Dorset Opera
ActiveLicence & visa routes
An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.
Companies House changes
Run a live check≈3.3 in 100 such sponsors lost their licence within 7 months. Score uses register data only — a live check adds the full Companies House record.
Reporting duties
- 10 Dec 2025 — New director appointed: COOMBS, Lucinda Frances. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 7 Jan 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 4 Oct 2024 — Director resigned: GUIDERA, Julian. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 1 Nov 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 17 Dec 2023 — New director appointed: LEWIS, Merlin Philip David. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 12 Jan 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 7 Aug 2023 — Director resigned: HARVEY, Giles Covington Wingate. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 4 Sept 2023 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 2 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 10 Dec 2025New director appointed: COOMBS, Lucinda Frances
- 4 Oct 2024Director resigned: GUIDERA, Julian
- 17 Dec 2023New director appointed: LEWIS, Merlin Philip David
- 7 Aug 2023Director resigned: HARVEY, Giles Covington Wingate
- 12 Apr 2023New director appointed: GUIDERA, Julian
- 8 Mar 2023New director appointed: GRANT, David Euan Barron
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Common questions about Dorset Opera
- Is Dorset Opera a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Dorset Opera in DORCHESTER holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2021. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
- What visa routes can Dorset Opera sponsor?
- Dorset Opera is licensed for Charity Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Temporary Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
- Where is Dorset Opera based?
- The register lists Dorset Opera at Dorset Opera, Cheselbourne, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom, DT2 7NP. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
- How current is this information?
- This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal, alongside Companies House records for company number 05170704. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- 05170704
- Address
- Dorset Opera, Cheselbourne, Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom, DT2 7NP
- First on register
- 2 Nov 2021
- Website
- dorsetopera.com
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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.