--- title: "Bridge Academy Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bridge-academy-trust-chelmsford-800693 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 --- # Bridge Academy Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Bridge Academy Trust (Companies House 07663795, Chelmsford) 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 18 May 2023 (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: 18 May 2023 - Also known as: Acorn Infant Academy; Chipping Ongar Primary School; High Ongar Primary School; Mildmay Primary School; Moulsham High School; Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form; Oaklands Infant School; Ongar Primary School; Richard de Clare Community Academy; The Ongar Academy - Industry: Education - Town: Chelmsford - Registered address: Community Building Bridge Academy Trust, Brian Close, Chelmsford, Essex, England, CM2 9DZ - Companies House number: 07663795 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07663795) - Website: https://www.bridgeacademytrust.org/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bridge-academy-trust/ - 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/bridge-academy-trust-chelmsford-800693 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 237 licensed sponsors in Chelmsford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/chelmsford - 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 14 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Aug 2026: Director resigned: TODD, Colin Michael William. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 8 Jul 2026: New director appointed: POOLE, Nigel Clarke. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: SKINNER, Sarah. 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. - 1 Sep 2025: New director appointed: WILSON, Caroline Rose. 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. - 31 Aug 2025: Director resigned: DUNN, Nicola Helen. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 4 Jun 2025: New director appointed: PERALES RINCON, Ana Belen, Dr. Director change recorded on 4 Jun 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. - 11 Feb 2025: New director appointed: HARVEY, Helena Marie. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 31 Aug 2024: Director resigned: MOGFORD, Keith John. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 31 Aug 2024: Director resigned: FITZSIMMONDS-TAYLOR, Matthew James. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 11 Jun 2024: New director appointed: ARISTIDES, Paul. Director change recorded on 11 Jun 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. - 26 Mar 2024: Director resigned: CORNELL, Kirsty Jane. Director change recorded on 26 Mar 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. - 17 Oct 2023: New director appointed: WILSON, Margaret Melrose. Director change recorded on 17 Oct 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. - 1 Sep 2023: New director appointed: CORNELL, Kirsty Jane. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 31 Aug 2023: Director resigned: MOORE, Stuart Andrew. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. 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 Bridge Academy Trust ### Is Bridge Academy Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Bridge Academy Trust in Chelmsford is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Bridge Academy Trust sponsor? Bridge Academy Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Bridge Academy Trust based? The register lists Bridge Academy Trust at Community Building Bridge Academy Trust, Brian Close, Chelmsford, Essex, England, CM2 9DZ. 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 07663795. 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/bridge-academy-trust-chelmsford-800693 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bridge-academy-trust-chelmsford-800693.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.