The register
The register lists Santander UK PLC in Milton Keynes 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. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating).
At Companies House the business is Santander UK PLC (company number 02294747), a public limited company incorporated in 1988, 38 years ago. Registered office: 2 Triton Square, Regent's Place, London, NW1 3AN, NW1 3AN. Its filed activity puts it in finance and insurance. It has traded under other names before, including Abbey National PLC.
What the licence tells a candidate is that the door is not locked. Whether it is open this month is a question for Santander UK PLC's own careers page and the job boards, and the answer changes with the season and the order book.