--- title: "Clifton Diocese: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/clifton-diocese-bristol-805621 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 --- # Clifton Diocese: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Clifton Diocese (trading as ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF CLIFTON; Companies House 10462076; Bristol) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 6 February 2018 (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: Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 6 February 2018 - Trading as: ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF CLIFTON - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Bristol - Registered address: St. Ambrose North Road, Leigh Woods, Bristol, United Kingdom, BS8 3PW - Companies House number: 10462076 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10462076) - Website: https://cliftondiocese.com - 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/clifton-diocese-bristol-805621 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,293 licensed sponsors in Bristol: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bristol - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 1,436 Religious Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/religious-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 31 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 12 Oct 2026: New director appointed: JAKOBEK, Susan Mary. Director change recorded on 12 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 9 Nov 2026. - 12 Oct 2026: New director appointed: FOX, Peter Andrew. Director change recorded on 12 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 9 Nov 2026. - 6 Oct 2025: Director resigned: MARSH, Sara Mary. Director change recorded on 6 Oct 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. - 7 May 2025: Director resigned: MASON, Colin Donald, Rev. Director change recorded on 7 May 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. - 8 Apr 2025: New director appointed: MORRELL, Nicholas. Director change recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 24 Sep 2024: Director resigned: THOMPSON, Michael Harvey, Dr. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 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. - 8 May 2024: New person with significant control: Right Reverend John Bosco Macdonald. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 May 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 May 2024: Cessation of Declan Ronan Lang as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 May 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 May 2024: Director resigned: LANG, Declan Ronan, Rev. Director change recorded on 8 May 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. - 8 May 2024: New director appointed: MACDONALD, John Bosco, Right Reverend. Director change recorded on 8 May 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. - 7 Feb 2024: New director appointed: MARSH, Sara Mary. Director change recorded on 7 Feb 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. - 2 Feb 2024: New director appointed: SHIPSEY, John Francis. Director change recorded on 2 Feb 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. - 12 Dec 2023: New director appointed: WYKES, Ann-Marie. Director change recorded on 12 Dec 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. - 12 Dec 2023: New director appointed: MCDONALD, Marie-Louise. Director change recorded on 12 Dec 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 Aug 2023: Director resigned: COYLE, Timothy, Dr. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 15 Aug 2023: Director resigned: WOOD, Simon. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 30 Jan 2023: New director appointed: WOOD, Simon. Director change recorded on 30 Jan 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. - 8 Dec 2022: Director resigned: MCNULTY, Stephen John. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 28 Nov 2022: New director appointed: MASON, Colin Donald, Rev. Director change recorded on 28 Nov 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 Nov 2022: Director resigned: MORDI, Jennifer. Director change recorded on 17 Nov 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. - 31 Aug 2022: New director appointed: MORDI, Jennifer. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 31 Aug 2022: Director resigned: MASSEY, James Bernard, Rev. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 31 Aug 2022: New director appointed: GRAVES, Patrick Michael. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 31 Aug 2022: New director appointed: BOUGHTON, Stephen John. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 18 Jul 2022: Director resigned: WHITE, Paul Joseph, Revd. Director change recorded on 18 Jul 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. - + 6 earlier changes on the web page 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 Clifton Diocese ### Is Clifton Diocese a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Clifton Diocese in Bristol is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2018. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Clifton Diocese sponsor? Clifton Diocese is licensed for Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Clifton Diocese based? The register lists Clifton Diocese at St. Ambrose North Road, Leigh Woods, Bristol, United Kingdom, BS8 3PW. 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 10462076. 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/clifton-diocese-bristol-805621 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/clifton-diocese-bristol-805621.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.