--- title: "Stephens Europe Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/stephens-europe-limited-london-739775 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 --- # Stephens Europe Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Stephens Europe Limited (Companies House 08817024, 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 17 July 2014 (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: 17 July 2014 - Industry: Financial Services - Town: London - Registered address: 12 Arthur Street, London, England, EC4R 9AB - Companies House number: 08817024 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08817024) - 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/stephens-europe-limited-london-739775 ## 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 52 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 21 Aug 2025: New person with significant control: Warren Miles Amerine Stephens. Change to people with significant control recorded on 21 Aug 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. - 21 Aug 2025: New person with significant control: John Calhoun Stephens. Change to people with significant control recorded on 21 Aug 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. - 18 Aug 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Aug 2025. 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. - 31 Jul 2025: Cessation of Mr Warren Amerine Stephens as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 26 Feb 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Feb 2025. 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. - 10 Feb 2025: Director resigned: JOHNSON, James Edwin, Mr.. Director change recorded on 10 Feb 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. - 26 Jun 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Jun 2024. 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. - 27 Mar 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Mar 2024. 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. - 23 Nov 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Nov 2023. 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. - 13 Jul 2023: Director resigned: DORAMUS, Mark Christopher. Director change recorded on 13 Jul 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. - 13 Jul 2023: Director resigned: BRADBURY, Curtis Franklin. Director change recorded on 13 Jul 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. - 13 Jul 2023: Director resigned: BRYANT, Kathy. Director change recorded on 13 Jul 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. - 13 Jul 2023: New director appointed: MARKS, Matthew Paul. Director change recorded on 13 Jul 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. - 27 Jun 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Jun 2023. 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 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 24 Mar 2023. 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. - 25 Apr 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Apr 2022. 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. - 4 Jan 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Jan 2022. 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. - 25 Oct 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Oct 2021. 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. - 31 Mar 2021: Director resigned: ECCLES-WILLIAMS, Simon Gavin Piers. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 5 Aug 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 5 Aug 2020. 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. - 3 Jul 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 3 Jul 2020. 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. - 1 Apr 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Apr 2020. 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 Jan 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Jan 2020. 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. - 23 Jul 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Jul 2019. 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 Apr 2019: Director resigned: WILSON, Patrick Nicholas Gerald. Director change recorded on 3 Apr 2019. 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. - + 27 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 Stephens Europe Limited ### Is Stephens Europe Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Stephens Europe Limited in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2014. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Stephens Europe Limited sponsor? Stephens Europe Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Stephens Europe Limited based? The register lists Stephens Europe Limited at 12 Arthur Street, London, England, EC4R 9AB. 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 08817024. 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/stephens-europe-limited-london-739775 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/stephens-europe-limited-london-739775.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.