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Nihon Shipyard UK Ltd

London, NULL · Currently licensed

Nihon Shipyard UK Ltd holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 26 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for the Senior or Specialist Worker visa, and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 1 Jul 2022
Last confirmed: 26 Oct 2026 (latest edition)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker Worker	Senior or Specialist Worker visa For multinational companies transferring senior managers or specialists from an overseas branch to the UK business. Replaced the Intra-company Transfer route in April 2022.	A rating	1 Jul 2022

Ratings: Full compliance. The sponsor can assign Certificates of Sponsorship and recruit from overseas normally. Downgraded after compliance concerns. The sponsor is on a time-limited action plan with the Home Office and cannot sponsor new workers until it is restored to an A rating. Failure to complete the plan leads to revocation. More.

Licence history

1 Jul 2022
Added to register
First appeared on the register of licensed sponsors.

Companies House

Company: NIHON SHIPYARD UK LTD 04527709 matched
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 5 Sep 2002
Registered office: 3RD FLOOR 9, 3RD FLOOR, 9 KINGSWAY, LONDON, WC2B 6XF
Nature of business: 82990 - Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Matched from the Companies House monthly bulk data by company name and registered town. The sponsor register itself carries no company number.

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