--- title: "Waterman Group plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/waterman-group-plc-london-751812 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 --- # Waterman Group plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Waterman Group plc (Companies House 02188844, 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 27 October 2017 (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: 27 October 2017 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: London - Registered address: Pickfords Wharf, Clink Street, London, SE1 9DG - Companies House number: 02188844 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02188844) - Website: https://www.watermangroup.com - LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/waterman-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/waterman-group-plc-london-751812 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-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 11 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 3 Aug 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 3 Aug 2026. 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. - 1 Jul 2025: New director appointed: EMBERTON, Mark Ashley. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 18 Jun 2025: Director resigned: MAEDA, Masakazu. Director change recorded on 18 Jun 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. - 18 Jun 2025: Director resigned: IWATA, Michiaki. Director change recorded on 18 Jun 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. - 18 Jun 2025: New director appointed: TSURUNO, Toshihiro. Director change recorded on 18 Jun 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 Apr 2025: Director resigned: TAYLOR, Nicholas John. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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 Mar 2023: Director resigned: BERESFORD, Craig William Keith. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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 Jun 2021: New director appointed: IWATA, Michiaki. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 30 Jun 2021: Director resigned: TOMONAGA, Norio. Director 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 Jun 2021: Director resigned: KANAI, Keiichi. Director 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 Jun 2021: New director appointed: KANAI, Hirofumi. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (2 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Kitchen Assistant · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · £26,436–£28,080 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5835042944?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Chef de Partie · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · £27,040–£29,120 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5835042941?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 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 Waterman Group plc ### Is Waterman Group plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Waterman Group plc in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Waterman Group plc sponsor? Waterman Group plc 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 Waterman Group plc based? The register lists Waterman Group plc at Pickfords Wharf, Clink Street, London, SE1 9DG. 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 02188844. 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/waterman-group-plc-london-751812 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/waterman-group-plc-london-751812.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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