--- title: "Astwood Bank Primary School: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/astwood-bank-primary-school-redditch-795693 register_status: ceased 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 --- # Astwood Bank Primary School: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Astwood Bank Primary School (Companies House 08637890, Redditch) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 18 June 2026 and Companies House records the company as dissolved, having appeared on the register since 16 September 2021 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). A company that is closed or closing down cannot sponsor visa applications. ## Key facts - Register status: Ceased: removed from the register on 18 June 2026; Companies House records the company as dissolved - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 16 September 2021 - Removed from the register: 18 June 2026 - Industry: Education - Town: REDDITCH - Registered address: Astwood Bank First School Church Road, Astwood Bank, Redditch, B96 6EH - Companies House number: 08637890 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08637890) - Company status (Companies House): dissolved - Website: https://astwoodbank.worcs.sch.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/htdl - 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/astwood-bank-primary-school-redditch-795693 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 126 licensed sponsors in Redditch: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/redditch - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 10 changes worth checking, checked 1 June 2026, newest first: - 3 Mar 2026: Company is dissolved at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 3 Mar 2026 (dissolved). If your organisation has stopped trading or become insolvent, this must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Oct 2024: New director appointed: WOOD, Tracey. Director change recorded on 10 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. - 10 Oct 2024: New director appointed: WOOLSTON, Amy. Director change recorded on 10 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. - 10 Oct 2024: New director appointed: MELLOWS, Paul. Director change recorded on 10 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. - 1 Oct 2024: Director resigned: ABLE, Faye. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 4 Nov 2023: Director resigned: RICHARDSON, Hazel. Director change recorded on 4 Nov 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. - 1 Sep 2023: Director resigned: WARD, Martin Peter. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2023: Director resigned: SHERRINGTON-LODGE, Kevin David. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 1 Mar 2022: Director resigned: GREGORY, Alison Mary. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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 Jan 2022: New director appointed: SMITH, Nicola. Director change recorded on 17 Jan 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 Astwood Bank Primary School ### Is Astwood Bank Primary School a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Astwood Bank Primary School in REDDITCH is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (removed on 18 June 2026), and Companies House shows the company has ceased trading. It cannot sponsor new visa applications. ### When did Astwood Bank Primary School leave the sponsor register? Astwood Bank Primary School left the register on 18 June 2026. Companies House shows the company was winding up or had ceased trading. GOV.UK gives no reason, so this does not establish why the licence ended. ### What visa routes can Astwood Bank Primary School sponsor? Astwood Bank Primary School was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Astwood Bank Primary School based? The register lists Astwood Bank Primary School at Astwood Bank First School Church Road, Astwood Bank, Redditch, B96 6EH. 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 08637890. 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/astwood-bank-primary-school-redditch-795693 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/astwood-bank-primary-school-redditch-795693.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.