--- title: "NatWest Group PLC: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/natwest-group-plc-edinburgh-787590 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 --- # NatWest Group PLC: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, NatWest Group PLC (Companies House SC045551, Edinburgh) 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 5 October 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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 5 October 2020 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Edinburgh - Registered address: 36 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2YB - Companies House number: SC045551 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC045551) - Website: https://www.natwestgroup.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/natwest-group/ - 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/natwest-group-plc-edinburgh-787590 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,178 licensed sponsors in Edinburgh: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/edinburgh - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - 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 327 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 23 Oct 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 23 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 20 Nov 2026. - 22 Oct 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 22 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 19 Nov 2026. - 20 Oct 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). 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. - 14 Oct 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 14 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 11 Nov 2026. - 6 Oct 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 6 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 3 Nov 2026. - 5 Oct 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). 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. - 30 Sep 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 30 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. - 23 Sep 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 23 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. - 22 Sep 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 22 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. - 16 Sep 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 16 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. - 15 Sep 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 15 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. - 14 Sep 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 14 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. - 9 Sep 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 9 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. - 8 Sep 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 8 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. - 7 Sep 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 7 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. - 26 Aug 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 26 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. - 13 Aug 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 13 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. - 7 Aug 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 7 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: Treasury shares sold. 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. - 29 Jul 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 29 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. - 24 Jul 2026: Company bought back its own shares. 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. - 22 Jul 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 22 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. - 14 Jul 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 14 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. - 1 Jul 2026: New director appointed: JOHANNSON, Erminia. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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 Jul 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 1 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. - + 302 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 11 live vacancies tracked for this employer (59 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Principal Engineer, Digital Assets - NatWest Group · Edinburgh, Scotland · £82,998 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5948119849?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Customer Intelligence & Insight Analysis Lead (13 months) - NatWest Group · Edinburgh, Scotland · £56,642 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5948119922?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Financial Planning Specialist · Birmingham, West Midlands · £52,365 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5947809677?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior Risk and Controls Associate · Edinburgh, Scotland · £59,386 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5941245634?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Business Banking Customer Service Representative - NatWest Group · Liverpool, Merseyside · £28,729 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5939364477?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Digital Assets Product Manager · London, UK · £58,869 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5927159566?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Digital Assets Product Manager - NatWest Group · London, UK · £65,292 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5925904396?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Quality and Testing Manager - NatWest Group · Edinburgh, Scotland · £68,611 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5932218228?se=PGP1ObnK8RGxdPLSPPqTOg&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=F3B1ED19747FA3D2F65997D572F7B9C97B1840B2 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=787590&employer=NatWest%20Group%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 NatWest Group PLC ### Is NatWest Group PLC a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. NatWest Group PLC in Edinburgh 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 NatWest Group PLC sponsor? NatWest Group PLC is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does NatWest Group PLC have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 11 live vacancies from NatWest Group PLC on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is NatWest Group PLC based? The register lists NatWest Group PLC at 36 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2YB. 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 SC045551. 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. 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