--- title: "Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/orion-pharma-uk-ltd-reading-762984 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 --- # Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd (Companies House 02281057, Reading) 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 1 June 2021 (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: 1 June 2021 - Legal name: ORION PHARMA (UK) LIMITED - Industry: Healthcare - Town: Reading - Registered address: 5 Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7RD - Companies House number: 02281057 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02281057) - Website: https://www.orionpharma.co.uk - 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/orion-pharma-uk-ltd-reading-762984 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 912 licensed sponsors in Reading: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/reading - One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 10 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 7 Feb 2025: Director resigned: HOUTARI, Olli Heikki. Director change recorded on 7 Feb 2025. 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. - 7 Feb 2025: New director appointed: KEMPPAINEN, Mikko Tapani. Director change recorded on 7 Feb 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. - 16 Apr 2024: Director resigned: KARLSON, Jari Ilmari. Director change recorded on 16 Apr 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. - 16 Apr 2024: New director appointed: LINDELL, Rene Kristian. Director change recorded on 16 Apr 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. - 3 Apr 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 3 Apr 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. - 23 Mar 2023: Corporate-secretary resigned: HALCO SECRETARIES LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 23 Mar 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. - 23 Mar 2023: New corporate-secretary appointed: JTC (UK) LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 23 Mar 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 Jan 2023: Director resigned: AHOMAKI, Satu Maarit. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Jan 2023: New director appointed: HURME, Aino Anna Liisa, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 18 Nov 2021: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Nov 2021. 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. 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 2 live vacancies tracked for this employer (4 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Scientist/ Senior Scientist · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · £66,206 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5945459151?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Clinical Risk Manager, RBQM, R&D, Orion Pharma · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · £83,580 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5933124961?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Laboratory Technician · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · £36,595 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5898367838?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior Clinical Risk Manager, RBQM, R&D, Orion Pharma · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · £93,042 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5843171880?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=762984&employer=Orion%20Pharma%20(UK)%20Ltd A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd ### Is Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd in Reading is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd sponsor? Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 2 live vacancies from Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd based? The register lists Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd at 5 Fleet Place, London, EC4M 7RD. 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 02281057. 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/orion-pharma-uk-ltd-reading-762984 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/orion-pharma-uk-ltd-reading-762984.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.