--- title: "Church of England Central Services: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/church-of-england-central-services-london-708767 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 --- # Church of England Central Services: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Church of England Central Services (Companies House 08776679, London) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering 4 visa routes, including Charity Worker, Religious Worker and Skilled Worker, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 30 December 2014 (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: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Charity Worker; Religious Worker; Skilled Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 30 December 2014 - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: London - Registered address: Church House, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3AZ - Companies House number: 08776679 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08776679) - Website: https://www.churchofengland.org - 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/church-of-england-central-services-london-708767 ## 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 1,531 Charity Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-charity ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 17 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 16 Sep 2026: New director appointed: DAVIS, Wendy Annabel. Director change recorded on 16 Sep 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. - 15 Sep 2026: Director resigned: RODGER, Margaret Alexandra. Director change recorded on 15 Sep 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. - 28 Nov 2024: New director appointed: ZAMPETTI, Robert David. Director change recorded on 28 Nov 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. - 31 Dec 2023: Director resigned: RENSHAW MBE, Elizabeth, Canon. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 1 Oct 2023: New director appointed: HUGHES, Carl David. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 30 Sep 2023: Director resigned: SPENCE, John Andrew, Cllr. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 17 Oct 2022: New director appointed: RODGER, Margaret Alexandra. Director change recorded on 17 Oct 2022. 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 Oct 2022: Director resigned: PATEL, Nikesh. Director change recorded on 17 Oct 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 Oct 2021: New director appointed: SMITH, Alan Nigel. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2021. 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 Sep 2021: Director resigned: MINGHELLA, Loretta Caroline Rose. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2021. 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 Feb 2020: New director appointed: RENSHAW MBE, Elizabeth, Canon. Director change recorded on 27 Feb 2020. 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. - 13 Feb 2020: New director appointed: PATEL, Nikesh. Director change recorded on 13 Feb 2020. 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. - 13 Feb 2020: New director appointed: RUSHTON, Samantha Jayne, The Venerable. Director change recorded on 13 Feb 2020. 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 May 2019: New director appointed: MATHER, Harold Clive. Director change recorded on 1 May 2019. 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 Apr 2019: Director resigned: SPENCER, Jonathan Page, Dr. Director change recorded on 30 Apr 2019. 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 Jan 2018: New director appointed: MINGHELLA, Loretta Caroline Rose. Director change recorded on 24 Jan 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. - 28 Jun 2017: Director resigned: WHITTAM SMITH, Andreas. Director change recorded on 28 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. 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 Church of England Central Services ### Is Church of England Central Services a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Church of England Central Services in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2014. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Church of England Central Services sponsor? Church of England Central Services is licensed for Charity Worker, Religious Worker, Skilled Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Church of England Central Services based? The register lists Church of England Central Services at Church House, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3AZ. 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 08776679. 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/church-of-england-central-services-london-708767 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/church-of-england-central-services-london-708767.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.