The register
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, holds a Home Office sponsor licence covering 3 routes: Skilled Worker and Charity Worker and Government Authorised Exchange. It has been on the register since at least 2026. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating), Temporary Worker (A rating).
Companies House lists it as Rothamsted Research Limited, number 02393175, incorporated 1989: 37 years of filings behind the name. Registered office: Harpenden, Herts, AL5 2JQ, AL5 2JQ. Its filed activity puts it in professional and technical services. It has traded under other names before, including Rothamsted Experimental Station.
For a candidate this means one less obstacle: Rothamsted Research already has the licence most employers would have to apply for. The rest is the ordinary job of getting the interview.