--- title: "Optiver UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/optiver-uk-limited-london-801291 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 --- # Optiver UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Optiver UK Limited (Companies House 11478632, London) 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 29 April 2019 (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: 29 April 2019 - Industry: Financial Services - Town: London - Registered address: Heron Tower Level 17-19 110 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AY - Companies House number: 11478632 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11478632) - Website: https://optiver.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/optiver/ - 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/optiver-uk-limited-london-801291 ## 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 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 13 changes worth checking, checked 2 November 2026, newest first: - 16 Sep 2024: Director resigned: LOMAN, Evert Willem. Director change recorded on 16 Sep 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. - 16 Sep 2024: New director appointed: BARNES, Ross. Director change recorded on 16 Sep 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. - 23 May 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 23 May 2022. 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 2021: Director resigned: BLOM, Kalle Valentijn. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2021. 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 Apr 2021: Director resigned: BRINKHUIS, Rutger Hendrik. Director change recorded on 9 Apr 2021. 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 Jul 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 30 Jul 2020. 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. - 14 Jan 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Jan 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. - 23 Sep 2019: New director appointed: BLOM, Kalle Valentijn. Director change recorded on 23 Sep 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. - 23 Sep 2019: New director appointed: BRINKHUIS, Rutger Hendrik. Director change recorded on 23 Sep 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. - 23 Sep 2019: Corporate-director resigned: ICE MAN TRADING B.V.. Director change recorded on 23 Sep 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. - 23 Sep 2019: Corporate-director resigned: ILS TRADING B.V.. Director change recorded on 23 Sep 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. - 23 Sep 2019: Corporate-director resigned: VANDELAY TRADING B.V.. Director change recorded on 23 Sep 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. - 23 Sep 2019: New director appointed: ROTHSTEIN, John Elliot. Director change recorded on 23 Sep 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. 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 4 live vacancies tracked for this employer (6 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Software Engineer · London, UK · £57,989 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5746370807?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Digital Assets · London, UK · £83,788 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5696593179?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Software Engineer - Digital Assets · London, UK · £52,331 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5841971174?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Cambridge Trading Academy 2026 · London, UK · £47,587 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5882766469?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Software Engineer Internship (2027 Start) · London, UK · £33,204 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5848386993?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Institutional Trader · Chicago, IL · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-9104819927466583677 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=801291&employer=Optiver%20UK%20Limited 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 Optiver UK Limited ### Is Optiver UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Optiver UK Limited in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Optiver UK Limited sponsor? Optiver UK Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Optiver UK Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 4 live vacancies from Optiver UK Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Optiver UK Limited based? The register lists Optiver UK Limited at Heron Tower Level 17-19 110 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AY. 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 11478632. 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/optiver-uk-limited-london-801291 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/optiver-uk-limited-london-801291.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.