--- title: "Wessex Archaeology: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/wessex-archaeology-salisbury-752309 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 --- # Wessex Archaeology: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Wessex Archaeology (Companies House 01712772, Salisbury) 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 15 February 2021 (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: 15 February 2021 - Legal name: WESSEX ARCHAEOLOGY LIMITED - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Salisbury - Registered address: Portway House, Old Sarum Park, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 6EB - Companies House number: 01712772 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01712772) - Website: https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wessex-archaeology/ - 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/wessex-archaeology-salisbury-752309 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 107 licensed sponsors in Salisbury: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/salisbury - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 28 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 8 Jul 2026: New director appointed: DUNN, Ian Derek. Director change recorded on 8 Jul 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. - 26 Apr 2026: Director resigned: MAITLAND, John Benjamin Gladwin. Director change recorded on 26 Apr 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. - 26 Mar 2026: New director appointed: MAITLAND, John Benjamin Gladwin. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 26 Mar 2026: New director appointed: MILLER, Simon Jonathan. Director change recorded on 26 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 Mar 2026: Director resigned: TROW, Stephen David. Director change recorded on 12 Mar 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. - 12 Feb 2026: Director resigned: DENMEAD, Madeline. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 26 Jan 2026: New director appointed: SEK, Sarah Marie. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 13 Jan 2026: Secretary resigned: SMITH, Stephen. Company secretary change recorded on 13 Jan 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. - 13 Jan 2026: New secretary appointed: LEWIS, Kirsty Lydia. Company secretary change recorded on 13 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. - 9 Dec 2025: Director resigned: WRIGHT, Tom Knox. Director change recorded on 9 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. - 26 Nov 2025: Director resigned: WATSON, Christopher Michael. Director change recorded on 26 Nov 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. - 22 May 2025: Director resigned: JOHNSON, Janet Nichola, Ms.. Director change recorded on 22 May 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. - 27 Feb 2025: New director appointed: CULLEY, Kathryn Louise. Director change recorded on 27 Feb 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. - 27 Feb 2025: New director appointed: GIBSON, Natasha Elena, Dr. Director change recorded on 27 Feb 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. - 27 Feb 2025: New director appointed: LADDLE, Robert William. Director change recorded on 27 Feb 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. - 26 Nov 2024: Director resigned: COOK, Rosemary Karen Veronica. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 31 Oct 2024: Director resigned: VOADEN, Sarah Louise Urquhart. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 17 Jun 2024: New director appointed: WRIGHT, Tom Knox. Director change recorded on 17 Jun 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. - 4 Jun 2024: Director resigned: SELBY, Ian Christopher, Dr. Director change recorded on 4 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. - 9 May 2024: New director appointed: SCHULTZ, Alexander Paul. Director change recorded on 9 May 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. - 13 Feb 2024: New director appointed: DENMEAD, Madeline. Director change recorded on 13 Feb 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. - 8 Feb 2024: New director appointed: TROW, Stephen David. Director change recorded on 8 Feb 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. - 8 Feb 2024: Director resigned: WHIMSTER, Rowan Pirrie, Dr. Director change recorded on 8 Feb 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 2024: Director resigned: JAMIESON, Parvis Homayounfar. Director change recorded on 8 Feb 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 2024: New director appointed: SKEATES, Robin Gerald, Professor. Director change recorded on 8 Feb 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. - + 3 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 (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Finance Assistant · SP47RT · £29,004 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/finance-assistant/57169376 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 Wessex Archaeology ### Is Wessex Archaeology a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Wessex Archaeology in Salisbury is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Wessex Archaeology sponsor? Wessex Archaeology is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Wessex Archaeology based? The register lists Wessex Archaeology at Portway House, Old Sarum Park, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 6EB. 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 01712772. 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/wessex-archaeology-salisbury-752309 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/wessex-archaeology-salisbury-752309.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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