Originally Posted by
SPN Lifer
In Britain and other countries where the original version of English is spoken, the name of a corporation or business is considered a collective noun, using the plural verb form.
I spent 7 years of my education studying at a Grammar School* in England and can confirm that whilst I would use the singular, the general grammatical skills of many of my fellow citizens are such that a corporate entity is commonly accepted as and spoken about as both a singular and a collective noun, sometimes in the same sentence
*that's a somewhat old fashioned type of school for 11-18 year olds by the way, rather than somewhere that provides lessons teaching only english grammar
And briefly on topic, it is surprising that a LTP and current Titanium hasn't come across the non-qualifying stay criteria before, lucky them!