--- title: "Abernethy Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/abernethy-trust-nethy-bridge-789210 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 --- # Abernethy Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Abernethy Trust (trading as Abernethy Outdoor Centres; Companies House SC049387; Nethy Bridge) holds an A-rated Temporary Worker sponsor licence covering the Charity Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 15 August 2022 (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: Temporary Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Charity Worker - First seen on the register: 15 August 2022 - Trading as: Abernethy Outdoor Centres - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Nethy Bridge - Companies House number: SC049387 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC049387) - Website: https://www.abernethy.org.uk/centres/nethybridge/ - 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/abernethy-trust-nethy-bridge-789210 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - Among 1,531 Charity Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-charity ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 18 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 26 Sep 2026: New director appointed: MILLICAN, John Douglas Maclean. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 21 Mar 2026: Director resigned: BROWN, Gordon Highet. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 29 Nov 2025: Director resigned: SMITH, Alison. Director change recorded on 29 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 Mar 2025: Director resigned: THOMSON, Alan Sturdy. Director change recorded on 22 Mar 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 Mar 2025: Director resigned: BELSHAM, David Keith. Director change recorded on 22 Mar 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 Mar 2025: New director appointed: DENNIS, Eilidh Ruth. Director change recorded on 22 Mar 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. - 22 Mar 2025: New director appointed: BEVERIDGE, Sally Jane. Director change recorded on 22 Mar 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. - 22 Mar 2025: New director appointed: THOMSON, Richard Henry. Director change recorded on 22 Mar 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. - 30 Nov 2024: Director resigned: BEVAN, Andrew. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 22 Jun 2024: Director resigned: DOUGALL, Hamish Thomson, Dr. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 22 Jun 2024: New director appointed: MARRIAN, Andrew Guy. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 9 Mar 2024: Secretary resigned: BELSHAM, David Keith. Company secretary change recorded on 9 Mar 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 Mar 2024: New secretary appointed: CUNNINGHAM, Simon John. Company secretary change recorded on 9 Mar 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. - 9 Oct 2023: Director resigned: GORDON, Carole. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 25 Mar 2023: New director appointed: MITCHELL, Kirstin Isla. Director change recorded on 25 Mar 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. - 26 Nov 2022: Director resigned: STRICKLAND, Bruce Mckenzie, Dr. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 26 Nov 2022: Director resigned: ALLEN, Sheona. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 17 Sep 2022: New director appointed: REILLY, Colin Howard. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 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. 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 No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about Abernethy Trust ### Is Abernethy Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Abernethy Trust in Nethy Bridge is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Abernethy Trust sponsor? Abernethy Trust is licensed for Charity Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Abernethy Trust based? The register lists Abernethy Trust at Nethy Bridge. 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 SC049387. 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/abernethy-trust-nethy-bridge-789210 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/abernethy-trust-nethy-bridge-789210.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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