--- title: "Ascent Flight Training (Management) Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ascent-flight-training-management-limited-bristol-795005 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 --- # Ascent Flight Training (Management) Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Ascent Flight Training (Management) Limited (Companies House 06522636, Bristol) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 6 August 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: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 6 August 2020 - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Bristol - Registered address: C/O BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC, 33 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 1QX - Companies House number: 06522636 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06522636) - Website: https://ascentflighttraining.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ascent-flight-training/ - 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/ascent-flight-training-management-limited-bristol-795005 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,293 licensed sponsors in Bristol: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bristol - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 45 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 6 Oct 2026: New director appointed: CONNELL, Ian. Director change recorded on 6 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 3 Nov 2026. - 11 Sep 2026: Director resigned: EDWARDS, Paul Lloyd. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 14 Jul 2026: Director resigned: NEWMAN, Tom. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2026: New director appointed: BASQUIN, Pierre. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 15 Jan 2026: Director resigned: PITMAN, Jay Brock. Director change recorded on 15 Jan 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. - 15 Jan 2026: Director resigned: BARKER, Chloe. Director change recorded on 15 Jan 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. - 15 Jan 2026: Director resigned: PLACHINSKI, Christina L.. Director change recorded on 15 Jan 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. - 15 Jan 2026: Director resigned: CLINK, Adam Duncan. Director change recorded on 15 Jan 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. - 15 Jan 2026: New director appointed: MORTON, Thomas Oliver. Director change recorded on 15 Jan 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. - 15 Jan 2026: New director appointed: JAMES, Timothy Richard Thomas. Director change recorded on 15 Jan 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. - 15 Jan 2026: New director appointed: FRITZ, Christopher Lee. Director change recorded on 15 Jan 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. - 15 Jan 2026: New director appointed: WELLS, Jonathon Dewey. Director change recorded on 15 Jan 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. - 1 Sep 2025: New director appointed: PLACHINSKI, Christina L.. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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 Sep 2025: Director resigned: BROWN, Matthew. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 3 Oct 2024: New director appointed: BARKER, Chloe. Director change recorded on 3 Oct 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. - 3 Oct 2024: Director resigned: RAYSON, Joanna Kay. Director change recorded on 3 Oct 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. - 16 Jul 2024: New director appointed: PITMAN, Jay Brock. Director change recorded on 16 Jul 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. - 16 Jul 2024: Director resigned: BENTON JR, Richard W. Director change recorded on 16 Jul 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. - 10 Apr 2024: New director appointed: CLINK, Adam Duncan. Director change recorded on 10 Apr 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. - 10 Apr 2024: Secretary resigned: WASSELL, Portia Brook. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Apr 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. - 10 Apr 2024: Secretary resigned: SMITH, Azal May. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Apr 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. - 10 Apr 2024: Director resigned: TRUSS, Kelvin. Director change recorded on 10 Apr 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. - 10 Apr 2024: New secretary appointed: VOLKMER, Michael. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Apr 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. - 4 May 2023: New secretary appointed: WASSELL, Portia Brook. Company secretary change recorded on 4 May 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. - 12 Apr 2023: New director appointed: BROWN, Matthew. Director change recorded on 12 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. - + 20 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 Ascent Flight Training (Management) Limited ### Is Ascent Flight Training (Management) Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Ascent Flight Training (Management) Limited in Bristol 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 Ascent Flight Training (Management) Limited sponsor? Ascent Flight Training (Management) Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Ascent Flight Training (Management) Limited based? The register lists Ascent Flight Training (Management) Limited at C/O BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC, 33 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 1QX. 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 06522636. 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/ascent-flight-training-management-limited-bristol-795005 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ascent-flight-training-management-limited-bristol-795005.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.