--- title: "National Oilwell Varco UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/national-oilwell-varco-uk-limited-aberdeen-755230 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 Oilwell Varco UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, National Oilwell Varco UK Limited (trading as NOV; Companies House 00873028; Aberdeen) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, 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: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Trading as: NOV - Industry: Energy, Utilities & Sustainability - Town: Aberdeen - Registered address: Stonedale Road, Unit 10 Oldends Lane Industrial Estate, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, GL10 3RQ - Companies House number: 00873028 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00873028) - Website: https://www.nov.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-oilwell-varco - 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-oilwell-varco-uk-limited-aberdeen-755230 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 494 licensed sponsors in Aberdeen: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/aberdeen - 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 21 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 7 Oct 2025: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). 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. - 17 May 2024: Secretary resigned: SLOAN, Alison May. Company secretary change recorded on 17 May 2024. 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. - 17 May 2024: New secretary appointed: QUILTER, Martin John. Company secretary change recorded on 17 May 2024. 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. - 30 Mar 2023: Director resigned: OUDENDIJK, Robbert. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 2023. 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. - 30 Mar 2023: New director appointed: BROUGHTON, Ian. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 2023. 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. - 20 Oct 2021: Notification of Nov Inc. as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 20 Oct 2021. 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. - 20 Oct 2021: Cessation of Nov Uk Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 20 Oct 2021. 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. - 14 Oct 2021: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 14 Oct 2021, 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. - 15 Jun 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 15 Jun 2021. 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. - 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: REID, Simon Scott. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2020. 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. - 31 Dec 2020: New director appointed: O'NEIL, Christopher Paul. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2020. 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. - 9 Apr 2020: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 9 Apr 2020. 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. - 31 Aug 2018: Director resigned: FLEMING, Alastair James. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2018. 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. - 9 Jul 2018: New director appointed: REID, Simon Scott. Director change recorded on 9 Jul 2018. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Nov Uk Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 30 Sep 2015: New director appointed: OUDENDIJK, Robbert. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2015. 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. - 30 Sep 2015: Director resigned: O'NEIL, Christopher Paul. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2015. 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. - 30 Oct 2014: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 30 Oct 2014. 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. - 23 Aug 2013: Director resigned: VALENTINE, Steven Grenville. Director change recorded on 23 Aug 2013. 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. - 6 Aug 2013: New secretary appointed: SLOAN, Alison May. Company secretary change recorded on 6 Aug 2013. 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. - 6 Aug 2013: Secretary resigned: FLEMING, Alastair James. Company secretary change recorded on 6 Aug 2013. 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (3 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Manager - Regional Sales, Rockies · Houston, TX · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-8961144505287429883 - Account Manager - Permian Region · Midland, TX · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/4285578110655939579 - Regional Sales Manager, C&I · Denver, CO · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-1737708173253056004 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 Oilwell Varco UK Limited ### Is National Oilwell Varco UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. National Oilwell Varco UK Limited in Aberdeen 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 National Oilwell Varco UK Limited sponsor? National Oilwell Varco UK Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is National Oilwell Varco UK Limited based? The register lists National Oilwell Varco UK Limited at Stonedale Road, Unit 10 Oldends Lane Industrial Estate, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, GL10 3RQ. 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 00873028. 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-oilwell-varco-uk-limited-aberdeen-755230 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/national-oilwell-varco-uk-limited-aberdeen-755230.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.