--- title: "Chinese Overseas Christian Mission: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/chinese-overseas-christian-mission-milton-keynes-777674 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 --- # Chinese Overseas Christian Mission: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Chinese Overseas Christian Mission (trading as cocmuk; Milton Keynes) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Charity Worker, Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (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: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Charity Worker; Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Trading as: cocmuk - Legal name: THE CHINESE OVERSEAS CHRISTIAN MISSION - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Milton Keynes - Companies House number: 07106567 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07106567) - Website: https://www.cocm.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/chinese-overseas-christian-mission-milton-keynes-777674 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 840 licensed sponsors in Milton Keynes: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/milton-keynes - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 1,531 Charity Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-charity ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 10 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 7 Mar 2025: New director appointed: ANG, Yeng Shoing, Dr. Director change recorded on 7 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 Mar 2025: New director appointed: LAU, Keith Kwok Wah. Director change recorded on 7 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. - 31 Dec 2024: Director resigned: ONG, Siew Huat, Rev. 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: LO, James Nouk. 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. - 15 Dec 2023: Secretary resigned: WELLS, David Russell. Company secretary change recorded on 15 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. - 31 Dec 2022: Director resigned: WELLS, David Russell. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2022. 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 Jun 2018: New director appointed: LAI, Wesley. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2018. 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 Jun 2017: Director resigned: WALLIS, John Anthony, Rev. Director change recorded on 17 Jun 2017. 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. - 23 Dec 2015: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 23 Dec 2015. 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. - 17 Oct 2015: New director appointed: ONG, Siew Huat, Rev. Director change recorded on 17 Oct 2015. 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 Chinese Overseas Christian Mission ### Is Chinese Overseas Christian Mission a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Chinese Overseas Christian Mission in Milton Keynes is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Chinese Overseas Christian Mission sponsor? Chinese Overseas Christian Mission is licensed for Charity Worker, Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Chinese Overseas Christian Mission based? The register lists Chinese Overseas Christian Mission at Milton Keynes. 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/chinese-overseas-christian-mission-milton-keynes-777674 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/chinese-overseas-christian-mission-milton-keynes-777674.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.