Building Research Establishment Ltd
ActiveLicence & visa routes
An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.
Companies House changes
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Reporting duties
- 9 Sept 2025 — Director resigned: CHARLESWORTH, Gillian Mary. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 7 Oct 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 9 Sept 2025 — New director appointed: SHAPIRO, Ian David. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 7 Oct 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 24 Jul 2025 — New director appointed: RUDDER, Jennifer Lynn. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 21 Aug 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 7 Nov 2024 — Director resigned: WIJERATNE, Vinodha Soysa. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 5 Dec 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 23 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 9 Sept 2025Director resigned: CHARLESWORTH, Gillian Mary
- 9 Sept 2025New director appointed: SHAPIRO, Ian David
- 24 Jul 2025New director appointed: RUDDER, Jennifer Lynn
- 7 Nov 2024Director resigned: WIJERATNE, Vinodha Soysa
- 30 Oct 2023Secretary resigned: CONROY, Paul, Dr
- 30 Oct 2023New secretary appointed: THOMPSON, Ashley George
- + 21 earlier events
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Common questions about Building Research Establishment Ltd
- Is Building Research Establishment Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Building Research Establishment Ltd in Watford holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2013. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
- What visa routes can Building Research Establishment Ltd sponsor?
- Building Research Establishment Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
- Where is Building Research Establishment Ltd based?
- The register lists Building Research Establishment Ltd at Bucknalls Lane, Garston, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 9XX. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
- How current is this information?
- This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal, alongside Companies House records for company number 03319324. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- 03319324
- Address
- Bucknalls Lane, Garston, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 9XX
- First on register
- 4 Aug 2013
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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.