--- title: "Bayer plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bayer-plc-reading-797972 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 --- # Bayer plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Bayer plc (Companies House 00935048, 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: BAYER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY - Industry: Healthcare - Town: Reading - Registered address: 400 South Oak Way, Reading, Berkshire, England, RG2 6AD - Companies House number: 00935048 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00935048) - Website: https://www.bayer.co.uk/en/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bayer/ - 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/bayer-plc-reading-797972 ## 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 24 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 14 Mar 2025: Director resigned: PAYANO BAEZ, Ramon Antonio, Dr. Director change recorded on 14 Mar 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. - 18 Feb 2025: New director appointed: FEFFER, Tomer Tovia. Director change recorded on 18 Feb 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. - 12 Feb 2025: New director appointed: CARTER, Emma Jayne. Director change recorded on 12 Feb 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 Dec 2024: Director resigned: JINDAL, Vinit Rajesh. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 22 Sep 2021: New director appointed: PAYANO BAEZ, Ramon Antonio, Dr. Director change recorded on 22 Sep 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. - 22 Sep 2021: Director resigned: BRUENING, Lars Friedrich. Director change recorded on 22 Sep 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. - 17 Aug 2021: New director appointed: JINDAL, Vinit Rajesh. Director change recorded on 17 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. - 17 Aug 2021: Director resigned: KURDIKAR, Sreeparna Arun. Director change recorded on 17 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. - 30 Sep 2019: New director appointed: GERDAU, Thorsten. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 12 Aug 2019: Director resigned: HAHN, Vera. Director change recorded on 12 Aug 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. - 19 Jul 2018: New director appointed: KURDIKAR, Sreeparna Arun. Director change recorded on 19 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. - 19 Jul 2018: Director resigned: BOCKSTEGERS, Ute. Director change recorded on 19 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. - 16 Apr 2018: Secretary resigned: WILKINSON, Mark Alistair. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Apr 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 Aug 2017: Director resigned: MOSCHO, Alexander, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2017. 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. - 22 Aug 2017: New director appointed: BRUENING, Lars Friedrich. Director change recorded on 22 Aug 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. - 20 Feb 2017: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 20 Feb 2017. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Bayer Ag. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Bayer Global Investments B.V. 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. - 21 Sep 2015: New director appointed: HAHN, Vera. Director change recorded on 21 Sep 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. - 1 Jun 2015: Director resigned: PATERSON, Ian. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 17 Dec 2014: New director appointed: BOCKSTEGERS, Ute. Director change recorded on 17 Dec 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. - 21 Jul 2014: New secretary appointed: BARKER, Colin Andrew. Company secretary change recorded on 21 Jul 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. - 28 Jan 2014: Director resigned: DAWKINS, Martin Scott. Director change recorded on 28 Jan 2014. 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. - 17 Jan 2014: New director appointed: MOSCHO, Alexander, Dr. Director change recorded on 17 Jan 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. 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 18 live vacancies tracked for this employer (96 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Institutional & Spec Sales Consultant - St. Petersburg, FL · Saint Petersburg, FL · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/6057270181997585416 - Institutional & Specialty Sales Consultant - St. Louis, MO · Saint Louis, MO · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-8311131416684430752 - Utilities Specialist - Berkeley, CA · Berkeley, CA · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/1571941481352007217 - Production Specialist II Cell Therapy Cell Culture - Berkeley, CA · Berkeley, CA · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-8373297881409882211 - Sr. Specialist - QA Discrepancy Management - Berkeley, CA · Berkeley, CA · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-8291184853628134493 - Production Specialist III Cell Therapy Cell Culture - Berkeley, CA · Berkeley, CA · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-9192622512240968091 - Institutional & Specialty Sales Consultant - Cardiorenal - Highland Park, IL · Chicago, IL · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-7078818462384480492 - Primary Care Consultant- CVR -Springfield MA · Springfield, MO · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-8122412828500075069 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=797972&employer=Bayer%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 Bayer plc ### Is Bayer plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Bayer plc 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 Bayer plc sponsor? Bayer plc is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Bayer plc have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 18 live vacancies from Bayer plc on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Bayer plc based? The register lists Bayer plc at 400 South Oak Way, Reading, Berkshire, England, RG2 6AD. 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 00935048. 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/bayer-plc-reading-797972 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bayer-plc-reading-797972.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.