--- title: "African Centre for Development and Research: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/african-centre-for-development-and-research-brighton-790650 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 --- # African Centre for Development and Research: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, African Centre for Development and Research (Companies House 07617858, Brighton) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Charity Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 16 June 2020 (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); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Charity Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 16 June 2020 - Legal name: AFRICAN CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH LTD - Also known as: ACDR - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Brighton - Registered address: 412 Community Base 113 Queens Road, Brighton, England, BN1 3XG - Companies House number: 07617858 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07617858) - Website: https://acdr.org.uk - 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/african-centre-for-development-and-research-brighton-790650 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 406 licensed sponsors in Brighton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/brighton - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - 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 9 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 1 May 2026: Director resigned: NJERU, Cyprian, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 1 May 2026: Director resigned: BABATUNDE, Rosanwo. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 1 May 2026: Director resigned: ISAH, Abraham. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 20 Jan 2025: Cessation of Mr Adeola Abolanle Ojeniyi as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 20 Jan 2025. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 May 2022: New secretary appointed: ESAN, Joshua. Company secretary change recorded on 16 May 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. - 15 May 2022: New director appointed: NJERU, Cyprian, Dr. Director change recorded on 15 May 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. - 30 Dec 2021: Director resigned: IBIKUNLE, Taiwo. Director change recorded on 30 Dec 2021. 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. - 30 Dec 2021: Director resigned: ADEBOYE, Oyegoke. Director change recorded on 30 Dec 2021. 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. - 14 Sep 2021: New secretary appointed: BADRI, Sarah. Company secretary change recorded on 14 Sep 2021. 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 African Centre for Development and Research ### Is African Centre for Development and Research a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. African Centre for Development and Research in Brighton is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can African Centre for Development and Research sponsor? African Centre for Development and Research is licensed for Charity Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is African Centre for Development and Research based? The register lists African Centre for Development and Research at 412 Community Base 113 Queens Road, Brighton, England, BN1 3XG. 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 07617858. 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/african-centre-for-development-and-research-brighton-790650 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/african-centre-for-development-and-research-brighton-790650.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.