--- title: "Weatherford UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/weatherford-uk-limited-aberdeen-752000 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 --- # Weatherford UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Weatherford UK Limited (Aberdeen) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, 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). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Energy, Utilities & Sustainability - Town: Aberdeen - Companies House number: 00862925 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00862925) - Website: https://www.weatherford.com/about-us/locations/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/weatherford - 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/weatherford-uk-limited-aberdeen-752000 ## 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 24 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 28 Apr 2026: Director resigned: THOMPSON, Donna. Director change recorded on 28 Apr 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. - 24 Feb 2025: New director appointed: LESKIW, Ryan Jerrit. Director change recorded on 24 Feb 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. - 20 Jan 2025: Director resigned: BIRNIE, Douglas. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 2 Nov 2022: Secretary resigned: STRACHAN, Richard Khalil. Company secretary change recorded on 2 Nov 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. - 2 Nov 2022: New director appointed: FLETT, Craig. Director change recorded on 2 Nov 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. - 2 Nov 2022: New director appointed: PACKHAM, Jennifer. Director change recorded on 2 Nov 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. - 1 Jul 2020: New director appointed: THOMPSON, Donna. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2020. 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 Jul 2020: New director appointed: BIRNIE, Douglas. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2020. 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 Jul 2020: Director resigned: OLSSON, Alexander. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 19 Oct 2018: Director resigned: BAIN, Douglas Fortune. Director change recorded on 19 Oct 2018. 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 Nov 2017: New director appointed: STRACHAN, Richard Khalil. Director change recorded on 13 Nov 2017. 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 Nov 2017: New director appointed: OLSSON, Alexander. Director change recorded on 13 Nov 2017. 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 Nov 2017: New director appointed: BAIN, Douglas Fortune. Director change recorded on 13 Nov 2017. 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 Nov 2017: Director resigned: POTTS, Eric Drummond. Director change recorded on 13 Nov 2017. 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 Nov 2017: Director resigned: PRENTICE, Euan Robertson. Director change recorded on 13 Nov 2017. 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 Nov 2017: Director resigned: DUNCAN, Gary William James. Director change recorded on 13 Nov 2017. 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. - 19 Jan 2017: Director resigned: MCCARTNEY, Ian Findlay. Director change recorded on 19 Jan 2017. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Weatherford Eurasia 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. - 9 Oct 2015: New secretary appointed: STRACHAN, Richard Khalil. Company secretary change recorded on 9 Oct 2015. 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. - 9 Oct 2015: Secretary resigned: ROSE-GARVIE, Gemma. Company secretary change recorded on 9 Oct 2015. 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. - 2 Oct 2015: New director appointed: DUNCAN, Gary William James. Director change recorded on 2 Oct 2015. 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 Nov 2014: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 24 Nov 2014. 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 Sep 2013: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 27 Sep 2013. 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. - 5 Sep 2013: Director resigned: MILLS, Douglas Mark. Director change recorded on 5 Sep 2013. 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (5 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Applications Engineer - Fishing & Re-Entry · Aberdeen - Aberdeenshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/PB15qsJNV7qI8c93qtlc6PIfd8kJwiqQmKJCwQP-z2KjIbPHIgQ31QXgzzkcB75Zj1VwiIVFIBa5dmXi4atrnVfYcJlxgUn22JuJvQ1vV2sx3zTZtzinmlCS_Y5snDiu97W0qQp8TlHhtdLL_ggTW7hUFkexSkhdZnB4x0OJy7bNaAxThlGsnFWmEwjDPNow5QUcoSn693Epilk2ghk5diXGpL4x-JudBLUv8FgBJ3A - Onshore Operations Supervisor - Fishing · Aberdeen - Aberdeenshire · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/vescqjyJ-KZwYLA2zjCDIthX2mzSQw5SL0K-bmSQXj3MmaNrkXMZO3gBFXm3Puy-S9LOhZMhNqtaGBJkGWw7MOLwbNJgXgYfIj2RQwh2OYahD1ssSweKRAc-Am8qf_7SYzrtRDTsTGOWKvqWvMsQPDwd-8Ay_PEgYmQu7DAFTENJryxWcanobP2Er53UWjt7VTsRqKbOf7Q297dSbeFwANJgi6BuI1Kn6WhLgcUf73I - Senior Slickline/Electric Line R&M (Repair & Maintenance) Technician · Aberdeen - Aberdeenshire · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/-F5hocskup2yNI7gt0wMs-kEvhRvXndivxNzrKs-x332pNdtR_7c0y5YfPZ_2ZoNcfsDDryDY_5jg8bK0dvheFBvxzC76DVVWcj10DgKoLjW02gAP3ojXBb35_g9af8XVy1CPp0YRa9jS2NMZlVeVlnKsMmvgZ_3jQS7eKePe5LMv5KFnAZMd4qWFY83ljs00ZPNDqSVDnCc6to_EtGx-HpanKlSzImNL20fJ49U2BM - R&M (Repair & Maintenance) Technician - Fishing Tools · Aberdeen - Aberdeenshire · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/uzxssRInY4d1RVIodG9vf4PzFvsBoEGw5L8OEg3JbmdLLr8G7yUEd21mmtBQXWK0j2DTsf01Cl5uVcSoxwEdyll_-IIi7CKJ8ugugcg4Jg465IRiv2yYJELE4fiFS3s1vofkv-0CZs9xlV92RgJfP_L0nzTRL11Y-KbOB9GDuWFTpPkgX3tbA4MAh7mujjkvbe0vIyIJx5iZ7RpuJ2R4NiKiQn26LsEqg2UkhFK_wpI - TRS (Tubular Running Services) Field Operators · Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire · £38,094 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5763610313?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=752000&employer=Weatherford%20UK%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 Weatherford UK Limited ### Is Weatherford UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Weatherford UK Limited 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 Weatherford UK Limited sponsor? Weatherford UK Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Does Weatherford UK Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Weatherford UK Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Weatherford UK Limited based? The register lists Weatherford UK Limited at Aberdeen. 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. 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/weatherford-uk-limited-aberdeen-752000 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/weatherford-uk-limited-aberdeen-752000.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.