--- title: "Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/vertex-pharmaceuticals-europe-ltd-london-750349 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 --- # Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd (Companies House 02907620, London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker 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: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS (EUROPE) LIMITED - Industry: Professional Services - Town: London - Registered address: 2 Kingdom Street, London, England, W2 6BD - Companies House number: 02907620 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02907620) - Website: https://www.vrtx.com/our-company/our-locations/ - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/vertex-pharmaceuticals - 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/vertex-pharmaceuticals-europe-ltd-london-750349 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 24 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 27 Aug 2026: Director resigned: OPPENHEIM, Jonathan Richard. Director change recorded on 27 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. - 8 Aug 2025: New director appointed: THOMBRE, Prasanna Eknath. Director change recorded on 8 Aug 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. - 8 Aug 2025: New director appointed: WHITE, Omar Narayan. Director change recorded on 8 Aug 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. - 8 Aug 2025: New director appointed: BROOKS, Jason Mark. Director change recorded on 8 Aug 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 Jul 2025: Director resigned: GRIST, Ashley Alexander. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 31 Dec 2024: Notification of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Uk Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 31 Dec 2024. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 31 Dec 2024: Cessation of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Dec 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 May 2024: Corporate-nominee-secretary resigned: MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 31 May 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 Feb 2022: New director appointed: OPPENHEIM, Jonathan Richard. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 3 Dec 2021: Director resigned: HOLMLUND, Klas Alexander. Director change recorded on 3 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. - 6 May 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 May 2020. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 19 Apr 2019: New director appointed: GRIST, Ashley Alexander. Director change recorded on 19 Apr 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. - 19 Apr 2019: New director appointed: HOLMLUND, Klas Alexander. Director change recorded on 19 Apr 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. - 19 Apr 2019: Director resigned: BELLANDI, Michele. Director change recorded on 19 Apr 2019. 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 2019: Director resigned: SMITH, Ian Frederick. Director change recorded on 23 Jan 2019. 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 Oct 2018: New director appointed: BELLANDI, Michele. Director change recorded on 15 Oct 2018. 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 Oct 2018: Director resigned: BEDSON, Simon. Director change recorded on 15 Oct 2018. 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 Apr 2016: Notification of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 5 Oct 2015: New director appointed: BEDSON, Simon. Director change recorded on 5 Oct 2015. 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 Oct 2015: Director resigned: LEIDEN, Jeffrey Marc. Director change recorded on 5 Oct 2015. 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 Oct 2015: New director appointed: LEM, Simon Kempin. Director change recorded on 5 Oct 2015. 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 Jul 2015: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 24 Jul 2015. 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. - 2 Jul 2015: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 2 Jul 2015. 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. - 26 Feb 2015: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Feb 2015. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. 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 3 live vacancies tracked for this employer (4 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Medical Affairs - Industrial Placement (12 Months) · Paddington, West London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/_Dxsq5q0cLNcMDGzoSLXo2xLbJHhSUVzF_WxRpiqV0L6VvBYL8zUE8fD_R3ex-TMQ2YvrIGMRxSmj_QXO4jLlDRIp2TZpJurXCKyAV4UTu3hOq_8WG0XaQf_78bE0dwhk2mgUINpOrZl7-GPTkYu30AOQs2bBIfAmNBWOeoY5h8q9d8-rwt6FLDXPazXnS2O3AV6Ud0o_kNYns5WdNW2BPFxWoWLWJgg4BcsU1Gpw3M - Kidney Territory Account Manager - Grand Rapids, MI - (Kalamazoo/Lansing) · Michigan · live · https://jooble.org/jdp/-3238503562917256335 - Accounting Manager · UK · £54,579 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5934056649?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Director, International Commercial Excellence · Paddington, West London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/tB1Ck5rUyVSR7Es-Lop9o1vZgiioBQkoaan9MJ3zDmX44bzpM_zQ21Zd32R5mR_6w1FQo4eNL1xOyKiasoIGxks3NxDsRbfaskUSRIX3NJULNCEIBRovpR5K8CTGQqylHWXpXP3mVnnaazxwuKffjp5xmdwq3WOqwi9rsiWjfq1iYll4snl0qV8LZ0Gtl7UzTGoCVg-GcuRlK0zHoJTcWXBuksxGU-O6PAxhAZQxQ2U All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=750349&employer=Vertex%20Pharmaceuticals%20(Europe)%20Ltd A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd ### Is Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd in London 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 Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd sponsor? Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 3 live vacancies from Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd based? The register lists Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Ltd at 2 Kingdom Street, London, England, W2 6BD. 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 02907620. 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/vertex-pharmaceuticals-europe-ltd-london-750349 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/vertex-pharmaceuticals-europe-ltd-london-750349.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.