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UK licensed sponsor · Sheffield · IT, software and media
OCLC (UK) Limited
OCLC (UK) Limited, Sheffield, 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 Oclc (UK) Limited (00498573), active, incorporated in 1951 (75 years ago), registered for business and domestic software development.
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Companies House
Who OCLC (UK) Limited actually is
- Company number
- 00498573
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 17 August 1951 · 75 years old
- What they do
62012Business and domestic software development
- Sector
- IT, software and media
- Previously
- Oclc Pica Limited (until 2007)
Fretwell-downing Informatics Limited (until 2006)
F.fretwell-downing Hallamshire Limited (until 1993) - Registered office
- Citygate, 8 St.Mary's Gate, Sheffield, S1 4LW
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
The slow part is done
Getting a licence takes an application, checks and a fee, and most employers never bother. OCLC (UK) Limited has, which means when a role qualifies the certificate can be assigned without months of preparation.
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 OCLC (UK) Limited in Sheffield 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. Its rating on the register is Worker (A rating).
Companies House lists it as Oclc (UK) Limited, number 00498573, incorporated 1951: 75 years of filings behind the name. Registered office: Citygate, 8 St.Mary's Gate, Sheffield, S1 4LW, S1 4LW. Its filed activity puts it in it, software and media. It has traded under other names before, including Oclc Pica Limited, Fretwell-downing Informatics Limited.
A licence says an organisation may sponsor; it does not say it is hiring today. The way to find out is the same as for any employer: the careers page, the job boards, and a direct approach with a UK-style CV that says early that sponsorship would be needed.
Nearby
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- Ubds It Consulting LtdTunbridge Wells
- Zuhlke Engineering LtdLondon
- DBFS LimitedLondon
- Abs Automation Systems LimitedReading
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 OCLC (UK) Limited, 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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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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