--- title: "Rio Tinto plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/rio-tinto-plc-london-730273 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 --- # Rio Tinto plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Rio Tinto plc (Companies House 00719885, 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 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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: London - Registered address: 6 St James's Square, London, United Kingdom, SW1Y 4AD - Companies House number: 00719885 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00719885) - Website: https://www.riotinto.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rio-tinto/ - 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/rio-tinto-plc-london-730273 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - 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 351 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 23 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). 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. - 1 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 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. - 15 Sep 2026: Treasury shares sold. 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. - 2 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 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. - 1 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 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. - 28 Jul 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 28 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. - 25 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 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. - 21 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 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. - 18 Jun 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Jun 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 May 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 May 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. - 27 May 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 May 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. - 18 May 2026: Secretary resigned: HODGES, Andrew William. Company secretary change recorded on 18 May 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. - 18 May 2026: New secretary appointed: WHYTE, Matthew John. Company secretary change recorded on 18 May 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. - 15 May 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 15 May 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 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Apr 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. - 21 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Apr 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 Apr 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 9 Apr 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. - 19 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Mar 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. - 10 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Mar 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. - 6 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 Mar 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. - 27 Feb 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Feb 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. - 12 Feb 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 Feb 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. - 27 Jan 2026: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 27 Jan 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. - 20 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Jan 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. - 30 Dec 2025: Treasury shares sold. Share capital filing recorded on 30 Dec 2025. 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. - + 326 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 3 live vacancies tracked for this employer (5 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Senior Adviser Strategic Communications & Issues Management · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/QRhgtF2VZgTCySjV3NmRO1ZnHe5zAX5RT8F7Lm85S3TxDgWOoXbZ_wfUK0cpGGQYZ8mhGYUHrHw9RUMtigacDyUvf9FDE9n58o-cONCVlauZF9q__QIW71vLlr_Z8LYjyLccoxUZtaNNANPEdOdawM86qfKoAgIFK0MpYmhbfC3qxeyXHZID-wY67XkMUQBspVUVmD-tenCfjPAtQRoQKj3shQW30JCJwHbhVczRe4s - Principal Advisor - Risk Intelligence and Analytics · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/NqovmmK7kyjtmoNT1PvzmbMDH5tsqV-udQ_wOMq5SDyf9WGjAvEIsef-LsMivi7YpUYSwd5ioSRqU47UTIp3gcDPnppLCk4UmV4MW5Trui5ICcXmd9UmA8PkwRfZHDCAkQFvkD80m85Tm0m2sPeAhpGb6HvxQTsxFlgMdWjqe3MzaDIi6PBJI1cggvXeThQ2YsUfEEZ5yTsjOwfJOUJDMvusu1k8gkGuipmLFrViBiU - Senior Manager, Media Relations & Corporate Communications · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/IBXn-WNTnBAPSmIwcb06yKtKDg1kDatDFPrlrmDudbxjZxV9ttpBezJ0MyMZOvxuwZuTRBIim3bv6oBRUaq1YIA9tQtrSZBBSnmg9XbZo6nPFs9I5vQ0ROzkKjrnK1fZ3chmIrcxrD9qhnR2-w24pNogkekdlkWGFG3VX7z_CO8B5uMrqhCUVFBGM9gD0xOU_6q5Qg9LzuUo7dzKjXGERcVEMNJ7Dee6yDEbKmzKgFo - Senior Business Analyst · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/V0itSWzQw3UUpQMpd2MmVPS0bpRF1G1OdOjhpofHwVykzrf93fYpro86-13VeiOnQiakqYHVRq_7gughYCVWkqLmItTekRA5cP3Y_CGgI5DK5vo20Iq7BRyqNmLPGgQNeHgUNdLTS_ZryvYZmVtdBFEfl0fUkrlmZFTZf29CAmUReLa7ZlYvNfXuXpxpgVsDg-OTduOrn_JLsWW_kgeqnVdYi_dvmoWqbeAaWLlNMvg - Senior Advisor Business Analysis · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/lcPxlPamh5ANrmbrQqJYaBGezdhQ8_Vjp5GdvSf1MKPciqe-VCh0mc7IerXp3CzSQiWuuUzCB0U2pRfiiidHr0MQvdKE2xR4SeW29HH_4FW9htaaLZflFMvpc0q_80UVGUTY0awfYk0VA8OGt1Gp62F1jFYyDRWFAmqXCoEApQKln8zdHCWAQnpMzfqJmvSDxkxbXSDabpB5KxLUJV44NUxkqa-6JjG7UDMcTwHyq3k All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=730273&employer=Rio%20Tinto%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 Rio Tinto plc ### Is Rio Tinto plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Rio Tinto 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 Rio Tinto plc sponsor? Rio Tinto 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 Rio Tinto plc have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 3 live vacancies from Rio Tinto plc on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Rio Tinto plc based? The register lists Rio Tinto plc at 6 St James's Square, London, United Kingdom, SW1Y 4AD. 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 00719885. 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/rio-tinto-plc-london-730273 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/rio-tinto-plc-london-730273.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.