--- title: "New England Biolabs UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/new-england-biolabs-uk-ltd-hitchin-718689 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 --- # New England Biolabs UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, New England Biolabs UK Ltd (Hitchin) 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 September 2017 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## 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 September 2017 - Legal name: NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS (U.K.) LIMITED - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: Hitchin - Companies House number: 02833761 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02833761) - Website: https://www.neb.uk.com/about-neb - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-england-biolabs - 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/new-england-biolabs-uk-ltd-hitchin-718689 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 88 licensed sponsors in Hitchin: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/hitchin - One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 18 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 16 May 2024: Notification of Donald G. Comb Stock Trust as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 16 May 2024. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 May 2024: Cessation of Donald G. Comb Stock Trust as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 May 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. - 16 May 2024: Notification of Linda Comb as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 16 May 2024. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 May 2024: Notification of Mr Richard Howe Ireland as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 16 May 2024. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 May 2024: Notification of Mr Ira Schildkraut as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 16 May 2024. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 May 2024: Notification of Mr Michael Comb as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 16 May 2024. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 May 2024: Notification of Mr James Vincent, Jr Ellard as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 16 May 2024. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 May 2024: Notification of Mr David C Comb as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 16 May 2024. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 May 2024: Notification of Mr Richard Paul Grandoni as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 16 May 2024. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 May 2024: Cessation of Donald G. Comb Revocable Trust as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 May 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. - 21 Oct 2022: Director resigned: ELLARD, James. Director change recorded on 21 Oct 2022. 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. - 21 Oct 2022: New director appointed: RUSSELLO, Salvatore Vincent. Director change recorded on 21 Oct 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. - 11 Mar 2022: Director resigned: NATHAN, Peter. Director change recorded on 11 Mar 2022. 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. - 16 Dec 2021: New director appointed: TINGER, Brian Thomas. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 2021. 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. - 16 Dec 2021: New director appointed: KEATING, Carole Joanna, Dr. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 2021. 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. - 7 May 2021: Notification of Donald G. Comb Revocable Trust as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 7 May 2021. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 7 May 2021: Cessation of Dr Donald Comb as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 7 May 2021. 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. - 27 Jul 2020: Director resigned: COMB, Donald, Dr. Director change recorded on 27 Jul 2020. 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 New England Biolabs UK Ltd ### Is New England Biolabs UK Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. New England Biolabs UK Ltd in Hitchin is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can New England Biolabs UK Ltd sponsor? New England Biolabs UK Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is New England Biolabs UK Ltd based? The register lists New England Biolabs UK Ltd at Hitchin. 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. 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/new-england-biolabs-uk-ltd-hitchin-718689 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/new-england-biolabs-uk-ltd-hitchin-718689.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.