--- title: "Diocese of Middlesbrough Trustee: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/diocese-of-middlesbrough-trustee-middlesbrough-783789 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 --- # Diocese of Middlesbrough Trustee: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Diocese of Middlesbrough Trustee (Companies House 03482285, Middlesbrough) 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 at least 4 August 2013 (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: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Middlesbrough - Registered address: Middlesbrough Diocesan Curial Office 50a The Avenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS5 6QT - Companies House number: 03482285 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03482285) - Website: https://middlesbrough-diocese.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/diocese-of-middlesbrough-trustee-middlesbrough-783789 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 177 licensed sponsors in Middlesbrough: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/middlesbrough - 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 50 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 9 Jan 2026: New person with significant control: Rt Rev Marcus Nigel Ralph Stock. Change to people with significant control recorded on 9 Jan 2026. 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. - 9 Jan 2026: Cessation of Rt Rev Bishop Terence Patrick Drainey as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 9 Jan 2026. 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. - 9 Jan 2026: Director resigned: MCMILLAN, Andrew Thomas. Director change recorded on 9 Jan 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. - 9 Jan 2026: Director resigned: DRAINEY, Terence Patrick, Rt Rev Bishop. Director change recorded on 9 Jan 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. - 9 Jan 2026: New director appointed: STOCK, Marcus Nigel Ralph, Rt Rev. Director change recorded on 9 Jan 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. - 2 Sep 2025: New director appointed: TAYLOR, Mark Edward. Director change recorded on 2 Sep 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 Jul 2025: Director resigned: MACK, Nicholas. Director change recorded on 24 Jul 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. - 21 Aug 2023: Director resigned: WHISTON, James, Dr. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 16 Jan 2023: New director appointed: LEATHER, Christopher. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 21 Dec 2022: Director resigned: MORAN, Gerard. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 8 Dec 2021: New director appointed: HUNGIN, Barbara Helen. Director change recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 22 Nov 2021: Director resigned: CLARK, Mary Teresa. Director change recorded on 22 Nov 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. - 16 Mar 2021: Director resigned: SHERIDAN, Alan, Canon. Director change recorded on 16 Mar 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. - 16 Mar 2021: Director resigned: BARHAM, Angela Josephine. Director change recorded on 16 Mar 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. - 5 Mar 2021: New director appointed: MCMILLAN, Andrew Thomas. Director change recorded on 5 Mar 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. - 18 Feb 2021: New director appointed: LYTH, Teresa Agnes, Dr. Director change recorded on 18 Feb 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. - 21 Jan 2021: New director appointed: CLARK, Mary Teresa. Director change recorded on 21 Jan 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. - 19 Nov 2020: New director appointed: MORAN, Gerard. Director change recorded on 19 Nov 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. - 19 Nov 2020: Director resigned: DASEY, Gerrard Michael, Rt Rev Monsignor Canon. Director change recorded on 19 Nov 2020. 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. - 19 Dec 2019: Cessation of Reverend William Frank Massie as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Dec 2019. 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. - 19 Dec 2019: Cessation of Angela Josephine Barham as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Dec 2019. 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. - 19 Dec 2019: Cessation of Monsignor Gerard Michael Dasey as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Dec 2019. 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. - 19 Dec 2019: Cessation of Mr John Christopher Fleming as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Dec 2019. 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. - 19 Dec 2019: Cessation of Mr Nicholas Mack as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Dec 2019. 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. - 19 Dec 2019: Cessation of Very Rev Canon Gerard Paul Robinson as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Dec 2019. 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. - + 25 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 Diocese of Middlesbrough Trustee ### Is Diocese of Middlesbrough Trustee a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Diocese of Middlesbrough Trustee in Middlesbrough 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 Diocese of Middlesbrough Trustee sponsor? Diocese of Middlesbrough Trustee is licensed for Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Diocese of Middlesbrough Trustee based? The register lists Diocese of Middlesbrough Trustee at Middlesbrough Diocesan Curial Office 50a The Avenue, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS5 6QT. 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 03482285. 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/diocese-of-middlesbrough-trustee-middlesbrough-783789 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/diocese-of-middlesbrough-trustee-middlesbrough-783789.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.