--- title: "Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/game-and-wildlife-conservation-trust-fordingbridge-767249 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 --- # Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (trading as The GWCT; Companies House 05579632; Fordingbridge) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Charity Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 21 April 2021 (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; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 21 April 2021 - Trading as: The GWCT - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Fordingbridge - Registered address: Burgate Manor, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 1EF - Companies House number: 05579632 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05579632) - Website: https://www.gwct.org.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/game-and-wildlife-conservation-trust-fordingbridge-767249 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 10 licensed sponsors in Fordingbridge: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/fordingbridge - 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 33 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 21 Jul 2026: Director resigned: MISSELBROOK, Peter. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 21 Jul 2026: Director resigned: MAYHEW, David Lionel. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 21 Jul 2026: Director resigned: BATTERS, Minette Bridget, Lady. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 21 Jul 2026: Director resigned: PAICE, James Edward Thornton, Sir. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 21 Jul 2026: New director appointed: CHANNING, Isobel Evelyn. Director change recorded on 21 Jul 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. - 21 Jul 2026: New director appointed: MOORE, Robert Peter. Director change recorded on 21 Jul 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 Jul 2025: Director resigned: PREBENSEN, Preben. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 31 Jul 2025: Director resigned: GIBBS, Juliet Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 31 Jul 2025: Director resigned: GOODWILL, Robert, Rt Hon. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 11 Jul 2024: New director appointed: BATTERS, Minette Bridget, Lady. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 11 Jul 2024: Director resigned: DOWNSHIRE, Arthur Francis Nicholas Wills, Lord. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 11 Jul 2024: Director resigned: ZAMBUNI, Claire Ann. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 11 Jul 2024: Director resigned: DANIELL, Anthony Hamilton. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 11 Jul 2024: New director appointed: HENTON, Alexandra Emily. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 11 Jul 2024: New director appointed: REED, Andrew Laurence. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 6 Jul 2023: Director resigned: HOSKYNS-ABRAHALL, Edward Anthony Egerton. Director change recorded on 6 Jul 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. - 6 Jul 2023: Director resigned: CARNARVON, George Reginald Oliver, Earl. Director change recorded on 6 Jul 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. - 6 Jul 2023: New director appointed: KNOTT, Andrew James Palmer. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 6 Jul 2023: New director appointed: ORDE-POWLETT, Thomas Peter Algar, The Honourable. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 6 Jul 2023: New director appointed: HENDERSON, Zoe Jane. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 5 Dec 2022: New director appointed: CORBETT, James Richard. Director change recorded on 5 Dec 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. - 5 Jul 2022: Director resigned: SALVESEN, Andrew Cameron. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 5 Jul 2022: Director resigned: NOBLE, David Allister John. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 31 Jan 2022: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, David Nicholas Owen. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 27 Jan 2022: New director appointed: WILLIAMS, Owen Roderick Miles. Director change recorded on 27 Jan 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. - + 8 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 Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust ### Is Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust in Fordingbridge is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust sponsor? Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust is licensed for Charity Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust based? The register lists Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust at Burgate Manor, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 1EF. 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 05579632. 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/game-and-wildlife-conservation-trust-fordingbridge-767249 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/game-and-wildlife-conservation-trust-fordingbridge-767249.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.