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UK licensed sponsor · Aberdeen · Mining and quarrying
Shelf Drilling (UK), Ltd.
Shelf Drilling (UK), Ltd., Aberdeen, 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 Shelf Drilling (UK), Ltd. (SC737327), active, incorporated in 2022 (4 years ago), registered for extraction of crude petroleum.
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Companies House
Who Shelf Drilling (UK), Ltd. actually is
- Company number
- SC737327
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 4 July 2022 · 4 years old
- What they do
06100Extraction of crude petroleum
- Sector
- Mining and quarrying
- Registered office
- Cirrus Workspace 6 International Avenue, Abz Business Park, Dyce, Aberdeen, AB21 0BH
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 15 September 2026.
What a licence means
Licensed, checked, on the list
The Home Office lists Shelf Drilling (UK), Ltd. 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
Shelf Drilling (UK), Ltd. is licensed to sponsor on Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its entry on the register dates back to at least 2026, and the organisation is based in Aberdeen. The register records its rating as Worker (A rating).
At Companies House the business is Shelf Drilling (UK), Ltd. (company number SC737327), a private limited company incorporated in 2022, 4 years ago. The registered office is at Cirrus Workspace 6 International Avenue, Abz Business Park, Dyce, Aberdeen, AB21 0BH, AB21 0BH. Its filed activity puts it in mining and quarrying.
What the licence tells a candidate is that the door is not locked. Whether it is open this month is a question for Shelf Drilling (UK), Ltd.'s own careers page and the job boards, and the answer changes with the season and the order book.
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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.
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Want to work for Shelf Drilling (UK), Ltd., or somewhere like it?
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For employers
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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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