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title: "Cooperative AI Foundation: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/cooperative-ai-foundation-exeter-806957
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
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# Cooperative AI Foundation: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Cooperative AI Foundation (Companies House 13485176, Exeter) 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 22 November 2023 (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: 22 November 2023
- Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit
- Town: Exeter
- Registered address: Courtenay House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, England, EX2 5AZ
- Companies House number: 13485176 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13485176)
- Website: https://www.cooperativeai.org
- 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/cooperative-ai-foundation-exeter-806957

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 193 licensed sponsors in Exeter: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/exeter
- One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit
- Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

7 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first:

- 3 Dec 2025: Director resigned: HORVITZ, Eric Joel. Director change recorded on 3 Dec 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.
- 2 Oct 2025: New director appointed: GRAEPEL, Thore Kurth, Dr. Director change recorded on 2 Oct 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.
- 6 Jun 2025: Director resigned: DONNELLY, Ruairí May. Director change recorded on 6 Jun 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.
- 6 Jun 2025: New director appointed: CLIFTON, Jesse Thomas Scott. Director change recorded on 6 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.
- 15 May 2025: New director appointed: TANG, Feng. Director change recorded on 15 May 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 Mar 2025: Director resigned: AMODEI, Dario. Director change recorded on 1 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.
- 30 Nov 2023: Secretary resigned: BRADBURY, Angela Karen. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Nov 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.

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 Cooperative AI Foundation

### Is Cooperative AI Foundation a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Cooperative AI Foundation in Exeter is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Cooperative AI Foundation sponsor?

Cooperative AI Foundation is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Cooperative AI Foundation based?

The register lists Cooperative AI Foundation at Courtenay House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, England, EX2 5AZ. 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 13485176. 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/cooperative-ai-foundation-exeter-806957
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/cooperative-ai-foundation-exeter-806957.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.
