--- title: "Durham Education LImited: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/durham-education-limited-durham-741009 register_status: ceased 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 --- # Durham Education LImited: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Durham Education LImited (Companies House 15934079, Durham) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 10 September 2026 and Companies House records the company as in administration, having appeared on the register since 4 July 2025 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). A company that is closed or closing down cannot sponsor visa applications. ## Key facts - Register status: Ceased: removed from the register on 10 September 2026; Companies House records the company as administration - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 July 2025 - Removed from the register: 10 September 2026 - Industry: Education - Town: Durham - Registered address: Farewell Hall, South Road, Durham, England, DH1 3TB - Companies House number: 15934079 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15934079) - Company status (Companies House): administration - 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/durham-education-limited-durham-741009 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 86 licensed sponsors in Durham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/durham - 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 10 changes worth checking, checked 1 August 2026, newest first: - 1 Aug 2026: Company is in administration at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 1 Aug 2026 (in administration). If your organisation has stopped trading or become insolvent, this must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 20 Jul 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 20 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. - 12 Jun 2026: Director resigned: GRENFELL-MARTEN, Nicholas James. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 10 Mar 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 10 Mar 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. - 31 Dec 2025: Notification of Mrs Shangqin Gao as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 31 Dec 2025. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 31 Dec 2025: Cessation of Mr Yuchen Xia as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Dec 2025. 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. - 12 Dec 2025: Director resigned: GAO, Shangqin. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 12 Dec 2025: New director appointed: GAO, Shangqin. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 19 Oct 2025: New director appointed: GAO, Shangqin. Director change recorded on 19 Oct 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. - 19 Oct 2025: Director resigned: XIA, Yuchen. Director change recorded on 19 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. 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 Durham Education LImited ### Is Durham Education LImited a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Durham Education LImited in Durham is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (removed on 10 September 2026), and Companies House shows the company has ceased trading. It cannot sponsor new visa applications. ### When did Durham Education LImited leave the sponsor register? Durham Education LImited left the register on 10 September 2026. Companies House shows the company was winding up or had ceased trading. GOV.UK gives no reason, so this does not establish why the licence ended. ### What visa routes can Durham Education LImited sponsor? Durham Education LImited was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Durham Education LImited based? The register lists Durham Education LImited at Farewell Hall, South Road, Durham, England, DH1 3TB. 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 15934079. 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/durham-education-limited-durham-741009 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/durham-education-limited-durham-741009.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.