--- title: "BASF Plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/basf-plc-stockport-774401 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 --- # BASF Plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, BASF Plc (Companies House 00667980, Stockport) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, 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: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: BASF PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Stockport - Registered address: 4th And 5th Floors 2 Stockport Exchange, Railway Road, Stockport, United Kingdom, SK1 3GG - Companies House number: 00667980 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00667980) - 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/basf-plc-stockport-774401 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 294 licensed sponsors in Stockport: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/stockport - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - 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 33 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 15 Jul 2026: New director appointed: KELLY, Lisa. Director change recorded on 15 Jul 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. - 17 Apr 2026: Director resigned: BUDD, Darren, Dr. Director change recorded on 17 Apr 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. - 23 Mar 2026: New director appointed: GIOVANNETTI, Gabriele Giordano. Director change recorded on 23 Mar 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. - 31 Jul 2025: Director resigned: BIRK, Thomas. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 2025. 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 Jun 2025: New director appointed: SCHWEITZER, Eva Maria, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2025. 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 2025: New director appointed: BUDD, Darren, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2025. 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 Oct 2024: Director resigned: HARPER, Karen Lois. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 1 Oct 2024: Director resigned: STECK, Joerg Christian, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 1 Dec 2023: New director appointed: STECK, Joerg Christian, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 2023. 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 Dec 2023: Director resigned: PFLANZL, Harald. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 2023. 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 Sep 2023: New director appointed: HOLSTEIN, Timothy. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2023. 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 Jun 2023: Director resigned: URWIN, Thomas. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2023. 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. - 30 Sep 2022: Director resigned: MACKEY, Geoffrey William. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2022. 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. - 7 Jun 2021: New director appointed: BIRK, Thomas. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 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. - 7 Jun 2021: Director resigned: BUDD, Darren, Dr. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 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. - 1 Jan 2021: New director appointed: BUDD, Darren, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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 Dec 2020: Director resigned: CARTER, Richard John. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2020. 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. - 11 Nov 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 11 Nov 2020. 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. - 9 Nov 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 9 Nov 2020. 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 Jul 2019: New director appointed: THOMSON, Gordon Alexander, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2019. 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 Jul 2019: Director resigned: THOMSON, Gordon Alexander, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2019. 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 Jul 2018: New director appointed: PFLANZL, Harald. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2018. 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 Jul 2018: Director resigned: KRAMER, Markus Stefan, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2018. 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 2018: New director appointed: KRAMER, Markus Stefan, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2018. 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 2018: Director resigned: JENSEN, Torben Berlin. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2018. 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. - + 8 earlier changes 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (5 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Summer Research Associate · London - Canada · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/2Nzjo_mYl8SnNL73DaK2KDTb2wxfhMkDcqDedVCa4L9y9Yt11fOGHAri9B3sE21JOIEPlO2iWxg11ogx_wiF9KZKtahCNp6XaKoeRqM9i79wTw3i0mUwxfVpLkWQruxJO6YZY_os2aqmXdA5jqzabl8IW_lVaoJyBdUQjnf8BGcPT31yPAdh3zn_e917f4bW4pOajvxSEwlJZY3SnXZOuRDJ7adLm0Cxq9_e5uqpqcc - Global Product Owner Smart Manufacturing & Performance · Raleigh, NC · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/6342813799696144120 - Sr Agronomic Sales Advisor - South Dakota (Field) · Raleigh, NC · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-7355047636074934499 - Agriculture/Horticulture Technical Services Representative - Contract · London - Canada · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/CVKWN6prUziFRZ0PpowFLoIttNoKzhd_nm2AdCOmcxKy45JLqeo9Zco0m4MkAOnXivG-gfGcsuzHN8yC3EVqQA1uXHHI14J4BlLYKAwpW-Q4xLkSf4Tho8RzZCyeoqBsduEKH5q6UiuPreIt7g-62hcb-U8eAQJrEZV70wfohsI2NSJcbdmyGrIvgonUbq1fQ4f6Xd4oprmhC51E5FQaN2i9NCjXxBG9fQJZeROgJ0Q - Account Manager - Treasure Valley · Parma, ID · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/3384401209757577917 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=774401&employer=BASF%20Plc 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 BASF Plc ### Is BASF Plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. BASF Plc in Stockport 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 BASF Plc sponsor? BASF Plc is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Does BASF Plc have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from BASF Plc on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is BASF Plc based? The register lists BASF Plc at 4th And 5th Floors 2 Stockport Exchange, Railway Road, Stockport, United Kingdom, SK1 3GG. 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 00667980. 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/basf-plc-stockport-774401 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/basf-plc-stockport-774401.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.