--- title: "aventis pharma Ltd t/a Sanofi: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/aventis-pharma-ltd-t-a-sanofi-reading-797720 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # aventis pharma Ltd t/a Sanofi: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, aventis pharma Ltd t/a Sanofi (Companies House 01535640, Reading) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: aventis pharma Ltd - Industry: Healthcare - Town: Reading - Registered address: 410 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, Berkshire, England, RG6 1PT - Companies House number: 01535640 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01535640) - Website: https://www.sanofi.co.uk - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/aventis-pharma-ltd-t-a-sanofi-reading-797720 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 912 licensed sponsors in Reading: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/reading - One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 26 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 14 Apr 2026: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Apr 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Feb 2026: Director resigned: UBHI, Rippondeep. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Feb 2026: Director resigned: KHAN, Usman. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Feb 2026: New director appointed: MOHAMED, Walaa Mostafa Abbas Awad. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Feb 2026: New director appointed: MOUSSA, Ahmed Mohamed Moustafa. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2026. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Mar 2024: New director appointed: UBHI, Rippondeep. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Mar 2024: Director resigned: BAIRD, Jessamy Rachel. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 19 Aug 2021: New director appointed: BAIRD, Jessamy Rachel. Director change recorded on 19 Aug 2021. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 19 Aug 2021: Director resigned: TILLETT, Gordon Michael. Director change recorded on 19 Aug 2021. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Mar 2021: New director appointed: KHAN, Usman. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2021. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Mar 2021: New director appointed: TILLETT, Gordon Michael. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2021. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Mar 2021: Director resigned: DUHALDE, Francois-Xavier. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2021. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Mar 2021: Director resigned: FRY, Hugo Rupert Alexander. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2021. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 18 Dec 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Dec 2020. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 19 Dec 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Dec 2019. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 15 Jul 2019: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 15 Jul 2019. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jan 2017: New director appointed: FRY, Hugo Rupert Alexander. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2017. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 Sep 2016: Director resigned: STENVALL, Tarja Johanna. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2016. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Sanofi-Aventis Uk Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2016: New director appointed: DUHALDE, Francois-Xavier. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2016. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2016: Director resigned: PROSSER, Andrew Michael James. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2016. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Apr 2016: Director resigned: LOEW, David Mathias. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2016. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 13 Feb 2015: New director appointed: LOEW, David Mathias. Director change recorded on 13 Feb 2015. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 Jan 2015: Director resigned: GUENTER, Peter Antoan. Director change recorded on 26 Jan 2015. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 19 Nov 2014: New director appointed: STENVALL, Tarja Johanna. Director change recorded on 19 Nov 2014. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - + 1 earlier change on the web page Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs 16 live vacancies tracked for this employer (41 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - UKIE MCO GTMC Head · Reading, Berkshire · £54,279 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5941247603?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior Tax Accountant · Reading, Berkshire · £43,029 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5939013716?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Head of Agentic Biology · Somerville, MA · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-8385828610347194441 - Atopic Dermatitis Marketing Industrial Placement Student · Reading, Berkshire · £26,721 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5917961228?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Supply Chain Intern - Customer Fulfillment & Demand Planning · Reading, Berkshire · £24,632 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5917961233?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Regulatory Affairs - Industrial Placement · Reading, Berkshire · £27,282 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5917961232?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Medical Science Liaison, Transplant · Reading, Berkshire · £39,008 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5918698437?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Student Clinical Project Assistant (CPA) · Reading, Berkshire · £18,609 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5917961230?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=797720&employer=aventis%20pharma%20Ltd%20%20t%2Fa%20Sanofi A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about aventis pharma Ltd t/a Sanofi ### Is aventis pharma Ltd t/a Sanofi a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. aventis pharma Ltd t/a Sanofi in Reading is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can aventis pharma Ltd t/a Sanofi sponsor? aventis pharma Ltd t/a Sanofi is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does aventis pharma Ltd t/a Sanofi have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 16 live vacancies from aventis pharma Ltd t/a Sanofi on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is aventis pharma Ltd t/a Sanofi based? The register lists aventis pharma Ltd t/a Sanofi at 410 Thames Valley Park Drive, Reading, Berkshire, England, RG6 1PT. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 01535640. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/aventis-pharma-ltd-t-a-sanofi-reading-797720 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/aventis-pharma-ltd-t-a-sanofi-reading-797720.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.