--- title: "Global Change Data Lab: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/global-change-data-lab-oxford-776339 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 --- # Global Change Data Lab: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Global Change Data Lab (Companies House 11725483, Oxford) 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 27 July 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: 27 July 2022 - Also known as: GCDL - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Oxford - Registered address: The Old Music Hall, 106-108 Cowley Road, Oxford, England, OX4 1JE - Companies House number: 11725483 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11725483) - Website: https://global-change-data-lab.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/global-change-data-lab-oxford-776339 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 629 licensed sponsors in Oxford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/oxford - 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 14 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 3 Jun 2026: Director resigned: CARLIN, Wendy, Dr. Director change recorded on 3 Jun 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. - 1 Jan 2025: New director appointed: BLASTLAND, Michael Iain. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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 Jan 2025: New director appointed: MELAMED, Claire Helen, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 11 Dec 2024: Cessation of Mr Hetan Shah as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Dec 2024. 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. - 11 Dec 2024: Cessation of Dr Wendy Carlin as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Dec 2024. 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. - 10 Sep 2024: Cessation of Dr Antonio Caria as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Sep 2024. 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. - 10 Sep 2024: Director resigned: CARIA, Antonio, Dr. Director change recorded on 10 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2023: New director appointed: DILNOT CBE, Andrew William, Sir. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2023. 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 Sep 2023: New director appointed: GLENNERSTER (CMG), Rachel. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2023. 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. - 12 May 2023: Cessation of Sir David Hendry as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 12 May 2023. 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. - 12 May 2023: Director resigned: HENDRY, David, Sir. Director change recorded on 12 May 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. - 2 Mar 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 2 Mar 2023. 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. - 13 Sep 2022: New person with significant control: Mr Hetan Shah. Change to people with significant control recorded on 13 Sep 2022. 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. - 13 Sep 2022: New director appointed: SHAH, Hetan. Director change recorded on 13 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 Global Change Data Lab ### Is Global Change Data Lab a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Global Change Data Lab in Oxford 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 Global Change Data Lab sponsor? Global Change Data Lab is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Global Change Data Lab based? The register lists Global Change Data Lab at The Old Music Hall, 106-108 Cowley Road, Oxford, England, OX4 1JE. 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 11725483. 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/global-change-data-lab-oxford-776339 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/global-change-data-lab-oxford-776339.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.