--- title: "Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/carlisle-diocesan-board-of-finance-ltd-penrith-744722 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 --- # Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd (Companies House 00039625, Penrith) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 31 March 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: Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 31 March 2023 - Legal name: CARLISLE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED - Also known as: CARLISLE DBF; CARLISLE DIOCESE; DIOCESE OF CARLISLE - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Penrith - Registered address: Church House, Friargate, Penrith, Cumbria, England, CA11 7XR - Companies House number: 00039625 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00039625) - Website: https://www.carlislediocese.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/carlisle-diocesan-board-of-finance-ltd-penrith-744722 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 27 licensed sponsors in Penrith: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/penrith - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 1,961 Minister of Religion sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/minister-of-religion ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 11 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 17 Jun 2026: Director resigned: JOHNSON, James Alfred Earlam. Director change recorded on 17 Jun 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. - 26 Mar 2025: New director appointed: HEBDON, Trevor. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 1 Jan 2025: New director appointed: HOPE, Charles Henry, Rev. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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 Dec 2024: Director resigned: YATES, Peter Nigel. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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 Dec 2024: Director resigned: EDWARDS, John. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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 Dec 2024: Director resigned: DALGOUTTE, David George, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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 Dec 2024: Director resigned: ROBSON, Nigel Rhyl. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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 Aug 2024: New director appointed: NEWTON, Ruth Elizabeth, Ven. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 17 Jul 2024: New director appointed: YATES, Peter Nigel. Director change recorded on 17 Jul 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. - 15 Sep 2023: Director resigned: WIGLEY, Susan Mary. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 31 Aug 2023: Director resigned: NEWCOME, James William Scobie, Right Reverend. 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 Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd ### Is Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd in Penrith 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 Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd sponsor? Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd is licensed for Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd based? The register lists Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd at Church House, Friargate, Penrith, Cumbria, England, CA11 7XR. 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 00039625. 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/carlisle-diocesan-board-of-finance-ltd-penrith-744722 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/carlisle-diocesan-board-of-finance-ltd-penrith-744722.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.