--- title: "Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/shepherd-and-wedderburn-llp-edinburgh-735067 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 --- # Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP (Edinburgh) 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 22 October 2018 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## 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: 22 October 2018 - Legal name: SHEPHERD AND WEDDERBURN LLP - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Edinburgh - Companies House number: SO300895 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SO300895) - Website: https://shepwedd.com - LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/shepherd-and-wedderburn - 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/shepherd-and-wedderburn-llp-edinburgh-735067 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,178 licensed sponsors in Edinburgh: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/edinburgh - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-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 41 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 29 Jul 2026: Llp-member resigned: SEWELL, Philip Andrew. LLP member change recorded on 29 Jul 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. - 30 Apr 2026: Llp-member resigned: MILLER, Stephen James. LLP member change recorded on 30 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. - 30 Apr 2026: Llp-member resigned: TODD, Elaine Margaret. LLP member change recorded on 30 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. - 30 Apr 2026: Llp-member resigned: DOWNIE, Gordon Harry. LLP member change recorded on 30 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. - 31 Oct 2025: Llp-member resigned: CAIRNS, Rodger William. LLP member change recorded on 31 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. - 1 May 2025: Llp-member resigned: GRANT, James Russell. LLP member change recorded on 1 May 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 Oct 2024: Llp-member resigned: HENDERSON, Michael Gordon. LLP member change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 31 Jul 2024: Llp-member resigned: GIBB, Stephen John. LLP member change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 31 Dec 2023: Llp-member resigned: GRADY, John Andrew Dominic. LLP member change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 26 Jun 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 26 Jun 2023. 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. - 17 May 2023: Llp-member resigned: THOMSON, Moray Ewan Jacks. LLP member change recorded on 17 May 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. - 5 May 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 5 May 2023. 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. - 30 Apr 2023: Llp-member resigned: MCEWAN, Anthony Vincent. LLP member change recorded on 30 Apr 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. - 30 Apr 2023: Llp-member resigned: PARRY, Gareth Robert. LLP member change recorded on 30 Apr 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 Dec 2022: Llp-member resigned: POWLSON, Carl Quentin. LLP member 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. - 15 Dec 2022: Llp-member resigned: BRAILSFORD, Elaine Nicola. LLP member change recorded on 15 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. - 1 Jul 2022: Llp-member resigned: THOMSON, Lauren Elizabeth. LLP member change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 30 Apr 2022: Llp-member resigned: MCROBB, Elizabeth Margaret Miller. LLP member change recorded on 30 Apr 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. - 31 Oct 2021: Llp-member resigned: DOBIE, James Alexander. LLP member change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 31 Oct 2021: Llp-member resigned: HUBNER, Stephen James. LLP member change recorded on 31 Oct 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 Jun 2021: Llp-member resigned: ANDERSON, Michael William. LLP member change recorded on 30 Jun 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 Apr 2021: Llp-member resigned: HALLY, Paul William. LLP member change recorded on 30 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. - 26 Feb 2021: Llp-member resigned: BRADY, Yvonne Therese. LLP member change recorded on 26 Feb 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. - 7 Dec 2020: Llp-member resigned: HOLEHOUSE, Andrew Neville. LLP member change recorded on 7 Dec 2020. 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 Nov 2020: Llp-member resigned: MOIR, Gordon Ivor. LLP member change recorded on 1 Nov 2020. 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 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 Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP ### Is Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP in Edinburgh is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2018. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP sponsor? Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP based? The register lists Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP at Edinburgh. 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. 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/shepherd-and-wedderburn-llp-edinburgh-735067 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/shepherd-and-wedderburn-llp-edinburgh-735067.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.