--- title: "Rothamsted Research: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/rothamsted-research-harpenden-772087 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 --- # Rothamsted Research: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Rothamsted Research (Companies House 02393175, Harpenden) 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 - Legal name: ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Harpenden - Registered address: Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ - Companies House number: 02393175 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02393175) - Website: https://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rothamsted-research/ - 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/rothamsted-research-harpenden-772087 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 44 licensed sponsors in Harpenden: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/harpenden - 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 49 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 25 Aug 2026: Director resigned: THOMAS, Sandra Mary, Professor. Director change recorded on 25 Aug 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. - 3 Aug 2026: New director appointed: LELLIOTT, John George. Director change recorded on 3 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. - 9 Jul 2026: New director appointed: O'LEARY, Paul Simon. Director change recorded on 9 Jul 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. - 10 Jun 2026: Director resigned: GRAY, Julie Elizabeth, Professor. Director change recorded on 10 Jun 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. - 18 May 2026: Director resigned: SCRAGG, Neil Grant. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 10 Dec 2025: Director resigned: BALMFORD, Andrew Paul, Professor. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 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. - 10 Dec 2025: Director resigned: EMMETT, Bridget Anne, Professor. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 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. - 10 Dec 2024: Director resigned: BEDDINGTON, John Rex, Sir. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 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 Dec 2024: Director resigned: DOUBLEDAY, Oliver Peter, Dr. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 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 Dec 2024: New director appointed: KENDALL, Peter Ashley, Sir. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 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. - 9 Jul 2024: Director resigned: MANNING, Louise Joan, Professor. Director change recorded on 9 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. - 4 Jan 2024: New director appointed: LOBLEY, Matthew, Professor. Director change recorded on 4 Jan 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. - 5 Dec 2023: Director resigned: WINTER, David Michael, Professor. Director change recorded on 5 Dec 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. - 5 Dec 2023: Director resigned: HAYWOOD, William John. Director change recorded on 5 Dec 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. - 10 May 2023: New director appointed: SCRAGG, Neil Grant. Director change recorded on 10 May 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. - 7 Feb 2023: Director resigned: JARVIS, Stuart James. Director change recorded on 7 Feb 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. - 6 Sep 2022: New director appointed: THOMAS, Sandra Mary, Professor. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 10 Feb 2022: New director appointed: GRAY, Julie Elizabeth, Professor. Director change recorded on 10 Feb 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. - 10 Feb 2022: Director resigned: BAULCOMBE, David Charles, Sir. Director change recorded on 10 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. - 8 Sep 2021: New director appointed: BALMFORD, Andrew Paul, Professor. Director change recorded on 8 Sep 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. - 8 Sep 2021: New director appointed: EMMETT, Bridget Anne, Professor. Director change recorded on 8 Sep 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. - 31 Aug 2021: Director resigned: GODFRAY, Hugh Charles Jonathan, Professor. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 11 May 2021: New director appointed: HOLTHUIS, Johannes Vincentius Maria. Director change recorded on 11 May 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. - 10 Feb 2021: Director resigned: SMITH, Sally Ann. Director change recorded on 10 Feb 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. - 6 Dec 2019: New director appointed: MANNING, Louise Joan, Professor. Director change recorded on 6 Dec 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. - + 24 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 Rothamsted Research ### Is Rothamsted Research a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Rothamsted Research in Harpenden 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 Rothamsted Research sponsor? Rothamsted Research is licensed for Charity Worker, Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Rothamsted Research based? The register lists Rothamsted Research at Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ. 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 02393175. 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/rothamsted-research-harpenden-772087 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/rothamsted-research-harpenden-772087.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.