--- title: "Downe House School: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/downe-house-school-thatcham-768087 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 --- # Downe House School: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Downe House School (Companies House 02645228, Thatcham) 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 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: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Education - Town: Thatcham - Registered address: The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ - Companies House number: 02645228 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02645228) - Website: https://www.downehouse.net - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/downe-house-school - 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/downe-house-school-thatcham-768087 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 29 licensed sponsors in Thatcham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/thatcham - 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 56 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Sep 2026: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Simon Theodore. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Sep 2026: Director resigned: WOODS, Nicholas John Dillon. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Sep 2026: New director appointed: CURLEY, David Harry. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Sep 2026: New director appointed: MURRAY, Judith Rowena. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Sep 2026: New director appointed: RAWAL, Shenila Vivek, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 25 Jun 2026: Director resigned: LANDALE, William Jeremy Fortune. Director change recorded on 25 Jun 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. - 1 Apr 2026: New director appointed: FRASER, Charlotte Victoria. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 31 Mar 2026: Director resigned: SMITH, Joseph John. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 10 Dec 2025: Director resigned: ROSS, Caroline Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 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. - 10 Dec 2025: Director resigned: RIDLEY, Mark Keoki. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 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. - 10 Dec 2025: New director appointed: FARRELL, Jeremy John. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 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. - 10 Dec 2025: New director appointed: CHUTER, William Arthur Maclehose. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 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. - 4 Dec 2025: Director resigned: RICHARDS, Veryan Jane. Director change recorded on 4 Dec 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. - 14 Apr 2025: Director resigned: HAZLITT, Anne Frances. Director change recorded on 14 Apr 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. - 29 Nov 2024: Director resigned: HOLMES, Fiona Mary. Director change recorded on 29 Nov 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. - 29 Nov 2024: New director appointed: BRENNAN, Michael James. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 29 Nov 2024: New director appointed: COILEY, Sarah Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 10 Jul 2024: Director resigned: O'KANE, Christopher. Director change recorded on 10 Jul 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. - 20 Jun 2024: New director appointed: WILLIAMS, Simon Theodore. Director change recorded on 20 Jun 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. - 20 Jun 2024: New director appointed: LANDALE, William Jeremy Fortune. Director change recorded on 20 Jun 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. - 17 Apr 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 17 Apr 2024. 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. - 15 Mar 2024: Director resigned: DIANA, Paola. Director change recorded on 15 Mar 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. - 1 Dec 2023: Director resigned: RATNAGE, Clare Iona, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 3 Mar 2023: Secretary resigned: KAUNTZE-COCKBURN, Colin Bernard. Company secretary change recorded on 3 Mar 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. - 2 Mar 2023: New secretary appointed: VALLETTA, Edward Francis Patrick. Company secretary change recorded on 2 Mar 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. - + 31 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 Downe House School ### Is Downe House School a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Downe House School in Thatcham 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 Downe House School sponsor? Downe House School is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Downe House School based? The register lists Downe House School at The Bursary, Downe House School, Cold Ash, Newbury, Berkshire, RG18 9JJ. 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 02645228. 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/downe-house-school-thatcham-768087 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/downe-house-school-thatcham-768087.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.