--- title: "British Academy Of Songwriters, Composers and Authors: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/british-academy-of-songwriters-composers-and-authors-london-801028 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 --- # British Academy Of Songwriters, Composers and Authors: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, British Academy Of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (trading as The Ivors Academy; London) 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 October 2024 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## 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 October 2024 - Trading as: The Ivors Academy - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: London - Companies House number: 03643088 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03643088) - 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/british-academy-of-songwriters-composers-and-authors-london-801028 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 25 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 9 Oct 2026: Director resigned: DUNN, Ines. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 6 Nov 2026. - 7 Jul 2026: New director appointed: GOLDING, Laura Jayne. Director change recorded on 7 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. - 22 Sep 2025: New director appointed: SHAW-JOSEPH, Renell Anton. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: BLOMFIELD, Paloma. 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. - 27 Jun 2025: New director appointed: HOWARD, Emily. Director change recorded on 27 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. - 31 Mar 2025: Director resigned: MCCLARKIN, Emma. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 31 Mar 2025: Director resigned: MONTERO COWELL, Julia. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 9 Dec 2024: New director appointed: DUNN, Ines. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 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. - 9 Dec 2024: New director appointed: BLOMFIELD, Paloma. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 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. - 9 Dec 2024: New director appointed: ESAU, Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 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. - 9 Dec 2024: New director appointed: SELLENS, Mika. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 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. - 9 Dec 2024: New director appointed: OKOGWU, Patrick. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 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. - 9 Dec 2024: New director appointed: MASTERS, Dru. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 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. - 9 Dec 2024: New director appointed: ARCHER, Iain. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 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. - 9 Dec 2024: New director appointed: ARNOLD, David. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 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. - 28 Nov 2024: Director resigned: WELLS, Oliver George. Director change recorded on 28 Nov 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 2024: Director resigned: MCELLIGOTT, Anna Phoebe. Director change recorded on 4 Nov 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 2024: Director resigned: NI RIAIN, Allis. Director change recorded on 4 Nov 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 2024: Director resigned: FERGUSON, Rebecca. Director change recorded on 4 Nov 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 2024: Director resigned: KOFI, Frederick Elliott. Director change recorded on 4 Nov 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 2024: Director resigned: OJO, Bankole Alexander. Director change recorded on 4 Nov 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 2024: Director resigned: GATT, Lea. Director change recorded on 4 Nov 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 2024: Director resigned: SARGENT, Kevin Malcolm. Director change recorded on 4 Nov 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 2024: Director resigned: SHAW-JOSEPH, Renell. Director change recorded on 4 Nov 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 2024: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Imogen Ellen Boston. Director change recorded on 4 Nov 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. 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 British Academy Of Songwriters, Composers and Authors ### Is British Academy Of Songwriters, Composers and Authors a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. British Academy Of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2024. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can British Academy Of Songwriters, Composers and Authors sponsor? British Academy Of Songwriters, Composers and Authors is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is British Academy Of Songwriters, Composers and Authors based? The register lists British Academy Of Songwriters, Composers and Authors at London. 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. 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/british-academy-of-songwriters-composers-and-authors-london-801028 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/british-academy-of-songwriters-composers-and-authors-london-801028.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.