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title: "SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/smbc-nikko-capital-markets-limited-london-740867
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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# SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited (trading as SMBC Group; Companies House 02418137; 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
- Trading as: SMBC Group
- Industry: Financial Services
- Town: London
- Registered address: One, New Change, London, EC4M 9AF
- Companies House number: 02418137 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02418137)
- Website: https://www.smbcgroup.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation/
- 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/smbc-nikko-capital-markets-limited-london-740867

## 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

66 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first:

- 1 Oct 2026: New director appointed: SHARMA, Aarti. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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 Sep 2026: Director resigned: YATES, Antony. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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 Apr 2026: New director appointed: IBARAKI, Hiroshi. Director change recorded on 1 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.
- 31 Mar 2026: Director resigned: KAWAFUNE, Hideo. Director change recorded on 31 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.
- 9 Feb 2026: Secretary resigned: BRADLEY, Mark James. Company secretary change recorded on 9 Feb 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.
- 10 Nov 2025: New secretary appointed: HUGHES, James Richard. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Nov 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.
- 1 Jan 2025: New secretary appointed: BRADLEY, Mark James. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Jan 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.
- 1 Jan 2025: Secretary resigned: HOOTON, Tamsin. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Jan 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 Dec 2024: Director resigned: SOUCHON, Stephen Alec. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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.
- 1 Oct 2024: New director appointed: GARVEY, James Richard. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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.
- 30 Sep 2024: Director resigned: JACKSON, Patricia Doreen. Director change recorded on 30 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.
- 18 Jul 2024: Director resigned: YAZAWA, Takahiro. Director change recorded on 18 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.
- 18 Jul 2024: New director appointed: MIURA, Bungo. Director change recorded on 18 Jul 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.
- 13 May 2024: New secretary appointed: HOOTON, Tamsin. Company secretary change recorded on 13 May 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.
- 13 May 2024: Secretary resigned: BRADLEY, Mark James. Company secretary change recorded on 13 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.
- 1 Apr 2024: New director appointed: DESAI, Mehul Mahendrakumar. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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.
- 12 Oct 2023: Director resigned: ISHII, Yukio. Director change recorded on 12 Oct 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 Apr 2023: Director resigned: NAKAMURA, Keiichiro. Director change recorded on 4 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.
- 16 May 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 16 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.
- 6 Apr 2022: New director appointed: ISHII, Yukio. Director change recorded on 6 Apr 2022. 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.
- 4 Mar 2022: Director resigned: MINAMI, Hitoshi. Director change recorded on 4 Mar 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.
- 5 Nov 2021: New secretary appointed: BRADLEY, Mark James. Company secretary change recorded on 5 Nov 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.
- 5 Nov 2021: Secretary resigned: DAVE, Parul. Company secretary change recorded on 5 Nov 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.
- 21 Jan 2021: New director appointed: TURNER, Maria Francisca. Director change recorded on 21 Jan 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.
- 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: THOMAS, John David. Director change recorded on 31 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.
- + 41 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

11 live vacancies tracked for this employer (11 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name.

- Markets & Securities Services - Trade Support Associate - SMBC · London, UK · £66,299 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5943455789?se=eEj6Y8DS8RGuBN2Pdm0zXw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=0D04BFC2B718711D9ACB78B5E353413F55B452D6
- Corporate Banking Operations Associate - SMBC · London, UK · £68,995 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5908681001?se=HCg52UfS8RGqaaFyI3k3YA&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=41609B2AEF2B9C41B5DF68F0BB8D020018387F41
- QA Analyst Risk IT - AVP - SMBC · London, UK · £59,170 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5908557725?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3
- 19387 - FMD - FX Trading - Executive Director - SMBC · London, UK · £90,960 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5908682340?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3
- IT Security Assistant Vice President - SMBC · London, UK · £87,481 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5908557633?se=DiD4c0DS8RGql-zd2-dooQ&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=F2850BBEC491EDC483DFADB505B714D5E6E9AA3A
- AML & Financial Crime Assistant Vice President - SMBC · London, UK · £69,186 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5912482457?se=Tm4ohLDP8RGoe-WNfFaIrA&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=EB07532FEFADE57026B1322062E0520BB3731C31
- IT Asset Manager - SMBC · London, UK · £75,233 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5908681004?se=JuUW_FrK8RGIYIY75JPvjw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=88084A3D041D9284FBC59A65BF43301DA925EE8E
- DEX Operations Manager - Information Technology Cross-Function Vice President - SMBC · London, UK · £71,084 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5908681558?se=PgQT-1rK8RGIYIY75JPvjw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=D3C5EAD88D098AD549AEA6EB7C835734036D0C3F

All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=740867&employer=SMBC%20Nikko%20Capital%20Markets%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 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited

### Is SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited 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 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited sponsor?

SMBC Nikko Capital Markets 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 SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited have any jobs open right now?

We are currently tracking 11 live vacancies from SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer.

### Where is SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited based?

The register lists SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited at One, New Change, London, EC4M 9AF. 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 02418137. 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.
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