--- title: "Sparrows Offshore International Group Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sparrows-offshore-international-group-ltd-aberdeen-743286 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 --- # Sparrows Offshore International Group Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Sparrows Offshore International Group Ltd (Companies House SC204815, Aberdeen) 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 - Legal name: SPARROWS OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD. - Industry: Energy, Utilities & Sustainability - Town: Aberdeen - Registered address: 13 Queen's Road, Aberdeen, AB15 4YL - Companies House number: SC204815 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC204815) - Website: https://www.sparrowsgroup.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sparrows-group/ - 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/sparrows-offshore-international-group-ltd-aberdeen-743286 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 494 licensed sponsors in Aberdeen: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/aberdeen - One of 1,957 in Energy, Utilities & Sustainability: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/energy-utilities-sustainability - 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 20 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 22 Jul 2026: Director resigned: CORBIN, Matthew William John. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 20 Sep 2024: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 20 Sep 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 29 Aug 2024: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share filing recorded on 29 Aug 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 28 Aug 2024: Notification of Altrad Uk Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 28 Aug 2024. 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. - 28 Aug 2024: Cessation of Hawk Holdco Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Aug 2024. 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. - 28 May 2024: New director appointed: ANDERSON, Nicola Pamela. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 17 May 2023: New director appointed: CORBIN, Matthew William John. Director change recorded on 17 May 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. - 17 May 2023: Director resigned: JOHNSON, Neil Austin. Director 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. - 17 May 2023: Director resigned: MITCHELL, Stewart Andrew Alan. Director 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. - 17 May 2023: New director appointed: BUCKHAM, David William. Director change recorded on 17 May 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. - 10 Jan 2018: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Jan 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 Apr 2016: Notification of Hawk Holdco Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (Uk) Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Cessation of Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (Uk) Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 23 Dec 2015: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Dec 2015. 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 Oct 2014: Director resigned: COCKBURN, David. Director change recorded on 6 Oct 2014. 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. - 17 Sep 2014: New director appointed: JOHNSON, Neil Austin. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 2014. 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. - 17 Sep 2014: Director resigned: GLEN, Andrew Lundie. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 2014. 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 Apr 2014: New director appointed: MITCHELL, Stewart Andrew Alan. Director change recorded on 7 Apr 2014. 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. - 7 Apr 2014: Director resigned: SEDGE, Douglas Alan. Director change recorded on 7 Apr 2014. 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. 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 Sparrows Offshore International Group Ltd ### Is Sparrows Offshore International Group Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Sparrows Offshore International Group Ltd in Aberdeen 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 Sparrows Offshore International Group Ltd sponsor? Sparrows Offshore International Group Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Sparrows Offshore International Group Ltd based? The register lists Sparrows Offshore International Group Ltd at 13 Queen's Road, Aberdeen, AB15 4YL. 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 SC204815. 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/sparrows-offshore-international-group-ltd-aberdeen-743286 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sparrows-offshore-international-group-ltd-aberdeen-743286.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.