--- title: "The Progressive Farming Trust Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-progressive-farming-trust-ltd-cirencester-777376 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 --- # The Progressive Farming Trust Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Progressive Farming Trust Ltd (Cirencester) 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 23 October 2019 (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: 23 October 2019 - Legal name: PROGRESSIVE FARMING TRUST LIMITED - Also known as: EFRC; ELM FARM RESEARCH CENTRE ORGANIC ADVISORY SERVICE; THE ORGANIC RESEARCH CENTRE - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Cirencester - Companies House number: 01513190 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01513190) - Website: https://www.progressivefarmingtrust.org - 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/the-progressive-farming-trust-ltd-cirencester-777376 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 50 licensed sponsors in Cirencester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/cirencester - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 26 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 28 Jul 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 28 Jul 2026. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 27 Mar 2026: New director appointed: BERGSETH, Brock James, Dr. Director change recorded on 27 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. - 27 Mar 2026: New director appointed: SKINNER, Nicholas Charles. Director change recorded on 27 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. - 12 Feb 2026: New director appointed: MILLER, David Timothy. Director change recorded on 12 Feb 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. - 12 Jan 2026: New director appointed: OULTON, Martin Alister. Director change recorded on 12 Jan 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. - 19 Dec 2025: Director resigned: PECK, Donald Macinnes. Director change recorded on 19 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. - 2 Dec 2025: Director resigned: WESTAWAY, Ned Jonathan. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 20 Oct 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 20 Oct 2025. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Oct 2025: Director resigned: RAJANI, Seeta Jayanti. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 25 Jun 2025: New director appointed: BOLTON, Susannah Mary Lee, Dr. Director change recorded on 25 Jun 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. - 10 Apr 2025: Director resigned: WATSON, Christine Anne, Prof.. Director change recorded on 10 Apr 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 Jul 2024: Director resigned: PICKERING, Jake Lewis. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Jul 2024: New director appointed: HIRD, Victoria Louise. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 5 Apr 2023: Director resigned: BENNETT, Timothy Mark. Director change recorded on 5 Apr 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. - 14 Dec 2022: Director resigned: KERR, Roger. Director change recorded on 14 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. - 15 Dec 2021: Director resigned: ASTOR, Alice Margaret Francis. Director change recorded on 15 Dec 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. - 15 Dec 2021: Director resigned: BLACKSHAW, Adrian James Michael. Director change recorded on 15 Dec 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. - 8 Sep 2021: New director appointed: RAJANI, Seeta Jayanti. 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. - 16 Jun 2021: New director appointed: PICKERING, Jake Lewis. Director change recorded on 16 Jun 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. - 16 Jun 2021: New director appointed: DWYER, Janet Caroline, Professor. Director change recorded on 16 Jun 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. - 16 Jun 2021: New director appointed: ELDRIDGE, Honor May. Director change recorded on 16 Jun 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 Apr 2020: Director resigned: TURNBULL, Michael Richard. Director change recorded on 8 Apr 2020. 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 Feb 2020: New secretary appointed: MACLENNAN, Lucy Caroline. Company secretary change recorded on 3 Feb 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. - 31 Jan 2020: Secretary resigned: HOLMES, Richard John Skerrett. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Jan 2020. 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 Jan 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 23 Jan 2020. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - + 1 earlier change 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 The Progressive Farming Trust Ltd ### Is The Progressive Farming Trust Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Progressive Farming Trust Ltd in Cirencester is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The Progressive Farming Trust Ltd sponsor? The Progressive Farming Trust Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The Progressive Farming Trust Ltd based? The register lists The Progressive Farming Trust Ltd at Cirencester. 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/the-progressive-farming-trust-ltd-cirencester-777376 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-progressive-farming-trust-ltd-cirencester-777376.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.