National Oceanography Centre
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It is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors. Not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.
Licence & visa routes
A rating: in good standing. B rating: downgraded and must fix problems before sponsoring new workers.
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Companies House changes
Run a live check- 1 Sep 2026New secretary appointed: ALHASHIMY, Mohammad Ebrahim Redha Ali1 Sep 2026
Company secretary change recorded on 1 Sep 2026. 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.
- 31 Aug 2026Secretary resigned: STEWART, Julie Frances31 Aug 2026
Same rule as the company secretary change above.
- 25 Jun 2026Director resigned: BOYD, Ian Lamont, Professor25 Jun 2026
Director change recorded on 25 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.
Companies House doesn't show whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so check these against your own records.
Common questions about National Oceanography Centre
- Is National Oceanography Centre a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. National Oceanography Centre in Southampton is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.
- What visa routes can National Oceanography Centre sponsor?
- National Oceanography Centre is licensed for Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)".
- Where is National Oceanography Centre based?
- The register lists National Oceanography Centre at National Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton, United Kingdom, SO14 3ZH. 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 11444362. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK.
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As of 30 October 2026, National Oceanography Centre (Companies House 11444362, Southampton) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 9 August 2019 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). The first register date is when we first saw it listed, not the official licence date. Text-only version