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title: "Rolls-Royce plc: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/rolls-royce-plc-derby-799777
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
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# Rolls-Royce plc: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Rolls-Royce plc (Companies House 01003142, Derby) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering 4 visa routes, including Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier, 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: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating)
- Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier; Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier
- Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial
- Town: Derby
- Registered address: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, United Kingdom, N1 9FX
- Companies House number: 01003142 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01003142)
- Website: https://www.rolls-royce.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rolls-royce
- 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/rolls-royce-plc-derby-799777

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 512 licensed sponsors in Derby: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/derby
- 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

70 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first:

- 4 Jun 2026: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 4 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.
- 3 Jun 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 3 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.
- 7 May 2026: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 7 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.
- 6 May 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 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.
- 24 Mar 2026: New director appointed: VARSELLONA, Maria. Director change recorded on 24 Mar 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.
- 20 Mar 2026: Director resigned: GREGORY, Mark. Director change recorded on 20 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.
- 1 Jan 2026: Notification of Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Jan 2026. 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.
- 1 Jan 2026: Cessation of Rolls-Royce Group Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jan 2026. 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.
- 22 Apr 2025: Secretary resigned: CARROLL, Nicola. Company secretary change recorded on 22 Apr 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.
- 22 Apr 2025: New secretary appointed: CONACHER, Matthew Ian. Company secretary change recorded on 22 Apr 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.
- 10 Sep 2024: New secretary appointed: O'GRADY, Claire-Marie. Company secretary change recorded on 10 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.
- 31 May 2024: Secretary resigned: COLES, Pamela Mary. Company secretary change recorded on 31 May 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.
- 4 Aug 2023: Director resigned: KAKOULLIS, Panos Koulis. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 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.
- 4 Aug 2023: New director appointed: MCCABE, Helen. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 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.
- 1 Mar 2023: New director appointed: GREGORY, Mark. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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.
- 1 Mar 2023: New director appointed: ARMSTRONG, Sarah Anne. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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.
- 1 Jan 2023: New director appointed: ERGINBILGIC, Tufan. Director change recorded on 1 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.
- 31 Dec 2022: Director resigned: EAST, David Warren Arthur. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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.
- 23 Jun 2021: New secretary appointed: CARROLL, Nicola. Company secretary change recorded on 23 Jun 2021. 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.
- 3 May 2021: New director appointed: KAKOULLIS, Panos Koulis. Director change recorded on 3 May 2021. 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.
- 3 May 2021: Director resigned: SMITH, Kevin, Sir. Director change recorded on 3 May 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.
- 3 May 2021: Director resigned: CULMER, Mark George. Director change recorded on 3 May 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.
- 3 May 2021: Director resigned: STRANK, Angela Rosemary Emily, Dr. Director change recorded on 3 May 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.
- 3 May 2021: Director resigned: LUFF, Nicholas Lawrence. Director change recorded on 3 May 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.
- 3 May 2021: Director resigned: GOULET, Beverly Kenyon. Director change recorded on 3 May 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.
- + 45 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

23 live vacancies tracked for this employer (202 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name.

- Manufacturing Engineer – Composite Assembly · Bristol Area · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/2RDc0SLZHOlcdALAl3GJtjk_lbMtzQCID4xa-nWYsk5_1SudqIO6OaP8pJWk5TgTVnCTQmANKzsmYd5W6JPzoQp6TvFRPVeDbI2KrAMq20Fcj9qqGjreIDl1TF9vWzmq_4yHH5oCNfd9jofPY5pLZgphHMHU2I5WEq2YdGPpYgRDHMG5yvxJeU7h4QgWAcB0MYiHjeAj4VkRnA8JtyJbu_oLcGKHN42XjNP5jZ0JHBc
- Portfolio Delivery Manager · Bristol Area · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/4lrMHcQSieNbmtI2ebidaLIpkh1V2coZqxb4hDVzN1tcxy81lv_WEZuKwDgeIzDKo9ydP_aqSkmTtiyB08Ktg__KoRSwI0ge0W4GDsH1dDbY9NuG4eDFAYdlCN8HsoQfsHXu0xwzTitrVPDDtRG3t_6f0RmtSot2HanZCmE5CvPNcHMnxjMLfXTy-RoEmlvzE6DtNNY1yMx3KayH8Zv83nR8MR-Ua-0RcmRlUvc5NaA
- Chief of Product Industrialisation · Derby · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/6yqbUwxj1Hx2SZUBEhA6ilwQptlkE2mDW5h8cq7iNRAE9Hg3g56RtxqPLEt43Q_HJ0gcgkX6wHTR_DB97qfFLgfEgdOL6XOag0yCF5upQ6d8n5pyuJ-ymBWvS8R5Sh6qWYS7l9VPd8hYlRIP8pVvMQL8ReCCo-WgM1soHEx8NXaIHhO-R18rAVX0wWcD8hzx3-YaXCxw_HTEZNEuS7hzKZ9hy5FAVvVFDrBIwPIayvA
- Global Digital & IT Risk Manager · Derby · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/vmu3O3CM24pTz-sHovByJ8Qygp39xvKUzPXdApzgx-V49MK5iWS-KbchWraQrL06u_SXdKUQRds87jhtbbHwYCHhXfR1L5t7oOMdIkrI55WT4ymLyyulSHMkEqaFrfX6n3cyTJi8q5XibSmCuSS6IeIX9hop7eq-J6NaOojC0fmhSzi5mjnFpNfnUCETHusRzFqckYAxvsbIzNr_l5KdthZU_ZsqhFxR7l6neQvGx1U
- Procurement Development Leader – Negotiation Excellence · Derby · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/qF8Fhts_F6capHNFWcuc6F5YRXb-d1Kli9U3oBweS7i7ussTjSnmppnwTd2k2tnSuTrfcrbNQ16ykjF3VcHDQi0--PebhMAnQX_E8fwlvMAb-zxPb_jRhdFP3lL0hy83R35GAZNLLjJPezB8nSFSHGO-NGrabSestApRJp7lLQX4wyVvjeDjIbZINoo31VhCfI4R46LIYVYhv2RoPO2HwtfIUORtVhj0wUKbVRCusX8
- Enterprise Architect T&EE · Derby · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/60om7DxTPeMvmI0AwmOsFmcTgqQoxNrFgNwBxhc4QRfdt8F7qunM3K6IvpNXujhgrjlFB2Pc76jx3D8yY8LKycbwxyiaoWQsdgjsyMeLz-BSkS8jmKyWQxMyJPMGNVqkVVm18vtbN5Ylu0SFkYlo1OgwGvYEEfx1ubkWlpBSMOhKhrdmuydXfHKb6_9gJKQZBSv70sjuc3gtkwA3MKUbISCNtymNe-HZAYuUgJWLVoE
- System Design Integrator Engineer · Derby · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/dPuuw_A4gjGlrs8zvdZp1GE31yzl5b-hGLCFB9PQVbwJJETuO9HxSQnrRUepvFZgzwAl6-2FqpAfcCZGzUnanvqWG_yPWJun8dcAyEatXtcesitT5CRYsBX7rpeDpA_Yv1HK71IRUmWub6TRnUIaxVO9FZ6yoh4PZvCpmxgbXc4GLaj_TM5d-G7_EKmC13kkNli7Z2pP8omb6lg3O8IElTGgaIlPDeBiD7gNKf3uhao
- Performance & Environmental Protection Engineer · Derby · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/n-azY94gIL2BBeEe766puGA8aH4WSmj9NZp6wUol194NdoblXnwA_j0z2fixSKfHPLYtlcII4l97_DPENRuAR5pcqY6egfPTqOBkyPnj9tE5-uuXayK0-RKMuYGvasqUkwmkLjr1NbZaaHYeCk_Sl7gOUyCDjQ0qurLjA2ExY618z18K99EINuEDEhnJtV5bXNrAz7CKHO9OahK7J12x1GsphfCWP5pyMrdDxWWRbIc

All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=799777&employer=Rolls-Royce%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 Rolls-Royce plc

### Is Rolls-Royce plc a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Rolls-Royce plc in Derby 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 Rolls-Royce plc sponsor?

Rolls-Royce plc is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)".

### Does Rolls-Royce plc have any jobs open right now?

We are currently tracking 23 live vacancies from Rolls-Royce plc on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer.

### Where is Rolls-Royce plc based?

The register lists Rolls-Royce plc at Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, United Kingdom, N1 9FX. 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 01003142. 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/rolls-royce-plc-derby-799777
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/rolls-royce-plc-derby-799777.md
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