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UK licensed sponsor · London · Retail
IKEA Ltd.
IKEA Ltd., London, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as Ikea Limited (01986283), active, incorporated in 1986 (40 years ago), registered for retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store.
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Companies House
Who IKEA Ltd. actually is
- Company number
- 01986283
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 5 February 1986 · 40 years old
- What they do
47599Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
- Sector
- Retail
- Previously
- Ikea Properties Limited (until 1994)
Ikea Properties Limited (until 1994)
Dreamshield Limited (until 1986) - Registered office
- 1 Bow Churchyard, London, EC4M 9DQ
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 13 September 2026.
What a licence means
The slow part is done
Getting a licence takes an application, checks and a fee, and most employers never bother. IKEA Ltd. has, which means when a role qualifies the certificate can be assigned without months of preparation.
How to approach them
Lead with the role, not the visa
Apply through the careers page or the job boards with a UK-style CV, say early that you would need sponsorship, and make the skill and the years the first thing they read.
The register
The register lists IKEA Ltd. in London as a licensed sponsor on Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker, 2 routes in all, and has done since at least 2026. The register records its rating as Worker (A rating).
Companies House lists it as Ikea Limited, number 01986283, incorporated 1986: 40 years of filings behind the name. Registered office: 1 Bow Churchyard, London, EC4M 9DQ, EC4M 9DQ. Its filed activity puts it in retail. It has traded under other names before, including Ikea Properties Limited, Ikea Properties Limited.
What the licence tells a candidate is that the door is not locked. Whether it is open this month is a question for IKEA Ltd.'s own careers page and the job boards, and the answer changes with the season and the order book.
Nearby
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- Kalma Foods Limited T/A NISACoventry
- Two Sigma LtdLondon
- Chatha's Retail LtdBradford
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 IKEA Ltd., or somewhere like it?
Five fields, under a minute. We read every one. You never pay us anything, at any stage.
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 vetted test centres, and handle the Certificate of Sponsorship paperwork with you.
- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
- Work shown on video before you see a CV. Trade tested before you hire.
- Nothing is ever charged to the candidate.
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For candidates
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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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