--- title: "QIB (UK) plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/qib-uk-plc-london-764422 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 --- # QIB (UK) plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, QIB (UK) plc (Companies House 04656003, 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: 43 Grosvenor Street, London, England, W1K 3HL - Companies House number: 04656003 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04656003) - Website: https://www.qib-uk.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/qib - 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/qib-uk-plc-london-764422 ## 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 37 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 23 Apr 2026: New director appointed: ELLISON, James Gregory Grant. Director change recorded on 23 Apr 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. - 16 Apr 2026: Secretary resigned: LAW, David George. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Apr 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. - 16 Apr 2026: New secretary appointed: OZEN, Burak. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Apr 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. - 30 Dec 2025: New secretary appointed: LAW, David George. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Dec 2025. 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 Dec 2025: Secretary resigned: ANDERTON, Lesley. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Dec 2025. 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 Oct 2025: New director appointed: LAW, David George. Director change recorded on 16 Oct 2025. 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. - 14 Oct 2025: Director resigned: MUSTY, Richard John. Director change recorded on 14 Oct 2025. 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 Mar 2023: Director resigned: STEELE-BODGER, Duncan. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 31 Jan 2023: Director resigned: THOMAS, David Victor. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 13 Jan 2023: New director appointed: MUSTY, Richard John. Director change recorded on 13 Jan 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. - 13 Jan 2023: New director appointed: NICHOLSON, Julie. Director change recorded on 13 Jan 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. - 18 Apr 2019: New secretary appointed: ANDERTON, Lesley. Company secretary change recorded on 18 Apr 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. - 18 Apr 2019: Director resigned: HOWELLS, Gareth David. Director change recorded on 18 Apr 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. - 18 Apr 2019: Secretary resigned: HOWELLS, Gareth. Company secretary change recorded on 18 Apr 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. - 18 Apr 2019: New director appointed: KRAUSE, Ludwig. Director change recorded on 18 Apr 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. - 20 Nov 2018: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Nov 2018. 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. - 6 Feb 2018: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 Feb 2018. 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. - 6 Jul 2017: New director appointed: HOWELLS, Gareth David. Director change recorded on 6 Jul 2017. 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 Jul 2017: New secretary appointed: HOWELLS, Gareth. Company secretary change recorded on 6 Jul 2017. 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 Jul 2017: Secretary resigned: PRIESTLEY, Guy. Company secretary change recorded on 6 Jul 2017. 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. - 1 Sep 2016: New director appointed: STEELE-BODGER, Duncan. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2016. 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: New director appointed: PRIESTLEY, Guy. Director change recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 5 Apr 2016: Director resigned: DE RUITER, Gijsbert Wouter. Director change recorded on 5 Apr 2016. 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. - 10 Feb 2016: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Feb 2016. 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 Jan 2016: Director resigned: CUNNINGHAM, Giles. Director change recorded on 24 Jan 2016. 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. - + 12 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 QIB (UK) plc ### Is QIB (UK) plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. QIB (UK) plc 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 QIB (UK) plc sponsor? QIB (UK) plc is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is QIB (UK) plc based? The register lists QIB (UK) plc at 43 Grosvenor Street, London, England, W1K 3HL. 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 04656003. 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/qib-uk-plc-london-764422 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/qib-uk-plc-london-764422.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.