OOCL UK Branch
ActiveLicence & visa routes
An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.
Companies House changes
Run a live check≈3.3 in 100 such sponsors lost their licence within 7 months. Score uses register data only — a live check adds the full Companies House record.
Reporting duties
- 9 May 2025 — New director appointed: CHENG, Jing. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 6 Jun 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 7 Apr 2025 — Director resigned: YU, Tao. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 5 May 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 3 Apr 2025 — Director resigned: QI, Zheng. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 1 May 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 3 Apr 2025 — New director appointed: ZHIGANG, Pan. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 1 May 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 36 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 9 May 2025New director appointed: CHENG, Jing
- 7 Apr 2025Director resigned: YU, Tao
- 3 Apr 2025Director resigned: QI, Zheng
- 3 Apr 2025New director appointed: ZHIGANG, Pan
- 3 Jun 2024Director resigned: CHEN, Shuai
- 29 May 2024Director resigned: YANG, Zhijian
- + 34 earlier events
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Common questions about OOCL UK Branch
- Is OOCL UK Branch a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. OOCL UK Branch in Ipswich holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2013. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
- What visa routes can OOCL UK Branch sponsor?
- OOCL UK Branch is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
- Where is OOCL UK Branch based?
- The register lists OOCL UK Branch at 31/F Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
- How current is this information?
- This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal, alongside Companies House records for company number FC030216. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.