--- title: "Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc.: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oxford-nanopore-technologies-plc-oxford-786079 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 --- # Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc.: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc. (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 6 January 2022 (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: 6 January 2022 - Legal name: OXFORD NANOPORE TECHNOLOGIES PLC - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Oxford - Companies House number: 05386273 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05386273) - Website: https://nanoporetech.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oxford-nanopore-technologies - 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/oxford-nanopore-technologies-plc-oxford-786079 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 629 licensed sponsors in Oxford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/oxford - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 109 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 7 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 4 Nov 2026. - 16 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 Sep 2026. 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. - 13 Aug 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Aug 2026. 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. - 14 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Jul 2026. 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. - 25 Jun 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Jun 2026. 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. - 9 Jun 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 9 Jun 2026. 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. - 11 May 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 May 2026. 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. - 13 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Apr 2026. 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. - 20 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Mar 2026. 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. - 6 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 Mar 2026. 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. - 2 Mar 2026: Director resigned: SANGHERA, Gurdial Singh, Dr. Director change recorded on 2 Mar 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. - 2 Mar 2026: New director appointed: VAN PARYS, Francis Albert Luc. Director change recorded on 2 Mar 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. - 13 Feb 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Feb 2026. 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. - 26 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Jan 2026. 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. - 12 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 Jan 2026. 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. - 29 Dec 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Dec 2025. 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. - 21 Nov 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Nov 2025. 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. - 14 Nov 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Nov 2025. 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. - 5 Nov 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 Nov 2025. 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. - 8 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Oct 2025. 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. - 26 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Sep 2025. 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. - 3 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 3 Sep 2025. 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. - 15 Aug 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Aug 2025. 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. - 18 Jul 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Jul 2025. 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. - 25 Jun 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Jun 2025. 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. - + 84 earlier changes on the web page 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 4 live vacancies tracked for this employer (7 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Research Scientist · Littlemore, Oxford · £26,626 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5900642825?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior InfoSec Engineer · Littlemore, Oxford · £57,375 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5916580969?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior Python Cloud Developer · Littlemore, Oxford · £71,436 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5742304819?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Technical Product Manager · Littlemore, Oxford · £53,641 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5840393939?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Applications Bioinformatician · Littlemore, Oxford · £36,740 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5859771375?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Technical Product Manager – Bioinformatics Workflow Software · UK · £44,401 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5840382338?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Senior Product Manager - bioinformatics (human genetics) · Littlemore, Oxford · £48,885 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5735094120?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=786079&employer=Oxford%20Nanopore%20Technologies%20plc. 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 Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc. ### Is Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc. a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc. 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 Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc. sponsor? Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc. is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc. have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 4 live vacancies from Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc. on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc. based? The register lists Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc. at Oxford. 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/oxford-nanopore-technologies-plc-oxford-786079 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oxford-nanopore-technologies-plc-oxford-786079.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.