--- title: "Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bristol-old-vic-theatre-school-ltd-bristol-800956 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 --- # Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Ltd (Companies House 02430025, 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 21 September 2017 (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: 21 September 2017 - Legal name: BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE SCHOOL LIMITED - Also known as: BOVTS - Industry: Education - Town: BRISTOL - Registered address: 1/2 Downside Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2XF - Companies House number: 02430025 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02430025) - Website: https://www.oldvic.ac.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/bristol-old-vic-theatre-school-ltd-bristol-800956 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,293 licensed sponsors in Bristol: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bristol - 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 56 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 24 Apr 2026: Director resigned: BAKER, Paul Christopher. Director change recorded on 24 Apr 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. - 30 Mar 2026: New director appointed: MURPHY, James Robert. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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. - 30 Mar 2026: New director appointed: THIARA, Maanuv-Vir Singh. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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. - 30 Mar 2026: New director appointed: HUGGINS, Jilly. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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. - 16 Dec 2025: New director appointed: HARRIS, Suzanne. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 8 Dec 2025: New director appointed: TAIT, William Matthew Humphries. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 8 Nov 2025: Secretary resigned: FRANCOMBE, Fiona. Company secretary change recorded on 8 Nov 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. - 8 Nov 2025: New secretary appointed: FROST, Brian Jeffrey. Company secretary change recorded on 8 Nov 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. - 29 Sep 2025: Director resigned: MILNE, Austin. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 10 Jun 2025: Director resigned: CONNER, Alfred William Stuart. Director change recorded on 10 Jun 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. - 24 Mar 2025: New director appointed: WILSON, Karl Michael. Director change recorded on 24 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. - 7 Oct 2024: Director resigned: MCKEN, Ryan. Director change recorded on 7 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. - 1 Oct 2024: Director resigned: AMEKE, Ifeoma. 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. - 16 Sep 2024: Director resigned: STOBART, Guy Winearls. Director change recorded on 16 Sep 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 Sep 2024: New director appointed: ROBINSON, Lynn. Director change recorded on 16 Sep 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. - 20 Jun 2024: New director appointed: THOMAS, Anthony Edward. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 18 Dec 2023: Director resigned: BOYLE, Joanne. Director change recorded on 18 Dec 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. - 11 Dec 2023: New director appointed: JAMES, Robert Michael. Director change recorded on 11 Dec 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. - 11 Dec 2023: New director appointed: LLOYD, Faye. Director change recorded on 11 Dec 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 Sep 2023: Director resigned: FITZGERALD, Victoria Ann. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 3 Jul 2023: Director resigned: EVANS, Camilla Meryl Tanat. Director change recorded on 3 Jul 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. - 20 Mar 2023: New director appointed: AMEKE, Ifeoma. Director change recorded on 20 Mar 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 Mar 2023: Director resigned: TANNER, Philip Alan. Director change recorded on 20 Mar 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. - 20 Mar 2023: Director resigned: MACQUIRE-SAMSON, Priscilla. Director change recorded on 20 Mar 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 2023: New secretary appointed: FRANCOMBE, Fiona. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Mar 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 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 Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Ltd ### Is Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Ltd in BRISTOL is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Ltd sponsor? Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Ltd based? The register lists Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Ltd at 1/2 Downside Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2XF. 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 02430025. 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/bristol-old-vic-theatre-school-ltd-bristol-800956 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bristol-old-vic-theatre-school-ltd-bristol-800956.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.