--- title: "Octopus Capital Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/octopus-capital-limited-london-720820 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Octopus Capital Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Octopus Capital Limited (Companies House 03981143, London) 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 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: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Financial Services - Town: London - Registered address: 6th Floor, 33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT - Companies House number: 03981143 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03981143) - Website: https://octopusinvestments.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/octopusinvestments/ - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/octopus-capital-limited-london-720820 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - 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 130 changes worth checking, checked 2 November 2026, newest first: - 2 Mar 2026: Director resigned: BROWETT, John Julian. Director change recorded on 2 Mar 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. - 9 Feb 2026: Director resigned: HANDCOCK, Ruth Anna. Director change recorded on 9 Feb 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. - 2 Nov 2022: Notification of Octopus Group Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 2 Nov 2022. 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. - 2 Nov 2022: Cessation of Oe Holdco Ltd as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Nov 2022. 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. - 29 Sep 2022: New director appointed: QUICKENDEN, Stuart James. Director change recorded on 29 Sep 2022. 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. - 27 Sep 2022: Notification of Oe Holdco Ltd as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 27 Sep 2022. 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. - 14 Sep 2022: Director resigned: COOPER, Matthew Jonathan. Director change recorded on 14 Sep 2022. 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 Aug 2022: New director appointed: HANDCOCK, Ruth Anna. Director change recorded on 30 Aug 2022. 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. - 26 Aug 2022: Director resigned: DEVEY, Robert Alan. Director change recorded on 26 Aug 2022. 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. - 26 Aug 2022: Treasury shares sold. Share filing recorded on 26 Aug 2022, 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. - 16 Aug 2022: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share filing recorded on 16 Aug 2022, 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 Aug 2022: Company bought back its own shares. Share filing recorded on 15 Aug 2022, 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. - 11 Aug 2022: Class of shares re-designated. Share filing recorded on 11 Aug 2022, 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. - 10 Aug 2022: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 10 Aug 2022, 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. - 9 May 2022: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 9 May 2022. 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 2020: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 18 Aug 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. - 20 Feb 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Feb 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. - 30 Dec 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Dec 2019. 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 Nov 2019: Secretary resigned: KANANI, Parisha. Company secretary change recorded on 28 Nov 2019. 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. - 28 Nov 2019: New corporate-secretary appointed: OCTOPUS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 28 Nov 2019. 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. - 26 Sep 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Sep 2019. 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 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 Sep 2019. 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. - 11 Sep 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Sep 2019. 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 Aug 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Aug 2019. 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 Aug 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Aug 2019. 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. - + 105 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 No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about Octopus Capital Limited ### Is Octopus Capital Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Octopus Capital Limited in London 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 Octopus Capital Limited sponsor? Octopus Capital Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Octopus Capital Limited based? The register lists Octopus Capital Limited at 6th Floor, 33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT. 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 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 03981143. 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/octopus-capital-limited-london-720820 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/octopus-capital-limited-london-720820.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.