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UK licensed sponsor · London · Manufacturing and engineering
BAE Systems Plc
BAE Systems Plc, London, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as Bae Systems PLC (01470151), active, incorporated in 1979 (47 years ago), registered for manufacture of weapons and ammunition.
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Companies House
Who BAE Systems Plc actually is
- Company number
- 01470151
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public limited company
- Incorporated
- 31 December 1979 · 47 years old
- What they do
25400Manufacture of weapons and ammunition29100Manufacture of motor vehicles30110Building of ships and floating structures30300Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
- Previously
- British Aerospace Public Limited Company (until 2000)
British Aerospace Limited (until 1981) - Registered office
- 6 Carlton Gardens, London, SW1Y 5AD
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 9 September 2026.
What a licence means
Licensed, checked, on the list
The Home Office lists BAE Systems 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.
The register
The register lists BAE Systems Plc in London as a licensed sponsor on Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee and Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker, 4 routes in all, and has done since at least 2026. The register records its rating as Temporary Worker (A rating), Worker (A rating).
At Companies House the business is Bae Systems PLC (company number 01470151), a public limited company incorporated in 1979, 46 years ago. The registered office is at 6 Carlton Gardens, London, SW1Y 5AD, SW1Y 5AD. Its filed activity puts it in manufacturing and engineering. It has traded under other names before, including British Aerospace Public Limited Company, British Aerospace Limited.
For a candidate this means one less obstacle: BAE Systems Plc already has the licence most employers would have to apply for. The rest is the ordinary job of getting the interview.
Nearby
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For candidates
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.
Register with Sama
Want to work for BAE Systems Plc, or somewhere like it?
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For employers
Using your sponsor licence again soon?
Next time you are recruiting, talk to us first. We supply trade tested drivers, mechanics, welders and fitters, can organise a trip to see candidates tested at our centres, and handle the Certificate of Sponsorship paperwork with you.
- 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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