--- title: "Barnabas Fund: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/barnabas-fund-swindon-783609 register_status: removed 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 --- # Barnabas Fund: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Barnabas Fund (Companies House 04029536, Swindon) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 30 September 2026, having appeared on the register since 18 October 2024 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). It cannot sponsor new visa applications while off the register. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves, so it was not necessarily revoked. ## Key facts - Register status: Removed: no longer on the register since 30 September 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 18 October 2024 - Removed from the register: 30 September 2026 - Legal name: BARNABAS AID LIMITED - Industry: Healthcare - Town: Swindon - Registered address: The Old Rectory, River Street, Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, SN9 5DB - Companies House number: 04029536 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04029536) - Website: https://www.barnabasaid.org - 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/barnabas-fund-swindon-783609 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 330 licensed sponsors in Swindon: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/swindon - One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 4 changes worth checking, checked 26 September 2026, newest first: - 9 Jul 2026: New receiver-and-manager appointed: GIBBONS, Catherine. Officer change recorded on 9 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. - 9 Jul 2026: New receiver-and-manager appointed: TURNER, Edwina Elizabeth Holden. Officer change recorded on 9 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. - 11 Mar 2026: Director resigned: CAREY, Andrew. Director change recorded on 11 Mar 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. - 21 Jul 2025: Director resigned: READING, Simon Charles Henry, Lord. Director change recorded on 21 Jul 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. 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 Barnabas Fund ### Is Barnabas Fund a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Barnabas Fund in Swindon was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 30 September 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did Barnabas Fund leave the sponsor register? Barnabas Fund no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 30 September 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed. If your visa is sponsored by this employer, contact them and get immigration advice. If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor. ### What visa routes can Barnabas Fund sponsor? Barnabas Fund was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Barnabas Fund based? The register lists Barnabas Fund at The Old Rectory, River Street, Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, SN9 5DB. 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 04029536. 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/barnabas-fund-swindon-783609 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/barnabas-fund-swindon-783609.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.