--- title: "African Cultural Exchange t/a ACE dance and music: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/african-cultural-exchange-t-a-ace-dance-and-music-birmingham-790659 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 Cultural Exchange t/a ACE dance and music: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, African Cultural Exchange t/a ACE dance and music (Companies House 03471844, Birmingham) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Creative Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (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: Creative Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: African Cultural Exchange - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: Birmingham - Registered address: The Link Dance Space, Ground Floor, 54-7 Floodgate Street, Birmingham West Midlands, B5 5SL - Companies House number: 03471844 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03471844) - Website: https://acedanceandmusic.com/ - 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-cultural-exchange-t-a-ace-dance-and-music-birmingham-790659 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 3,082 licensed sponsors in Birmingham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/birmingham - One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative - Among 1,572 Creative Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-creative ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 24 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 9 Oct 2026: Notification of Mr Paul Nnonyelu Udenze as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 9 Oct 2026. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. The 20-working-day window runs to about 6 Nov 2026. - 9 Oct 2026: Cessation of Mr Paul Nnonyelu Udenze as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 9 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 6 Nov 2026. - 9 Oct 2026: Cessation of Mr Wayne Ian Parmel as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 9 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 6 Nov 2026. - 8 Oct 2026: Director resigned: PARMEL, Wayne Ian. Director change recorded on 8 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 5 Nov 2026. - 8 Oct 2026: Director resigned: CLAXTON-PARMEL, Gail Hyacinth. Director change recorded on 8 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 5 Nov 2026. - 7 Nov 2024: New director appointed: BARNETT, Amika. Director change recorded on 7 Nov 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. - 7 Nov 2024: New director appointed: BURGUNDY, Denise Marcella. Director change recorded on 7 Nov 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. - 21 Nov 2022: Director resigned: ODUNSI, Oluwatoyin. Director change recorded on 21 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 Oct 2022: Director resigned: WALLACE, Maretha. Director change recorded on 26 Oct 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. - 21 Apr 2021: Director resigned: GENTLES, Jennifer Dawn. Director change recorded on 21 Apr 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. - 16 Oct 2019: New person with significant control: Mr Wayne Ian Parmel. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Oct 2019. 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. - 7 Dec 2018: Cessation of Mr Wayne Ian Parmel as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 7 Dec 2018. 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. - 1 Nov 2017: Director resigned: WAITE, Iona Joanne. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 2017. 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 Nov 2017: New director appointed: UGBOH, Vincent. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 2017. 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. - 14 May 2017: New director appointed: GARDNER, Nigel Bryce. Director change recorded on 14 May 2017. 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. - 11 May 2016: Director resigned: MILLIGAN GREEN, Madge. Director change recorded on 11 May 2016. 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. - 11 May 2016: Director resigned: KAPASI, Haki. Director change recorded on 11 May 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Wayne Ian Parmel. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 14 Jan 2015: New director appointed: ODUNSI, Oluwatoyin. Director change recorded on 14 Jan 2015. 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. - 14 Jan 2015: New director appointed: WALLACE, Maretha. Director change recorded on 14 Jan 2015. 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. - 14 Jan 2015: New director appointed: KAPASI, Haki. Director change recorded on 14 Jan 2015. 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. - 16 Aug 2014: Director resigned: BURKMAR, James Thomas. Director change recorded on 16 Aug 2014. 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 Jul 2014: New director appointed: WAITE, Iona Joanne. Director change recorded on 17 Jul 2014. 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. - 31 Dec 2013: Director resigned: SMITH, Lawrence Mark. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2013. 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. 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 Cultural Exchange t/a ACE dance and music ### Is African Cultural Exchange t/a ACE dance and music a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. African Cultural Exchange t/a ACE dance and music in Birmingham is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can African Cultural Exchange t/a ACE dance and music sponsor? African Cultural Exchange t/a ACE dance and music is licensed for Creative Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is African Cultural Exchange t/a ACE dance and music based? The register lists African Cultural Exchange t/a ACE dance and music at The Link Dance Space, Ground Floor, 54-7 Floodgate Street, Birmingham West Midlands, B5 5SL. 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 03471844. 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-cultural-exchange-t-a-ace-dance-and-music-birmingham-790659 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/african-cultural-exchange-t-a-ace-dance-and-music-birmingham-790659.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.