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UK licensed sponsor · London · Professional and technical services
hVIVO Services Ltd
hVIVO Services Ltd, London, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as Hvivo Services Limited (02326557), active, incorporated in 1988 (38 years ago), registered for research and experimental development on biotechnology.
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Companies House
Who hVIVO Services Ltd actually is
- Company number
- 02326557
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 8 December 1988 · 38 years old
- What they do
72110Research and experimental development on biotechnology
- Previously
- Retroscreen Virology Limited (until 2015)
Retroscreen Limited (until 2002)
Shotrod Limited (until 1989) - Registered office
- 40 Bank Street, Floor 24, London, E14 5NR
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The registered office is where the company files its paperwork, not necessarily where it trades. Matched 15 September 2026.
The register
The register lists hVIVO Services Ltd in London as a licensed sponsor on Skilled Worker, an entry that goes back to at least 2026. The register records its rating as Worker (A rating).
Hvivo Services Limited is the registered name (Companies House number 02326557), a private limited company on the register since 1988. The registered office is at 40 Bank Street, Floor 24, London, E14 5NR, E14 5NR. Its filed activity puts it in professional and technical services. It has traded under other names before, including Retroscreen Virology Limited, Retroscreen Limited.
For a candidate this means one less obstacle: hVIVO Services Ltd already has the licence most employers would have to apply for. The rest is the ordinary job of getting the interview.
What a licence means
Licensed, checked, on the list
The Home Office lists hVIVO Services Ltd because it applied, was checked and continues to meet its sponsor duties. Whether a given job qualifies still depends on the role and the pay under the current rules.
How to approach them
Ask the question early
Sponsorship is a yes or no per role. Ask in the first message whether the vacancy qualifies for a Certificate of Sponsorship; it saves everyone a wasted interview and marks you as someone who knows the system.
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For candidates
What you need to work here
- A confirmed job offer from a UK employer that holds a Home Office sponsor licence. The employers in this directory all hold one.
- A Certificate of Sponsorship from that employer describing the role.
- A job on the Home Office list of eligible occupations, paid at least the minimum salary for that role and route.
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For employers
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- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
- Trade tested before you see them, not after.
- Nothing is ever charged to the candidate.
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Source: UK Visas and Immigration, Register of licensed sponsors: workers. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Being on the register means an organisation holds a sponsor licence. It does not mean it has a vacancy or that it will sponsor you.
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