--- title: "Hollingworth Learning Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hollingworth-learning-trust-rochdale-699317 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 --- # Hollingworth Learning Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Hollingworth Learning Trust (trading as Hollingworth Academy; Companies House 08314692; Rochdale) 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 17 July 2023 (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: 17 July 2023 - Trading as: Hollingworth Academy - Also known as: Heap Bridge Village Primary; Newhouse Academy; Heap Bridge Village Primary School - Industry: Education - Town: Rochdale - Registered address: Office 1, Floor 3, Hafley Court, Buckley Road, Rochdale, England, OL12 9DJ - Companies House number: 08314692 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08314692) - Website: https://hollingworthacademy.co.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/hollingworth-learning-trust-rochdale-699317 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 267 licensed sponsors in Rochdale: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/rochdale - 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 12 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 27 Oct 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 27 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 24 Nov 2026. - 18 Aug 2026: Director resigned: CLARKSON, David. 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. - 4 Nov 2025: New director appointed: THOMPSON, David John. Director change recorded on 4 Nov 2025. 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 Oct 2025: New director appointed: SEVILLE, Helen. Director change recorded on 22 Oct 2025. 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 Jul 2025: Director resigned: MCCARTHY, Karen. Director change recorded on 17 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. - 26 Feb 2025: New director appointed: NORTON, Jane. Director change recorded on 26 Feb 2025. 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 Oct 2024: Director resigned: COCKCROFT, Marcus. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 29 Apr 2024: Director resigned: MCDOWELL, Sarah Jane. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 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. - 29 Apr 2024: Director resigned: LOWE, Stephen. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 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. - 18 Jan 2024: New director appointed: MCDOWELL, Sarah Jane. Director change recorded on 18 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. - 8 Jan 2024: New director appointed: CLARKSON, David. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 26 Sep 2023: New director appointed: SWEENEY, Louise Rose. Director change recorded on 26 Sep 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. 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 Hollingworth Learning Trust ### Is Hollingworth Learning Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Hollingworth Learning Trust in Rochdale is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Hollingworth Learning Trust sponsor? Hollingworth Learning Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Hollingworth Learning Trust based? The register lists Hollingworth Learning Trust at Office 1, Floor 3, Hafley Court, Buckley Road, Rochdale, England, OL12 9DJ. 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 08314692. 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/hollingworth-learning-trust-rochdale-699317 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hollingworth-learning-trust-rochdale-699317.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.