--- title: "International Bible Students Association: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/international-bible-students-association-chelmsford-777568 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 --- # International Bible Students Association: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, International Bible Students Association (Companies House 00136726, Chelmsford) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the 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: Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: CHELMSFORD - Registered address: 1 Kingdom Way, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom, CM2 8FW - Companies House number: 00136726 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00136726) - Website: https://www.jw.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/international-bible-students-association-chelmsford-777568 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 237 licensed sponsors in Chelmsford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/chelmsford - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 1,436 Religious Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/religious-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 26 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Jun 2025: New director appointed: SYLVESTER, Steve Winston. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 1 Jun 2025: New director appointed: NORTON, Paul Stephen. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 27 Jul 2023: Cessation of Mr Stephen Charles Hale Symonds as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 27 Jul 2023. 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. - 8 Nov 2021: New director appointed: SIMPSON, Michael. Director change recorded on 8 Nov 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. - 1 Nov 2021: New person with significant control: Mr Stephen Charles Hale Symonds. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Nov 2021. 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 Oct 2021: Cessation of Mr Stephen Papps as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Oct 2021. 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 Oct 2021: Director resigned: PAPPS, Stephen. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 1 Sep 2021: New director appointed: SUTTON, Andrew Paul. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 31 Aug 2021: Director resigned: DARBY, Ivor. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 4 Feb 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 4 Feb 2020. 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. - 28 Sep 2018: New director appointed: SYMONDS, Stephen Charles Hale. Director change recorded on 28 Sep 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. - 5 Jul 2018: Cessation of Mr Paul Stuart Gillies as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 5 Jul 2018. 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. - 5 Jul 2018: Director resigned: GILLIES, Paul Stuart. Director change recorded on 5 Jul 2018. 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. - 30 Nov 2017: New director appointed: MANLEY, Jonathan. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 2017. 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. - 10 Jul 2017: Director resigned: BUTTNER, Philip. Director change recorded on 10 Jul 2017. 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. - 28 Apr 2016: Director resigned: DUTTON, John Dennis. Director change recorded on 28 Apr 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Stephen Papps. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Paul Stuart Gillies. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 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. - 29 Jul 2015: New director appointed: DARBY, Ivor. Director change recorded on 29 Jul 2015. 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. - 29 Jul 2015: New director appointed: BUTTNER, Philip. Director change recorded on 29 Jul 2015. 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. - 29 Jul 2015: Director resigned: ANDREWS, John Stuart. Director change recorded on 29 Jul 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. - 29 Jul 2015: Director resigned: HARDY, Stephen Albert. Director change recorded on 29 Jul 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. - 11 Mar 2015: Director resigned: MORICE, Stephen John. Director change recorded on 11 Mar 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. - 11 Mar 2015: New director appointed: SNAITH, Karl William. Director change recorded on 11 Mar 2015. 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 Feb 2014: New director appointed: MORICE, Stephen John. Director change recorded on 26 Feb 2014. 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 earlier change 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 International Bible Students Association ### Is International Bible Students Association a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. International Bible Students Association in CHELMSFORD 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 International Bible Students Association sponsor? International Bible Students Association is licensed for Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is International Bible Students Association based? The register lists International Bible Students Association at 1 Kingdom Way, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom, CM2 8FW. 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 00136726. 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/international-bible-students-association-chelmsford-777568 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/international-bible-students-association-chelmsford-777568.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.