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Somerset House Trust

London · Currently licensed

Somerset House Trust holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 27 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for 2 visa routes, and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 24 Jun 2021
Last confirmed: 27 Oct 2026 (latest edition)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
Creative Worker Worker	Creative Worker visa For theatres, production companies, orchestras and similar bringing in performers, artists and crew for up to 12 months (24 in some cases).	A rating	11 Oct 2021
Skilled Worker Worker	Skilled Worker visa (including the Health and Care Worker visa) The main UK work visa. Lets the sponsor employ overseas nationals in eligible skilled jobs, from nurses and care workers to engineers, chefs and software developers, for up to 5 years at a time, with a route to settlement.	A rating	24 Jun 2021

Previous route spans

Route	Visa	Rating	From	To
Creative & Sporting Temporary Worker	Creative and Sporting visa (closed 2021)	A rating	24 Jun 2021	7 Oct 2021

Ratings: Full compliance. The sponsor can assign Certificates of Sponsorship and recruit from overseas normally. Downgraded after compliance concerns. The sponsor is on a time-limited action plan with the Home Office and cannot sponsor new workers until it is restored to an A rating. Failure to complete the plan leads to revocation. More.

Licence history

11 Oct 2021
Route removed
No longer licensed for the Creative & Sporting route (Creative and Sporting visa (closed 2021)).
11 Oct 2021
Route added
Licensed for the Creative Worker route with A rating: Creative Worker visa.
24 Jun 2021
Added to register
First appeared on the register of licensed sponsors.

Companies House

Company: SOMERSET HOUSE TRUST 03388137 matched
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated: 17 Jun 1997
Registered office: SOMERSET HOUSE, STRAND, LONDON, WC2R 1LA
Nature of business: 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
90030 - Artistic creation
90040 - Operation of arts facilities
91030 - Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Matched from the Companies House monthly bulk data by company name and registered town. The sponsor register itself carries no company number.

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