What Sable International does

Sable International is a UK-incorporated cross-border professional services firm (legal entity Sable International Citizenship Ltd, Company No. 04387054) founded in 1995, originally as 1st Contact, with headquarters in London and 250-270+ employees across twelve offices in nine countries on three continents: the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Mauritius, Portugal, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The company serves international citizens, expats and emigrants — with particular depth in South African tax emigration, UK immigration, Australian migration, and citizenship-by-investment programmes — plus enterprise clients including NHS Trusts, UK independent schools, IFAs, family offices and corporate sponsors via its Sable Partners referral programme. It has served over two million clients cumulatively and holds regulated immigration adviser status with the UK's Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) and Australia's Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA).

The offering is organised into five core divisions: Citizenship & Immigration (UK and Australian visas, ancestry claims, citizenship-by-descent, citizenship-by-investment across Antigua and Barbuda, Greece, Grenada, Malta, Mauritius, Portugal and the US, plus the Relocate Privé premium white-glove service), Financial Services (forex, wealth management, South African tax, UK personal tax, contractor accounting), Corporate Services (UK Business Immigration, UK Public Interest Immigration, UK Education Corporate Services), Education (Study Abroad, Sports Recruitment, Sable Guardians), and Offshore Property advisory (Mauritius, Portugal, UK). The firm has no proprietary technology platform beyond a secure Client Portal for application tracking and document exchange; it is fundamentally a high-touch consultancy rather than a software business.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees (charged upfront with no hidden costs and a "no visa, no fee" guarantee on most visa applications), transaction-based forex fees, and recurring advisory retainers in wealth management. The go-to-market is sales-led with face-to-face consultations across the international office network, supplemented by remote phone/email advisory, content marketing via a blog and newsletter, events and webinars, and the Sable Partners channel programme for professional advisors. The company is privately held by founder Reg Bamford, co-founder Philip Gamble, and approximately one-third of employees who own shares, with no external private equity or institutional investment disclosed.

Name

Sable International

Legal name

Sable International Citizenship Ltd

Website

https://sableinternational.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Sable International is a UK-based cross-border professional services firm offering immigration, citizenship-by-investment, tax, forex, wealth management, accounting, education and offshore property advisory to international citizens, expats and enterprise clients across nine countries through twelve offices on three continents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration and Cross-Border Advisory Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Mobility & Cross-Border Tax/Immigration Advisory (THACAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigration Legal Services & Representation (Law Firms) (THACAKAF), Business Visa Application & Processing Services (THACAKAA), Immigration, Visa & Work Authorization Support (HSAKAJAF), Immigration Legal Advisory & Representation (Student Visas) (EDAIADAB)

Keywords

• Immigration consultancy
• Citizenship by investment
• Cross-border tax services
• International wealth management
• Forex money transfers

Headquarters

HQ city

Croydon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Professional consultancy providing advice and representation in nationality law matters, visa applications, and citizenship-by-investment programmes. Fees are communicated upfront with no hidden costs.
2. Cross-Border Financial Services: Forex services for transferring money internationally, wealth management, and tax emigration services. Revenue derived from transaction fees and advisory service charges.
3. Accounting Services: Specialist outsourced bookkeeping, accounting, financial management and advisory services for contractors and SMEs.
4. Offshore Property Advisory: Advisory service for international real estate investment, working with developers and managing property transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sable International is a professional services firm providing cross-border immigration, citizenship, tax, forex, wealth management, accounting, and offshore property advisory services. The firm assists individuals, families, and corporate clients navigate complex international processes including visa applications, citizenship-by-investment programmes, tax emigration, currency transfers, and global wealth structuring through 12 offices across three continents.

Product overview

Sable International offers a comprehensive portfolio of professional services for international citizens, organised into five core divisions: Citizenship and Immigration, Financial Services, Corporate Services, Education, and Offshore Property. The Citizenship and Immigration division provides visa and citizenship services across the UK, Australia, Europe, and citizenship-by-investment programmes, supplemented by the premium Relocate Privé white-glove service. Financial Services encompasses Forex, Wealth Management, South African Tax, UK Personal Tax, and Contractor Accounting modules. Corporate Services covers UK Business Immigration, Public Interest Immigration, and UK Education Corporate Services. Education includes Study Abroad advisory, Sports Recruitment, and Sable Guardians. Offshore Property rounds out the offering with investment advisory in Mauritius, Portugal, and the UK. The company also operates a Sable Partners referral programme for professional advisers and provides clients with access to a Client Portal. All divisions operate cross-border, serving clients across eight countries through 12 international offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Citizenship & Immigration Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 2 million+ clients helped across multiple businesses
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IFAs, Family Offices, Accountants, Legal Professionals (Sable Partners)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSable Partners programme enables IFAs, family offices, accountants, and legal professionals to offer their clients comprehensive cross-border solutions without overhead. The partnership provides access to specialist expertise in international wealth, tax, forex, and immigration services.
• Reputable Developers and Agents (Property)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with selected developers and real estate agents in various jurisdictions including UK, Portugal, and Mauritius. The company only partners with the best developers and works with specialists to ensure quality property investments for clients.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fragomen: Global immigration law firm with deep UK, Australian, and African practice that competes head-on with Sable on corporate and high-net-worth immigration mandates. The clearest large-scale global comparator for Sable's UK immigration volume leadership.
• Holborn Assets: Cross-border tax, financial advisory, and forex firm focused on South African expatriates — a near-identical target segment to Sable's SA emigration business. The most direct competitor in the South African tax emigration and cross-border wealth niche.
• Smith Stone Walters: UK-based immigration law firm advising individuals and businesses on UK visas, citizenship, and sponsor licensing. A direct competitor in Sable's largest UK immigration market.
• Kingsley Napley: London full-service law firm with a substantial immigration and nationality practice serving high-net-worth individuals. Comparable in regulatory positioning and HNW client profile to Sable's citizenship and Relocate Privé services.
• Global Citizen Solutions: Advisory firm specialising in European and Caribbean citizenship-by-investment and residency-by-investment programmes. Directly comparable to Sable's citizenship-by-investment product line across Portugal, Malta, and other jurisdictions.
• La Vida Golden Visas: Specialist citizenship and residency-by-investment advisory covering European Golden Visa programmes. Competes with Sable in the same investment-migration category with overlapping country coverage.
• Charles Russell Speechlys: UK law firm with a dedicated immigration and private client practice serving HNW individuals on citizenship, residency, and cross-border wealth structuring. Comparable in the UK HNW immigration and citizenship advisory market.
• Xpatweb: UK immigration law firm serving corporate sponsors and high-net-worth individuals, with a particular focus on business immigration. A direct competitor for Sable's UK Business Immigration and public-interest NHS contracts.
• Crown Currency Exchange: Foreign exchange and international money transfer specialist serving expatriate and migration flows including from South Africa. A direct competitor to Sable's cross-border forex and money transfer revenue stream.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Private: Global professional services firm offering cross-border tax, wealth advisory, and immigration services to high-net-worth individuals as part of a much broader portfolio. Comparable in cross-border tax and HNW advisory but at very different scale and breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Sable_Intl
• Facebookfacebook.com/SableInternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sable-intl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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