsyv7JoftLGLRmjqSfdmSrBvTMo82eK7CWBR7ImF3WwHA8acFIZWjcs - Housekeeper · Dover, Kent · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/wNc_c-dsZZNh2BJGEaQIDaj7bjrzeXMj943dJ-muOQ1zH50ZVE5NXFnanQc0PLHFNkQYO6Ye-XjRU1rr6bNhXFsAgWITXii5_t_As--WjKRs2Rlu8lOnyMAhRo3_aSJ3ZBxpemFxkDOT5innxAptG1tju90cItW9q_yxHPGhZPJXp76LSct9gJJ-CKJVGnM87a-QoFdnmodxAweGmwUyDypOvpb1wGbkb25tr5R1F5U - Propery Undergraduate Placement · Birmingham · £24,500 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/xwk6iCqbmoWp4oWqIgjnMX1deCgANvb1lfTuGNi7aUUXtb6Vs_m6Is112kdYGlD3YBhjsxJazZVnnfosJvpUCtx3UbCDEp0i4DMJng9LQQhjDk6t1dokKaFEUmU5bUe4Ls9csbyiTporR5EejYsNcZTPovRprAgaDKVireKR1dBi2KUUyMu3CMa-yEK21kByf4-MGaiHPslKDHk6gNowohqOV9WvS1Bo1g9kZUtHuJI - Part Time Kitchen Assistant evenings and weekends · Stevenage, Hertfordshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/gcpEFSys416bh4QcqdlG3WeBeTKgA1ITz4hlVgcEVW0iXZyjkOAyOgL_Bw-X3xy4UkmAaDcUKlEIya5ZOmfNERUld3bzqXvMqGLqGbu1mJG3dIY2W_vXJDULH3kP47UNdmXuPAZz_4GJekkQpVglPXMGtoY3NU4VkyMqYfXieOhoF5_2lqIZLaHWy1_CzH7aQaEK_UVC9CNHu_6fZAWkZtQrhQB8spxgCS9Z84wCgpc - Full Time Kitchen Assistant · Northolt, West London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/HitNIP-Xp1QjQxo5X0CLSlQXGVGdVc-a1dQQlLCkbPpp2dQM64D7L5R5MPwI7I3uWCY6H1F07RBtBGBvVBYAOXuaQ-XJjU3kr3WCTX-Be0XvffmdrD_loHoU1F9tTid-S0EczWlwq8pcx10dc4YSAoXAzdJng_HNzPEqk19zRLSNsxrTM1dFvBg4xFWFm7EaMyN19m23ES92EaAxqdlFz0hciF2jM7Bt7FaoMwIrdks - Head Chef · Loughton, Buckinghamshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/hFYYlgdd6WOUy9_9l1CapXYMkC7rdMwHVGkWUFjF6LtamLOzhHFBsZ2nbMnBOZHFk5vo_jriHy41EQPDt5gPOOaherQNcR38D8Ha2o5Gkz_JdXJkmz_wihVFvVPwJxA8UZ5zBq5z02rWbvlFV-4981YZ7E_CECBQ9Ed1A8xeKfbRqztxgCbpbwVuVG7gC9rl3hkc1R7q-vFOY96r-GjHAAY-CjEeiGyNyzgusoY2ZTw - Head Chef · Bushey, Hertfordshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/fkYbIR7qHBLHQ9DNzP_sYovZwaiP2aLLNEWN-h8PSH5X2gCfLIJkYmwjE_H738X7JelXuo7zTHK37cR6uNjnBt_1Dic73cF3Ny1OhlRO-jis2_LAfJwwnuoZwHWGixKenpCrL-hiv45vsyMOFBAe5zg8_xoFUeVDBABS-H1bIL6i99l9bZARlJMlIfVG3HOjiWfKeGDqH9dByMuBtmSddng6FaYY__7_JPs63mF0GVc All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=715824&employer=Mitchells%20%26%20Butlers%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 Mitchells & Butlers PLC ### Is Mitchells & Butlers PLC a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Mitchells & Butlers PLC in Birmingham is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Mitchells & Butlers PLC sponsor? Mitchells & Butlers PLC is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Mitchells & Butlers PLC have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 31 live vacancies from Mitchells & Butlers PLC on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Mitchells & Butlers PLC based? The register lists Mitchells & Butlers PLC at 27 Fleet Street, Birmingham, B3 1JP. 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 04551498. 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/mitchells-and-butlers-plc-birmingham-715824 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mitchells-and-butlers-plc-birmingham-715824.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.