--- title: "Casterbridge Tours Limited: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/casterbridge-tours-limited-ealing-778646 register_status: removed 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 --- # Casterbridge Tours Limited: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Casterbridge Tours Limited (trading as WorldStrides; Companies House 02613749; Ealing) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 19 June 2026, having appeared on the register since 19 April 2022 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). It cannot sponsor new visa applications while off the register. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves, so it was not necessarily revoked. ## Key facts - Register status: Removed: no longer on the register since 19 June 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 19 April 2022 - Removed from the register: 19 June 2026 - Trading as: WorldStrides - Industry: Travel, Transport & Mobility - Town: Ealing - Registered address: Fifth Floor, 5 New Street Square, London, United Kingdom, EC4A 3BF - Companies House number: 02613749 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02613749) - Company status (Companies House): active - Website: https://worldstrides.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/worldstrides - 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/casterbridge-tours-limited-ealing-778646 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 56 licensed sponsors in Ealing: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/ealing - One of 6,274 in Travel, Transport & Mobility: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/travel-transport-mobility - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 4 changes worth checking, checked 31 May 2026, newest first: - 18 Aug 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Aug 2025. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 5 Oct 2023: Director resigned: GOLDSTEIN, Kellie Ann Burchette. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 20 Jun 2023: Director resigned: GOGEL, Robert Neil. Director change recorded on 20 Jun 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 Jun 2023: New director appointed: KIRCHHOFF, David Paul. Director change recorded on 20 Jun 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. 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 Casterbridge Tours Limited ### Is Casterbridge Tours Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Casterbridge Tours Limited in Ealing was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 19 June 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did Casterbridge Tours Limited leave the sponsor register? Casterbridge Tours Limited no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 19 June 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed. If your visa is sponsored by this employer, contact them and get immigration advice. If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor. ### What visa routes can Casterbridge Tours Limited sponsor? Casterbridge Tours Limited was licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Casterbridge Tours Limited based? The register lists Casterbridge Tours Limited at Fifth Floor, 5 New Street Square, London, United Kingdom, EC4A 3BF. 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 02613749. 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/casterbridge-tours-limited-ealing-778646 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/casterbridge-tours-limited-ealing-778646.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.