3I
UK licensed sponsor · London · Finance and insurance
3i plc
3i plc, London, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as 3I PLC (00397156), active, incorporated in 1945 (81 years ago), registered for financial intermediation not elsewhere classified.
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Companies House
Who 3i plc actually is
- Company number
- 00397156
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 21 July 1945 · 81 years old
- What they do
64999Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
- Sector
- Finance and insurance
- Previously
- Investors in Industry PLC (until 1988)
Ffi (UK Finance) Public Limited Company (until 1983)
Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation Limited (until 1980) - Registered office
- 1 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7LX
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The registered office is where the company files its paperwork, not necessarily where it trades. Matched 8 September 2026.
The register
3i plc is licensed to sponsor on Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee and Skilled Worker. Its entry on the register dates back to at least 2026, and the organisation is based in London. The register records its rating as Worker (A rating), Temporary Worker (A rating).
At Companies House the business is 3I PLC (company number 00397156), a public limited company incorporated in 1945, 81 years ago. The registered office is at 1 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7LX, SW1X 7LX. Its filed activity puts it in finance and insurance. It has traded under other names before, including Investors in Industry PLC, Ffi (UK Finance) Public Limited Company.
For a candidate this means one less obstacle: 3i plc already has the licence most employers would have to apply for. The rest is the ordinary job of getting the interview.
What a licence means
Licensed, checked, on the list
The Home Office lists 3i plc because it applied, was checked and continues to meet its sponsor duties. Whether a given job qualifies still depends on the role and the pay under the current rules.
How to approach them
Ask the question early
Sponsorship is a yes or no per role. Ask in the first message whether the vacancy qualifies for a Certificate of Sponsorship; it saves everyone a wasted interview and marks you as someone who knows the system.
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What you need to work here
- A confirmed job offer from a UK employer that holds a Home Office sponsor licence. The employers in this directory all hold one.
- A Certificate of Sponsorship from that employer describing the role.
- A job on the Home Office list of eligible occupations, paid at least the minimum salary for that role and route.
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For employers
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- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
- Trade tested before you see them, not after.
- Nothing is ever charged to the candidate.
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Source: UK Visas and Immigration, Register of licensed sponsors: workers. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Being on the register means an organisation holds a sponsor licence. It does not mean it has a vacancy or that it will sponsor you.
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