--- title: "Polymat: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/polymat-thamesmead-701825 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 --- # Polymat: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Polymat (Companies House 09078530, Thamesmead) 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 18 August 2020 (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: 18 August 2020 - Also known as: Bannockburn Primary School; Woolwich Polytechnic School; Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls - Industry: Education - Town: Thamesmead - Registered address: Woolwich Polytechnic School Hutchins Road, Thamesmead, London, SE28 8AT - Companies House number: 09078530 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09078530) - Website: https://www.polymat.eu - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/basque-center-for-macromolecular-design-and-engineering-polymat-fundazioa - 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/polymat-thamesmead-701825 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 28 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 8 Dec 2025: New director appointed: JARRETT-SHORTER, Katharine. Director change recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 31 Oct 2025: New director appointed: ILES, Neil Christopher. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 22 Oct 2025: New director appointed: KALAM, Wajdie. Director change recorded on 22 Oct 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. - 15 Sep 2025: Director resigned: TOMKINS, Una Clare. Director change recorded on 15 Sep 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. - 12 Feb 2025: Director resigned: CHEN, Liulu. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 1 Sep 2024: New secretary appointed: GUEST, Mark. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 31 Aug 2024: Secretary resigned: RENDELL, Alexa Ann. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 19 Jul 2024: Director resigned: JANES, Robert Brian. Director change recorded on 19 Jul 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. - 10 Jun 2024: New director appointed: BELLO, Seyi Osato. Director change recorded on 10 Jun 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. - 23 Apr 2024: Director resigned: PLUMB, Timothy John. Director change recorded on 23 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. - 22 Feb 2024: New director appointed: MADDEN-NADEAU, Terry. Director change recorded on 22 Feb 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. - 17 Jul 2023: New director appointed: CHEN, Liulu. Director change recorded on 17 Jul 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. - 28 Apr 2023: New director appointed: STUBBINS, Matthew, Dr. Director change recorded on 28 Apr 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. - 28 Apr 2023: New director appointed: SESLI, Gulcin. Director change recorded on 28 Apr 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 2023: New director appointed: TOMKINS, Una Clare. Director change recorded on 26 Apr 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. - 13 Jan 2023: Director resigned: BATCHELOR, Kate. Director change recorded on 13 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. - 31 Dec 2022: Director resigned: RUSSELL, Tracy. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 1 Sep 2022: New director appointed: KING, Jennifer Lee. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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 Sep 2022: New director appointed: BAHRA, Sarabjit Singh. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 31 Aug 2022: Director resigned: WOOD, Susannah. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 19 Apr 2022: New director appointed: ANIM, Selom Kofi. Director change recorded on 19 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 Mar 2022: New director appointed: PHILIP, John. Director change recorded on 25 Mar 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. - 8 Feb 2022: Director resigned: FITZPATRICK, Samuel. Director change recorded on 8 Feb 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. - 1 Dec 2021: New director appointed: BATCHELOR, Kate. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 22 Sep 2021: Director resigned: LEWIS, Rebecca. Director change recorded on 22 Sep 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. - + 3 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 Polymat ### Is Polymat a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Polymat in Thamesmead is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Polymat sponsor? Polymat is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Polymat based? The register lists Polymat at Woolwich Polytechnic School Hutchins Road, Thamesmead, London, SE28 8AT. 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 09078530. 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/polymat-thamesmead-701825 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/polymat-thamesmead-701825.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.