--- title: "East Midlands Christian Fellowships: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/east-midlands-christian-fellowships-derby-688889 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 Christian Fellowships: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, East Midlands Christian Fellowships (trading as Reach; Companies House 03971567; Derby) holds an A-rated Temporary Worker sponsor licence covering the Charity Worker and Religious Worker routes, 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: Temporary Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Charity Worker; Religious Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Trading as: Reach - Legal name: REACH TRUST - Also known as: COMMUNITY CHURCH DERBY; CONNECT; REACH BELPER; REACH CENTRE; REACH CONFERENCE CENTRE; REACH DERBY; REACH EASTWOOD; REACH LEICESTER; REACH MALAGA; REACH MED - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Derby - Registered address: The Riverside Centre, Riverside Court Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8HY - Companies House number: 03971567 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03971567) - Website: https://www.reachonline.org - 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-christian-fellowships-derby-688889 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 512 licensed sponsors in Derby: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/derby - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 1,531 Charity Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-charity ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 68 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 2 Oct 2026: Director resigned: WOOD, Trevor John. Director change recorded on 2 Oct 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 person with significant control: Mr Mark Richard Betts. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Apr 2026. 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. - 31 Mar 2026: Cessation of Mr Benjamin Rook as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Mar 2026. 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. - 19 Jan 2026: New director appointed: FERGUSON, Graeme John. Director change recorded on 19 Jan 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. - 19 Jan 2026: New director appointed: WELGEMOED, Henry Edward. Director change recorded on 19 Jan 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. - 13 Oct 2025: Director resigned: PARK, David William. Director change recorded on 13 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. - 29 Sep 2025: Director resigned: LEACH, Jonathan Mark. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 26 Oct 2024: New director appointed: WOOD, Trevor John. Director change recorded on 26 Oct 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. - 26 Oct 2024: New director appointed: NORMAN, Lianna Louise. Director change recorded on 26 Oct 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. - 26 Oct 2024: New director appointed: SMITH, Andrew David. Director change recorded on 26 Oct 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. - 30 Sep 2024: Director resigned: STOKES, Timothy. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 24 Jun 2024: Director resigned: ABRAHAM, Julio Ryan Mekki, Rev. Director change recorded on 24 Jun 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. - 24 Jun 2024: Director resigned: WRIGHT, Jacqueline Mary. Director change recorded on 24 Jun 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. - 24 Jun 2024: Company name changed, now trading as "REACH TRUST". Company name change recorded on 24 Jun 2024. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 22 Mar 2024: Company name changed, now trading as "REACH TRUST". Company name change recorded on 22 Mar 2024. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 5 Mar 2024: New secretary appointed: DAVIES, Adam. Company secretary change recorded on 5 Mar 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. - 4 Mar 2024: New director appointed: LEACH, Jonathan Mark. Director change recorded on 4 Mar 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. - 4 Mar 2024: Secretary resigned: PARMAR, Kishore Chhanabhai. Company secretary change recorded on 4 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. - 4 Mar 2024: New director appointed: PRICE, Richard Stuart. Director change recorded on 4 Mar 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 Oct 2023: Company name changed, now trading as "REACH TRUST". Company name change recorded on 20 Oct 2023. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 12 Jul 2023: New director appointed: STOKES, Timothy. Director change recorded on 12 Jul 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. - 12 Jul 2023: New director appointed: WRIGHT, Jacqueline Mary. Director change recorded on 12 Jul 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. - 22 Jun 2023: Director resigned: CAVANAGH, David John, Dr. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 31 Dec 2022: Director resigned: JONES, Emrys Llewelyn Ashmore. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 25 Sep 2022: Director resigned: SO, Lesley Yuen Jing. Director change recorded on 25 Sep 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. - + 43 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 Christian Fellowships ### Is East Midlands Christian Fellowships a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. East Midlands Christian Fellowships in Derby 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 East Midlands Christian Fellowships sponsor? East Midlands Christian Fellowships is licensed for Charity Worker and Religious Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is East Midlands Christian Fellowships based? The register lists East Midlands Christian Fellowships at The Riverside Centre, Riverside Court Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8HY. 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 03971567. 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-christian-fellowships-derby-688889 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/east-midlands-christian-fellowships-derby-688889.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.