--- title: "Plymouth Marine Laboratory: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/plymouth-marine-laboratory-plymouth-772051 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 --- # Plymouth Marine Laboratory: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Plymouth Marine Laboratory (trading as PLYMOUTH MARINE ASSOCIATES; Companies House 04178503; Plymouth) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Charity Worker, Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (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: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Charity Worker; Government Authorised Exchange; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Trading as: PLYMOUTH MARINE ASSOCIATES - Also known as: PML - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Plymouth - Registered address: Prospect Place, West Hoe, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3DH - Companies House number: 04178503 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04178503) - Website: https://www.pml.ac.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plymouth-marine-laboratory-&-pml-applications-ltd - 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/plymouth-marine-laboratory-plymouth-772051 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 201 licensed sponsors in Plymouth: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/plymouth - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 1,531 Charity Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-charity ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 32 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Aug 2026: New director appointed: ALLEN, Timothy Paul. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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 Jul 2026: Director resigned: TIMBERLAKE, Janice Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 4 Jul 2024: New secretary appointed: MOORES, Christopher Clive. Company secretary change recorded on 4 Jul 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. - 30 Jun 2024: Secretary resigned: TREMAIN, Beverly Kim. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 22 May 2024: New director appointed: SCHRATZBERGER, Michaela, Dr. Director change recorded on 22 May 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. - 20 May 2024: New director appointed: BELLERBY, Richard Garth James, Professor. Director change recorded on 20 May 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. - 29 Mar 2024: New director appointed: SEQUEIRA, Kerin Jean. Director change recorded on 29 Mar 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. - 15 Mar 2024: Director resigned: CARPENTER, Lucy Jane, Professor. Director change recorded on 15 Mar 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. - 9 Jan 2024: Director resigned: JICKELLS, Timothy David. Director change recorded on 9 Jan 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. - 23 Nov 2023: Director resigned: JAMES, Paul Robert. Director change recorded on 23 Nov 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 Feb 2023: New director appointed: CROCKETT, Daniel. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 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. - 31 Jan 2023: Director resigned: RAYNER, Ralph Frank, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 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: VIRMANI, Jyotika Itee, 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. - 26 Apr 2022: New director appointed: GARÇON, Véronique Camille Emilie, Dr. Director change recorded on 26 Apr 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. - 25 Apr 2022: Director resigned: WARD, Bess Berkley, Professor. Director change recorded on 25 Apr 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. - 6 Apr 2022: New director appointed: CARPENTER, Lucy Jane, Professor. Director change recorded on 6 Apr 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. - 1 Aug 2021: Director resigned: BURNELL-NUGENT, James Michael, Sir. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2021. 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. - 28 Jan 2021: New director appointed: JAMES, Paul Robert. Director change recorded on 28 Jan 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. - 13 May 2020: New director appointed: BUTCHER, Mark James. Director change recorded on 13 May 2020. 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 Nov 2019: Director resigned: WATKINS, Mary Jane, Baroness. Director change recorded on 16 Nov 2019. 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. - 15 Jul 2019: Director resigned: SHERRARD, Simon Patrick. Director change recorded on 15 Jul 2019. 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. - 25 Mar 2019: New director appointed: MACKENZIE, Beverley Anne, Dr. Director change recorded on 25 Mar 2019. 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. - 25 Oct 2017: New director appointed: BUCKLAND OBE, Nicholas Brian. Director change recorded on 25 Oct 2017. 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 2017: New director appointed: WATKINS, Mary Jane, Baroness. Director change recorded on 3 Apr 2017. 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 Dec 2016: Director resigned: BARNES, Wendy Jacqueline. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2016. 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 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 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 Plymouth Marine Laboratory ### Is Plymouth Marine Laboratory a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Plymouth Marine Laboratory in Plymouth is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Plymouth Marine Laboratory sponsor? Plymouth Marine Laboratory is licensed for Charity Worker, Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Plymouth Marine Laboratory based? The register lists Plymouth Marine Laboratory at Prospect Place, West Hoe, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 3DH. 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 04178503. 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/plymouth-marine-laboratory-plymouth-772051 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/plymouth-marine-laboratory-plymouth-772051.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.