--- title: "WCMC: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/wcmc-cambridge-768733 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 --- # WCMC: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, WCMC (Companies House 02330031, Cambridge) 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 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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Also known as: UN Environment World Conversation Monitoring Centre; UNEP-WCMC - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Cambridge - Registered address: 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0DL - Companies House number: 02330031 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02330031) - Website: https://www.wcmc.org.uk - 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/wcmc-cambridge-768733 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 837 licensed sponsors in Cambridge: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/cambridge - 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 37 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Sep 2026: Director resigned: BIDWELL, Robin O'Neill, Dr. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 16 Sep 2026: Director resigned: SLOANE, James Fergus. Director change recorded on 16 Sep 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. - 16 Sep 2026: Secretary resigned: PENFOLD, Katie. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Sep 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. - 16 Sep 2026: New secretary appointed: LOWRY, Sarah Jane. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2026: New director appointed: HIGHFIELD, Ashley Gilroy Mark. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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 Feb 2026: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Saleha Racheal. Director change recorded on 9 Feb 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. - 4 Dec 2025: Director resigned: ADAMS, William Mark, Professor. Director change recorded on 4 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. - 11 Dec 2024: Director resigned: WOLFF-BYE, Charlotte, Ms.. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 11 Dec 2024: Director resigned: EIDHEIM, Idunn. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 25 Sep 2024: New director appointed: JONES, Katherine Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 25 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. - 6 Dec 2023: New director appointed: WILLIAMS, Saleha Racheal. Director change recorded on 6 Dec 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. - 6 Dec 2023: New director appointed: MAILVAGANAM, Suraya. Director change recorded on 6 Dec 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. - 6 Dec 2023: New director appointed: SETHURAJAN, Rajkumar. Director change recorded on 6 Dec 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. - 31 Aug 2023: New secretary appointed: PENFOLD, Katie. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 18 Aug 2023: Secretary resigned: LOWRY, Sarah Jane. Company secretary change recorded on 18 Aug 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. - 23 Mar 2023: Director resigned: MACKINNON, Kathleen Sylvia, Dr. Director change recorded on 23 Mar 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. - 30 Nov 2022: Director resigned: ZERK, Jennifer, Dr. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 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. - 1 Jan 2022: New director appointed: WILKIE, Mette. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Dec 2021: New secretary appointed: LOWRY, Sarah Jane. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 1 Nov 2021: New director appointed: VIRA, Bhaskar, Professor. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 25 Nov 2020: Director resigned: MORTIMER, Robin John David. Director change recorded on 25 Nov 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. - 13 Nov 2020: Cessation of Dr Robin O'Neill Bidwell as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 13 Nov 2020. 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. - 3 Dec 2019: New director appointed: SLOANE, James Fergus. Director change recorded on 3 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. - 4 Apr 2019: New person with significant control: Dr Robin O'Neill Bidwell. Change to people with significant control recorded on 4 Apr 2019. 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. - 29 Mar 2019: Cessation of Mr Timothy Hugh Johnson as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 29 Mar 2019. 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. - + 12 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (2 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - AD1544 Assistant Accountant · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · £30,710 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5844333538?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - AD1551 Principal Specialist: International Biodiversity Policy · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · £44,434 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5828047840?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 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 WCMC ### Is WCMC a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. WCMC in Cambridge 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 WCMC sponsor? WCMC is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is WCMC based? The register lists WCMC at 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0DL. 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 02330031. 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/wcmc-cambridge-768733 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/wcmc-cambridge-768733.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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