--- title: "Gates of Praise International Christian Centre: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/gates-of-praise-international-christian-centre-grays-770889 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 --- # Gates of Praise International Christian Centre: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Gates of Praise International Christian Centre (Companies House 04312876, Grays) 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 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); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Charity Worker; Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Also known as: GATES OF PRAISE CHRISTIAN CENTRE; GATES OF PRAISE FOUNDATION; GATES OF PRAISE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Grays - Registered address: The Centre 79-83 London Road Grays, Essex, RM17 5YF - Companies House number: 04312876 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04312876) - Website: http://gopic.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/gates-of-praise-international-christian-centre-grays-770889 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 131 licensed sponsors in Grays: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/grays - 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 10 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Feb 2022: New director appointed: BRAIMOH, Folashade Adunni. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 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 Jan 2022: Director resigned: BRAIMOH, Folashade Adunni. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 1 Jan 2022: New director appointed: BRAIMOH, Folashade Adunni. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Jan 2022: New director appointed: LAOSUN, Carole Olufunke. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 7 Oct 2018: New director appointed: OLABISI, Kayode. Director change recorded on 7 Oct 2018. 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. - 7 Oct 2018: New director appointed: AKINSOLA, Akinlolu Olumide. Director change recorded on 7 Oct 2018. 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. - 1 Nov 2017: Cessation of Rev Akin Laosun as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Nov 2017. 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. - 1 Jul 2016: New person with significant control: Rev Akin Laosun. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jul 2016. 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. - 1 Jul 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Olaniyi Olaosebikan. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jul 2016. 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. - 16 Jan 2014: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 16 Jan 2014. 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. 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 Gates of Praise International Christian Centre ### Is Gates of Praise International Christian Centre a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Gates of Praise International Christian Centre in Grays 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 Gates of Praise International Christian Centre sponsor? Gates of Praise International Christian Centre 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 Gates of Praise International Christian Centre based? The register lists Gates of Praise International Christian Centre at The Centre 79-83 London Road Grays, Essex, RM17 5YF. 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 04312876. 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/gates-of-praise-international-christian-centre-grays-770889 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/gates-of-praise-international-christian-centre-grays-770889.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.