Merck Life Science UK 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
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Reporting duties
- 1 Aug 2024 — Director resigned: JACKSON, Victor Mark. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 29 Aug 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 1 Aug 2024 — New director appointed: CARASS, Andrew David. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 29 Aug 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 1 Mar 2023 — Director resigned: BIRO, Peter. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 29 Mar 2023 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 1 Mar 2023 — New director appointed: MASSEY, Alison Eve. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 29 Mar 2023 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 1 Aug 2024Director resigned: JACKSON, Victor Mark
- 1 Aug 2024New director appointed: CARASS, Andrew David
- 1 Mar 2023Director resigned: BIRO, Peter
- 1 Mar 2023New director appointed: MASSEY, Alison Eve
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Common questions about Merck Life Science UK Limited
- Is Merck Life Science UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Merck Life Science UK Limited in Gillingham holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2021. 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 Merck Life Science UK Limited sponsor?
- Merck Life Science UK Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Temporary Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
- Where is Merck Life Science UK Limited based?
- The register lists Merck Life Science UK Limited at The Old Brickyard, New Road, Gillingham, Dorset, England, SP8 4XT. 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 00660457. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- 00660457
- Address
- The Old Brickyard, New Road, Gillingham, Dorset, England, SP8 4XT
- First on register
- 13 Dec 2021
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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.