--- title: "Birmingham Opera Company: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/birmingham-opera-company-birmingham-769736 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 --- # Birmingham Opera Company: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Birmingham Opera Company (Companies House 01850467, Birmingham) holds an A-rated Temporary Worker sponsor licence covering the Creative Worker route 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) - Visa routes: Creative Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: Birmingham - Registered address: 205 The Argent Centre, 60 Frederick Street, Birmingham, B1 3HS - Companies House number: 01850467 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01850467) - Website: https://www.birminghamopera.org.uk - 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/birmingham-opera-company-birmingham-769736 ## 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 28 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 2 Dec 2025: New director appointed: IKWA, Joelle. Director change recorded on 2 Dec 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. - 22 Sep 2025: Director resigned: HUSSELBY, William Eric. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 28 Mar 2025: New director appointed: GRIFFITHS, Hannah. Director change recorded on 28 Mar 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. - 4 Oct 2024: Director resigned: COLVILLE, Anthony. Director change recorded on 4 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 Oct 2024: New director appointed: MADDOCK, Stephen David. Director change recorded on 4 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. - 19 Oct 2023: Director resigned: SPENCE, Amahra Angelique. Director change recorded on 19 Oct 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 Jul 2022: New director appointed: WILLACY, Richard Graham. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 12 May 2022: Director resigned: ALLEN, Catherine. Director change recorded on 12 May 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 Jul 2021: Director resigned: VICK, Graham, Sir. Director change recorded on 17 Jul 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. - 8 Dec 2020: New director appointed: SPENCE, Amahra Angelique. Director change recorded on 8 Dec 2020. 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 May 2020: Director resigned: LEASK, Andrew William. Director change recorded on 12 May 2020. 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. - 12 May 2020: New director appointed: FULCHER, Katie Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 12 May 2020. 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. - 5 Jun 2019: Director resigned: GRIFFITHS, Stuart Mark. Director change recorded on 5 Jun 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. - 1 Mar 2019: Director resigned: READ, John Gerard Phillip. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 12 Dec 2018: New director appointed: THEMEN, Justine Anquetil. Director change recorded on 12 Dec 2018. 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. - 8 Dec 2017: New director appointed: ALLEN, Catherine. Director change recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 8 Dec 2017: Director resigned: ROY, Vishalaksh. Director change recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 18 Jul 2017: Director resigned: LEVESON, Andrew Ivan Mark. Director change recorded on 18 Jul 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. - 21 Mar 2017: New director appointed: COLVILLE, Anthony. Director change recorded on 21 Mar 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. - 1 Dec 2016: Director resigned: CARDIN, Gary. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 7 Jun 2016: New director appointed: LEASK, Andrew William. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 2016. 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 Jun 2016: New director appointed: WILLIAMS, Lauren. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 2016. 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 Nov 2015: Director resigned: GRAVILLE, Rachel Mary. Director change recorded on 4 Nov 2015. 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 Jul 2015: Director resigned: PIROTTA, Monica Josephine. Director change recorded on 6 Jul 2015. 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. - 30 Sep 2014: New director appointed: PAYNE, Geoffrey John Nicholas. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - + 3 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 Birmingham Opera Company ### Is Birmingham Opera Company a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Birmingham Opera Company 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 Birmingham Opera Company sponsor? Birmingham Opera Company is licensed for Creative Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Birmingham Opera Company based? The register lists Birmingham Opera Company at 205 The Argent Centre, 60 Frederick Street, Birmingham, B1 3HS. 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 01850467. 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/birmingham-opera-company-birmingham-769736 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/birmingham-opera-company-birmingham-769736.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.