--- title: "Empower Global T/A Family Church: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/empower-global-t-a-family-church-portsmouth-688828 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 --- # Empower Global T/A Family Church: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Empower Global T/A Family Church (Companies House 03053642, Portsmouth) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Charity Worker, Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 17 July 2014 (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); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Charity Worker; Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 17 July 2014 - Legal name: Empower Global - Also known as: Family Church Gosport; Family Church Havant; Family Church Portsmouth; Family Church Waterlooville; Family Church Waterside; GOSPORT FAMILY CHURCH; PORTSMOUTH FAMILY CHURCH; The Empower Centre - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Portsmouth - Registered address: 83-87 Kingston Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 7DX - Companies House number: 03053642 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03053642) - Website: https://family.church/location/portsmouth/ - 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/empower-global-t-a-family-church-portsmouth-688828 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 254 licensed sponsors in Portsmouth: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/portsmouth - 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 14 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 16 Jul 2026: Director resigned: FERGUSON, Mark Robert. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 4 Feb 2026: Director resigned: KEEPING, Wayne Martin. Director change recorded on 4 Feb 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. - 18 May 2024: New director appointed: SUTHERLAND, Helen. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 13 May 2024: New director appointed: MCINTYRE, Elisa. Director change recorded on 13 May 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. - 13 May 2024: New director appointed: STEYN, Claire Elaine. Director change recorded on 13 May 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. - 27 Apr 2023: Director resigned: SMITH, Simon Edward. Director change recorded on 27 Apr 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. - 27 Apr 2023: New director appointed: DOKUBO, Sotonye Tuboteyi. Director change recorded on 27 Apr 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. - 19 Jan 2021: Secretary resigned: SALETHORNE, Sarah Jane. Company secretary change recorded on 19 Jan 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. - 19 Jan 2021: New secretary appointed: BAKER, Steve. Company secretary change recorded on 19 Jan 2021. 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. - 21 Jul 2020: New director appointed: FERGUSON, Mark Robert. Director change recorded on 21 Jul 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. - 21 Jul 2020: Director resigned: SMITH, Derek Martin. Director change recorded on 21 Jul 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. - 26 Jan 2016: Director resigned: HARGREAVES, John George Henry, Mr.. Director change recorded on 26 Jan 2016. 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 Jan 2016: New director appointed: WARD, Mark Donald Charles. Director change recorded on 26 Jan 2016. 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 Oct 2015: Director resigned: OSCROFT, Michaela Jane. Director change recorded on 30 Oct 2015. 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 Empower Global T/A Family Church ### Is Empower Global T/A Family Church a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Empower Global T/A Family Church in Portsmouth is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2014. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Empower Global T/A Family Church sponsor? Empower Global T/A Family Church is licensed for Charity Worker, Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Empower Global T/A Family Church based? The register lists Empower Global T/A Family Church at 83-87 Kingston Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 7DX. 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 03053642. 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/empower-global-t-a-family-church-portsmouth-688828 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/empower-global-t-a-family-church-portsmouth-688828.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.