--- title: "Diverse Academies Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/diverse-academies-trust-retford-685523 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 --- # Diverse Academies Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Diverse Academies Trust (Companies House 07664012, Retford) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 15 November 2019 (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: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 15 November 2019 - Also known as: East Leake Academy; Hillocks Primary Academy; Horizons Academy; Queen Elizabeth’s Academy; Redgate Primary Academy; Retford Oaks Academy; Samuel Barlow Primary Academy; The Holgate Academy; Thoresby Vale Primary; Thrumpton Primary Academy - Industry: Education - Town: Retford - Registered address: Diverse Education Centre, Old Hall Drive, Retford, England, DN22 7EA - Companies House number: 07664012 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07664012) - Website: https://www.diverseacademies.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/diverse-academies-trust-retford-685523 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 27 licensed sponsors in Retford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/retford - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 29 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 22 Jul 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 22 Jul 2026. 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. - 1 Jun 2026: New director appointed: BALL, Andrew James. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 23 Feb 2026: New director appointed: HYLAN, Ian Mark. Director change recorded on 23 Feb 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. - 23 Feb 2026: New director appointed: HARDIE, Andrew James Watson. Director change recorded on 23 Feb 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. - 14 Nov 2025: Director resigned: QUIGLEY, Michael William. Director change recorded on 14 Nov 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. - 2 Sep 2025: Director resigned: MORDUE, Jacqueline. Director change recorded on 2 Sep 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. - 23 Jul 2025: Director resigned: SIMPSON, Paul Bromley. Director change recorded on 23 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. - 9 Jun 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 9 Jun 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 Mar 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 5 Mar 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. - 6 Feb 2025: Director resigned: DONALD, Louis Stuart, Me. Director change recorded on 6 Feb 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. - 9 Dec 2024: New director appointed: ROBERTSON, Jonathan Mark. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 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. - 15 Apr 2024: New director appointed: SIMPSON, Paul Bromley. Director change recorded on 15 Apr 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 Jan 2024: New director appointed: VIZMA, Rudi Juris. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 8 Nov 2023: Director resigned: MARRIOTT, Nicola Adele. Director change recorded on 8 Nov 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. - 21 Jun 2023: Director resigned: SHEARING, Robert James. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 25 May 2022: New director appointed: MORDUE, Jacqueline. Director change recorded on 25 May 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. - 25 May 2022: New director appointed: MARRIOTT, Nicola Adele. Director change recorded on 25 May 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. - 30 Mar 2022: New director appointed: DONALD, Louis Stuart, Me. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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. - 16 Jan 2022: Director resigned: DAVIES, Andrew Paul. Director change recorded on 16 Jan 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. - 24 Nov 2021: Director resigned: MABBOTT, Peter Kirk. Director change recorded on 24 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. - 22 Jul 2021: Director resigned: BURN, Catherine Joy. Director change recorded on 22 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2021: New director appointed: SHEARING, Robert James. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2021: New director appointed: DAVIES, Andrew Paul. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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 Jan 2021: Cessation of Mrs Ingrid Wiggins as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 18 Jan 2021. 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. - 18 Jan 2021: Cessation of Mr John Richard Rolph as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 18 Jan 2021. 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. - + 4 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 Diverse Academies Trust ### Is Diverse Academies Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Diverse Academies Trust in Retford is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Diverse Academies Trust sponsor? Diverse Academies Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Diverse Academies Trust based? The register lists Diverse Academies Trust at Diverse Education Centre, Old Hall Drive, Retford, England, DN22 7EA. 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 07664012. 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/diverse-academies-trust-retford-685523 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/diverse-academies-trust-retford-685523.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.