--- title: "East Midlands Academy trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/east-midlands-academy-trust-northampton-784528 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 --- # East Midlands Academy trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, East Midlands Academy trust (trading as Shepherdswell; Companies House 08149829; Northampton) 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 20 July 2020 (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: 20 July 2020 - Trading as: Shepherdswell - Also known as: Boddington Church of England Primary Academy; Castle Academy; Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy; Culworth Church of England Primary Academy; Hardingstone Academy; Naseby Church of England Primary Academy; Northampton International Academy; Orchard Academy; Prince William School; Shepherdswell Academy - Industry: Education - Town: Northampton - Registered address: Pyramus House Roman Way, Grange Park, Northampton, England, NN4 5EA - Companies House number: 08149829 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08149829) - Website: https://emat.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/east-midlands-academy-trust-northampton-784528 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 515 licensed sponsors in Northampton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/northampton - 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 27 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 18 Aug 2026: Director resigned: CONLON, Martin Thomas. Director change recorded on 18 Aug 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. - 22 Jul 2026: Director resigned: WHITTLESEY, Kate Elaine. Director change recorded on 22 Jul 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. - 15 May 2026: New director appointed: OLATERU-OLAGBEGI, Riyike. Director change recorded on 15 May 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. - 15 Apr 2026: New director appointed: HILL, Andrew George. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 30 Mar 2026: New director appointed: NOBLE, Stephen James William. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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. - 11 Dec 2025: Director resigned: AHMAD, Roheel. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 4 Nov 2025: Director resigned: EVERATT, Gemma Marie. Director change recorded on 4 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. - 27 Sep 2024: Director resigned: WHEELER, Fiona. Director change recorded on 27 Sep 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. - 17 Jul 2024: Director resigned: JONES, Leigh Victoria. Director change recorded on 17 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. - 17 Jul 2024: New director appointed: BELL, James Nicholas. Director change recorded on 17 Jul 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 Apr 2024: New director appointed: AHMAD, Roheel. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 17 Apr 2024: New director appointed: EVERATT, Gemma Marie. Director change recorded on 17 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. - 25 Jan 2024: New director appointed: HALLMARK, Christopher Stephen. Director change recorded on 25 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. - 31 Aug 2023: Director resigned: SALAM, Ayo. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 30 Jun 2023: Director resigned: BELL, James Nicholas. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 17 Mar 2023: New director appointed: WHITTLESEY, Kate Elaine. Director change recorded on 17 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. - 27 Feb 2023: Director resigned: DAVIS, Andrew. Director change recorded on 27 Feb 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. - 20 Jul 2022: New director appointed: CONLON, Martin Thomas. Director change recorded on 20 Jul 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. - 20 Jul 2022: New director appointed: BELL, James Nicholas. Director change recorded on 20 Jul 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. - 20 Jul 2022: Director resigned: HOUGHTON, David. Director change recorded on 20 Jul 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. - 3 Sep 2021: Director resigned: MORJARIA, Asvin. Director change recorded on 3 Sep 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. - 3 Sep 2021: Director resigned: WEISS, Bernard Lawson, Professor. Director change recorded on 3 Sep 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. - 4 Jan 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 4 Jan 2021. 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. - 11 Dec 2020: New director appointed: WEISS, Bernard Lawson, Professor. Director change recorded on 11 Dec 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. - 11 Dec 2020: Director resigned: JOHANSON, Matthew James. Director change recorded on 11 Dec 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. - + 2 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 East Midlands Academy trust ### Is East Midlands Academy trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. East Midlands Academy trust in Northampton is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can East Midlands Academy trust sponsor? East Midlands Academy trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is East Midlands Academy trust based? The register lists East Midlands Academy trust at Pyramus House Roman Way, Grange Park, Northampton, England, NN4 5EA. 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 08149829. 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/east-midlands-academy-trust-northampton-784528 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/east-midlands-academy-trust-northampton-784528.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.