--- title: "Starling Bank Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/starling-bank-limited-london-739581 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 --- # Starling Bank Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Starling Bank Limited (Companies House 09092149, London) 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 5 November 2019 (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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 5 November 2019 - Industry: Financial Services - Town: London - Registered address: 3rd Floor 2 Finsbury Avenue, London, United Kingdom, EC2M 2PP - Companies House number: 09092149 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09092149) - Website: https://www.starlingbank.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/starlingbank - 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/starling-bank-limited-london-739581 ## 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 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 57 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 1 Jul 2026: Director resigned: SPROUL, David. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Jul 2026: New director appointed: OLLEY, Daniel Toby. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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 Jun 2026: Director resigned: CLARKE, Tracy Jayne. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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 Jun 2026: Director resigned: GALARIA, Faisal. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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 Jun 2026: Director resigned: CAMPOS, Lazaro. Director change recorded on 18 Jun 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 Jun 2026: New director appointed: MOUNTAIN, John Edmund. Director change recorded on 18 Jun 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 May 2026: Director resigned: WATTS, Richard James. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 31 May 2026: Director resigned: TRAILL, Marcus John. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 1 Dec 2025: New director appointed: WATTS, Richard James. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 6 Oct 2025: New director appointed: BELL, Colin William. Director change recorded on 6 Oct 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. - 30 Sep 2025: Notification of Starling Intermediate Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 30 Sep 2025. 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. - 30 Sep 2025: Cessation of Starling Group Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 Sep 2025. 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. - 30 Sep 2025: Director resigned: JENKINS, Ian Simon. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 30 Sep 2025: Director resigned: MARTIN, Marian Macdonald. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 8 Jul 2025: Class of shares re-designated. Share filing recorded on 8 Jul 2025, 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. - 27 Jun 2025: Notification of Starling Group Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 27 Jun 2025. 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. - 27 Jun 2025: Cessation of Harald Mcpike-Zima as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 27 Jun 2025. 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. - 17 Oct 2024: Director resigned: IMAM, Claire Louise. Director change recorded on 17 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. - 1 Oct 2024: New director appointed: POPE, Darren Scott. 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. - 12 Aug 2024: New director appointed: IMAM, Claire Louise. Director change recorded on 12 Aug 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 Jun 2024: Director resigned: BODEN, Anne Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 24 Jun 2024: Director resigned: MOUNTAIN, John Edmund. Director change recorded on 24 Jun 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. - 24 Jun 2024: New director appointed: BHATIA, Raman. Director change recorded on 24 Jun 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. - 24 May 2024: Secretary resigned: NEWMAN, Matthew. Company secretary change recorded on 24 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. - 24 May 2024: New secretary appointed: RIDLEY, Veronica. Company secretary change recorded on 24 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. - + 32 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 40 live vacancies tracked for this employer (59 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Senior Product Manager (Lending) - Engine by Starling · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/M00wM0ozCzWWdCHcXsFG4BLHBYkCeUkROfypW9ChnRMlBWw5pz4HQ2ax27HB6AdsDYj5AoWYfrrTqQ0y3yse_4ynrWRU6q3fGciZpHXPA7XALTFpwQBm0m1iaTo1PNf3oNfG4c4eAFpYGBdmxHchpNnf8VswiB07W2nJjRVTGus57QeV_Ama1bf922wfT3KdNf00HQHZaQonxguT8cBm-ZZq0y537tFXiaXWLmNTzc0 - Android Engineer - Engine by Starling · Southampton · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/bzaPthPmT3_8sqgRQ99Z60LrIENevzaX-ga4ym0568k3Cd7q_JOXNLh41y-JWIsDV6E3wlI2r0pbZ2uKfaGHi4FMepqKGb1d1Va2hIIH0Di02yPR9lmdyg1Nugg4wv9VPaUB2zPB1yF45bKmwXIZvOxPqH7T6aZWMVV0jDHH7x4_83JbbV_-5FgzkI3G8ByaiB-TL1GJdDG4tvQJmcVbTAkZQyXIaZuUWVPgFq2WzqY - Staff Software Engineer - Engine by Starling · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/aIGqUS1M51JUxcy-BoFpH8sWUA1fLzGEhsnIVWYkk8npV5Ci4BQ6DC8avU5S2YwQCerMzArVaGzpTnatTAsL0V5fA-hDUIpJlpVwjvJHheyDygjF2V_djU67-pBclTthjOvoRdDHfWA1XC4LmR7VtAXjf13zTIxPc-iKkCD_4xyCOHRxxjfeqvn9Bxl3O7veWNo3X1VLEYdRoV8t-seKOJuGdJfYXKKTBOEN42wzvdo - Information Security Analyst - SecOps Response · London, UK · £60,653 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5854373571?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Software Engineer (ML Projects) · Manchester, Greater Manchester · £58,743 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5706075937?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Software Engineer - Mobile Security · Manchester, Greater Manchester · £46,967 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5820965607?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Information Security Analyst - Operations · Cardiff, Cardiff County · £48,967 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5912353169?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Information Security Analyst - Operations · Manchester, Greater Manchester · £51,837 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5912353168?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=739581&employer=STARLING%20BANK%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 Starling Bank Limited ### Is Starling Bank Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Starling Bank Limited in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Starling Bank Limited sponsor? Starling Bank Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Starling Bank Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 40 live vacancies from Starling Bank Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Starling Bank Limited based? The register lists Starling Bank Limited at 3rd Floor 2 Finsbury Avenue, London, United Kingdom, EC2M 2PP. 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 09092149. 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/starling-bank-limited-london-739581 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/starling-bank-limited-london-739581.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.