--- title: "Cell Therapy Catapult: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/cell-therapy-catapult-london-784305 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Cell Therapy Catapult: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Cell Therapy Catapult (trading as BRAND HCA Hospitals; Companies House 07964711; London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 29 August 2014 (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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 29 August 2014 - Trading as: BRAND HCA Hospitals - Legal name: CELL THERAPY CATAPULT LIMITED - Industry: Healthcare - Town: London - Registered address: 12th Floor Tower Wing B, Guys Hospital, London, SE1 9RT - Companies House number: 07964711 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07964711) - Website: https://ct.catapult.org.uk - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/cell-therapy-catapult-london-784305 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 45 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 15 Apr 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 15 Apr 2026. 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. - 31 Jul 2025: Director resigned: MCCUBBIN, Ian. 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 Sep 2024: New director appointed: LOKE, Hsin, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 31 Jul 2024: Director resigned: SODEN, Christine Helen. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 25 Apr 2024: New director appointed: FAULKNER, Jim. Director change recorded on 25 Apr 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. - 25 Apr 2024: New director appointed: PORTER, Carolyn, Dr. Director change recorded on 25 Apr 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. - 25 Apr 2024: New director appointed: MATHER, Nicole, Dr. Director change recorded on 25 Apr 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. - 31 Mar 2024: Director resigned: CAMPBELL, Ian William, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 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 2022: Secretary resigned: CROSSLEY, Simon. Company secretary change recorded on 19 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2022: Director resigned: HENDERSON, Stuart Jonathon Brodie. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 21 Mar 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 21 Mar 2022. 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 Feb 2022: New director appointed: MCCUBBIN, Ian. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2022. 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 2022: Director resigned: BROWN, John Robert, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 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. - 1 Jun 2021: Director resigned: HIGGINS, Nicolas Andrew. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 31 Mar 2021: Director resigned: TURNER, Marc Leighton, Professor. 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. - 2 Mar 2021: Cessation of Mr Matthew Brian Durdy as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Mar 2021. 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. - 2 Mar 2021: Cessation of Dr John Robert Brown as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Mar 2021. 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. - 25 Jan 2021: New director appointed: CAMPBELL, Ian William, Dr. Director change recorded on 25 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. - 13 Oct 2020: New director appointed: SODEN, Christine Helen. Director change recorded on 13 Oct 2020. 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. - 13 Oct 2020: New director appointed: THOMAS, Angela Eleine, Prof.. Director change recorded on 13 Oct 2020. 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. - 2 Apr 2020: New person with significant control: Mr Matthew Brian Durdy. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Apr 2020. 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. - 2 Apr 2020: Cessation of Mr Keith John Thompson as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Apr 2020. 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. - 31 Mar 2020: Director resigned: THOMPSON, Keith John. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 31 May 2019: Director resigned: WHITAKER, Michael John, Professor. Director change recorded on 31 May 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 Sep 2018: New director appointed: KEOGH, Bruce Edward, Professor Sir. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - + 20 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 No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about Cell Therapy Catapult ### Is Cell Therapy Catapult a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Cell Therapy Catapult in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2014. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Cell Therapy Catapult sponsor? Cell Therapy Catapult is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Cell Therapy Catapult based? The register lists Cell Therapy Catapult at 12th Floor Tower Wing B, Guys Hospital, London, SE1 9RT. 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 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 07964711. 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/cell-therapy-catapult-london-784305 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/cell-therapy-catapult-london-784305.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.