--- title: "The Rosalind Franklin Institute: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-rosalind-franklin-institute-didcot-741447 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 Rosalind Franklin Institute: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Rosalind Franklin Institute (Companies House 11266143, Didcot) 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 27 January 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: 27 January 2020 - Also known as: RFI - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Didcot - Registered address: Rosalind Franklin Institute Building R113 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, OX11 0QX - Companies House number: 11266143 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11266143) - Website: https://www.rfi.ac.uk - LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/rosalind-franklin-institute - 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-rosalind-franklin-institute-didcot-741447 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 59 licensed sponsors in Didcot: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/didcot - 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 29 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Jan 2026: New director appointed: SPITTLE, Graham Nigel, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 31 Dec 2025: Director resigned: COX, Vivienne, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 1 Mar 2025: New director appointed: MOUNT, Andrew Raymond, Professor. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 1 Mar 2025: New director appointed: CHARLES, Ian George, Prof. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 1 Mar 2025: New director appointed: HOLLOWAY, John William, Prof. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 28 Feb 2025: Director resigned: DAUNCEY, Stephen Benedict. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 28 Feb 2025: Director resigned: GAUTEL, Mathias, Professor. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 28 Feb 2025: Director resigned: TITCHENER-HOOKER, Nigel, Professor. Director change recorded on 28 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 Nov 2024: Director resigned: DE LEEUW, Nora Henriette, Professor. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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 Nov 2024: New director appointed: CARTER, Caroline Jane. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 1 Nov 2024: New director appointed: SKINGLE, Malcolm, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 1 Nov 2024: New director appointed: NEWISS, Hilary Jane. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 1 Sep 2024: New director appointed: PRITCHARD, Bruce Philip. Director 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. - 30 Jun 2024: Director resigned: MCKENDRICK, Ewan Gordon, Professor. Director 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. - 30 Jun 2024: Director resigned: COOPER, Helen Jill, Professor. Director 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. - 8 Apr 2024: Director resigned: DAVIS, Benjamin Guy, Professor. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 8 Apr 2024: New director appointed: MATTHEWS, Paul, Professor. Director change recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 18 Dec 2023: Director resigned: CADDICK, Stephen, Professor. Director change recorded on 18 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. - 6 Nov 2023: New director appointed: DAVIS, Benjamin Guy, Professor. Director change recorded on 6 Nov 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. - 5 Nov 2023: Director resigned: NAISMITH, James Henderson, Professor. Director change recorded on 5 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 May 2022: New director appointed: REES, David Charles, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 28 Mar 2022: Director resigned: WOOD, Anthony, Dr. Director change recorded on 28 Mar 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. - 11 Aug 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 11 Aug 2021. 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 Feb 2021: New director appointed: COOPER, Helen Jill, Professor. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 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. - 11 Dec 2020: Director resigned: JENNINGS, Jennifer, Dr. Director change recorded on 11 Dec 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. - + 4 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 The Rosalind Franklin Institute ### Is The Rosalind Franklin Institute a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Rosalind Franklin Institute in Didcot 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 The Rosalind Franklin Institute sponsor? The Rosalind Franklin Institute is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The Rosalind Franklin Institute based? The register lists The Rosalind Franklin Institute at Rosalind Franklin Institute Building R113 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, OX11 0QX. 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 11266143. 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-rosalind-franklin-institute-didcot-741447 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-rosalind-franklin-institute-didcot-741447.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.