--- title: "Eden Research plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/eden-research-plc-abingdon-778738 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 --- # Eden Research plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Eden Research plc (Companies House 03071324, Abingdon) 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 13 May 2022 (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: 13 May 2022 - Industry: Other - Town: Abingdon - Registered address: 67c Innovation Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England, OX14 4RQ - Companies House number: 03071324 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03071324) - Website: https://www.edenresearch.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eden-research-plc - 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/eden-research-plc-abingdon-778738 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 136 licensed sponsors in Abingdon: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/abingdon - One of 3,279 in Other: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/other-industries - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 9 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Sep 2026: Company name changed, now trading as "EDEN BIOSOLUTIONS PLC". Company name change recorded on 30 Sep 2026. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 May 2026: Director resigned: MCALLAN, Derek Ian. Director change recorded on 26 May 2026. 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. - 14 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Apr 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 27 Feb 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Feb 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 7 May 2024: New director appointed: MCALLAN, Derek Ian. Director change recorded on 7 May 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. - 18 Mar 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Mar 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 31 Jan 2024: Director resigned: HORSMAN, Richard John. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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 Sep 2023: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Sep 2023. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2022: New director appointed: HORSMAN, Richard John. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. 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 Eden Research plc ### Is Eden Research plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Eden Research plc in Abingdon is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Eden Research plc sponsor? Eden Research plc is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Eden Research plc based? The register lists Eden Research plc at 67c Innovation Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England, OX14 4RQ. 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 03071324. 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/eden-research-plc-abingdon-778738 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/eden-research-plc-abingdon-778738.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.