--- title: "Agape Ministries Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/agape-ministries-ltd-birmingham-769072 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 --- # Agape Ministries Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Agape Ministries Ltd (Companies House 00949989, Birmingham) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Charity Worker, Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion 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: Charity Worker; Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: AGAPE MINISTRIES LIMITED - Also known as: AGAPE - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Birmingham - Registered address: 167 Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 1SW - Companies House number: 00949989 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00949989) - Website: https://www.agape.org.uk/weareagapeuk/ - 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/agape-ministries-ltd-birmingham-769072 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 3,082 licensed sponsors in Birmingham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/birmingham - 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 48 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 5 Nov 2025: New director appointed: RICHARDSON, Claudie Izai Lynn. Director change recorded on 5 Nov 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. - 14 May 2025: Cessation of Mr Dermot Purcell as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 May 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. - 14 May 2025: Director resigned: PURCELL, Dermot. Director change recorded on 14 May 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. - 5 Feb 2025: New director appointed: KNOX, Philip James. Director change recorded on 5 Feb 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. - 1 Dec 2023: Secretary resigned: BARNARD, Nicole Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 27 Apr 2023: New secretary appointed: BARNARD, Nicole Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 27 Apr 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. - 27 Apr 2023: Director resigned: PALMER, Gary James. Director change recorded on 27 Apr 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. - 27 Apr 2023: New director appointed: BOTHAM, Stephen Andrew. Director change recorded on 27 Apr 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. - 23 Apr 2023: Cessation of Mr Gary James Palmer as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 23 Apr 2023. 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. - 4 Jul 2022: Cessation of Mrs Joanne Arkell as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 4 Jul 2022. 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. - 4 Jul 2022: Director resigned: ARKELL, Joanne. Director change recorded on 4 Jul 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. - 28 Apr 2021: New person with significant control: Mr Dermot Purcell. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Apr 2021. 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. - 28 Apr 2021: Cessation of Ms Elspeth Hughes Penny as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Apr 2021. 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. - 28 Apr 2021: Cessation of Mr Ian Roderick Johnson as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Apr 2021. 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. - 28 Apr 2021: New director appointed: PURCELL, Dermot. Director change recorded on 28 Apr 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. - 28 Apr 2021: Director resigned: JOHNSON, Ian Roderick. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 28 Apr 2021: Director resigned: HUGHES PENNY, Elspeth. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 10 Jul 2019: New person with significant control: Mrs Joanne Arkell. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Jul 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. - 10 Jul 2019: New person with significant control: Ms Elspeth Hughes Penny. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Jul 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. - 10 Jul 2019: New director appointed: ARKELL, Joanne. Director change recorded on 10 Jul 2019. 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. - 10 Jul 2019: New director appointed: HUGHES PENNY, Elspeth. Director change recorded on 10 Jul 2019. 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. - 1 May 2019: New person with significant control: Mr Kevin Russell. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 May 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. - 1 May 2019: New director appointed: RUSSELL, Kevin. Director change recorded on 1 May 2019. 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 Mar 2019: Cessation of Mrs Lisbet Diers as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 31 Mar 2019: Director resigned: DIERS, Lisbet. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2019. 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. - + 23 earlier changes on the web page 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 Agape Ministries Ltd ### Is Agape Ministries Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Agape Ministries Ltd 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 Agape Ministries Ltd sponsor? Agape Ministries Ltd is licensed for Charity Worker, Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Agape Ministries Ltd based? The register lists Agape Ministries Ltd at 167 Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 1SW. 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 00949989. 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/agape-ministries-ltd-birmingham-769072 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/agape-ministries-ltd-birmingham-769072.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.