Somerset House Trust
ActiveLicence & visa routes
An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.
Companies House changes
Run a live check≈3.3 in 100 such sponsors lost their licence within 7 months. Score uses register data only — a live check adds the full Companies House record.
Reporting duties
- 26 Feb 2026 — New director appointed: PROTHEROE, Helen. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 26 Mar 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 1 Aug 2025 — Director resigned: PROTHEROE, Helen. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 29 Aug 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 1 Aug 2025 — New secretary appointed: FREEMAN, Dan. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 29 Aug 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 31 Jul 2025 — Secretary resigned: GILBURD, Samantha Elizabeth. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 28 Aug 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 22 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 26 Feb 2026New director appointed: PROTHEROE, Helen
- 1 Aug 2025Director resigned: PROTHEROE, Helen
- 1 Aug 2025New secretary appointed: FREEMAN, Dan
- 31 Jul 2025Secretary resigned: GILBURD, Samantha Elizabeth
- 27 Feb 2025Director resigned: HALL, Melanie Ruth
- 27 Feb 2025New director appointed: LEIBOWITZ, Alan Jay
- + 20 earlier events
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Common questions about Somerset House Trust
- Is Somerset House Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Somerset House Trust in London holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2021. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
- What visa routes can Somerset House Trust sponsor?
- Somerset House Trust is licensed for Creative Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Temporary Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
- Where is Somerset House Trust based?
- The register lists Somerset House Trust at Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
- How current is this information?
- This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal, alongside Companies House records for company number 03388137. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- 03388137
- Address
- Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA
- First on register
- 28 Jul 2021
- Website
- somersethouse.org.uk
- Profile
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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.