--- title: "National Grid plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/national-grid-plc-warwick-854809 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 --- # National Grid plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, National Grid plc (Warwick) 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 8 July 2026 (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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 8 July 2026 - Industry: Energy, Utilities & Sustainability - Town: Warwick - Companies House number: 04031152 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04031152) - 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/national-grid-plc-warwick-854809 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 162 licensed sponsors in Warwick: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/warwick - One of 1,957 in Energy, Utilities & Sustainability: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/energy-utilities-sustainability - 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 6 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 29 Sep 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 29 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. - 3 Sep 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 3 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: Treasury shares sold. 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. - 3 Aug 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 3 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 Jul 2026: Director resigned: SILVER, Jonathan. Director change recorded on 14 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. - 10 Jul 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 10 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. 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 (2 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Commercial Director - LNG & Gas Supply · Boston, MA · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-4994643799657212736 - Lead Coordinator, Transmission, Electric Control Centre Operations · Liverpool, NY · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-926053256339977242 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 National Grid plc ### Is National Grid plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. National Grid plc in Warwick is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2026. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can National Grid plc sponsor? National Grid plc 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 National Grid plc based? The register lists National Grid plc at Warwick. 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. 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/national-grid-plc-warwick-854809 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/national-grid-plc-warwick-854809.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.