Cogent Breeding Limited
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
Run a live check≈3.3 in 100 such sponsors lost their licence within 7 months. Score uses register data only — a live check adds the full Companies House record.
Reporting duties
- 15 Jan 2026 — New shares issued (allotment). Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 12 Feb 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 19 Mar 2024 — Registered office address changed. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 16 Apr 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 27 Nov 2020 — New shares issued (allotment). Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 25 Dec 2020 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 31 Dec 2019 — Notification of Stgenetics Worldwide Limited as a person with significant control. New licence required within 20 working days · window closed 28 Jan 2020 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 2 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 15 Jan 2026New shares issued (allotment)
- 19 Mar 2024Registered office address changed
- 27 Nov 2020New shares issued (allotment)
- 31 Dec 2019Notification of Stgenetics Worldwide Limited as a person with significant control
- 12 Feb 2019Director resigned: RAMSBOTTOM, Graham Paul
- 12 Feb 2019New director appointed: ROACH, Mark Anthony
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Common questions about Cogent Breeding Limited
- Is Cogent Breeding Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Cogent Breeding Limited in Aldford holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2018. 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 Cogent Breeding Limited sponsor?
- Cogent Breeding Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and 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 Cogent Breeding Limited based?
- The register lists Cogent Breeding Limited at Beachin Stud, Lea Lane Aldford, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 6JQ. 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 02750987. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- 02750987
- Address
- Beachin Stud, Lea Lane Aldford, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 6JQ
- First on register
- 20 May 2018
- Website
- cogentuk.com
- Profile
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.