--- title: "International Buddhist Progress Society (UK): UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/international-buddhist-progress-society-uk-london-702186 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 Buddhist Progress Society (UK): UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, International Buddhist Progress Society (UK) (trading as London Fo Guang Shan Temple; Companies House 02724500; London) 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 - Trading as: London Fo Guang Shan Temple - Also known as: LONDON FO GUANG TEMPLE - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: LONDON - Registered address: 84 Margaret Street, London, W1W 8TD - Companies House number: 02724500 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02724500) - Website: https://londonfgs.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/international-buddhist-progress-society-uk-london-702186 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - 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 14 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Jun 2026: Director resigned: SHIH, Chueh Yann, Venerable. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 30 Jun 2026: Director resigned: WU CHANG, Pei Fen, Rev. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 15 Jun 2026: Director resigned: WU, Yi Chen, Rev.. Director change recorded on 15 Jun 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. - 15 Jun 2026: Director resigned: LEE, Fong Goh. Director change recorded on 15 Jun 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 Dec 2020: Director resigned: CHONG, Suit Heong, Venerable. Director change recorded on 18 Dec 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. - 1 Feb 2019: New director appointed: WU CHANG, Pei Fen, Rev. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2019. 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 Feb 2019: New director appointed: LEE, Fong Goh. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2019. 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 May 2014: Director resigned: SHIH, Man Jang, Venerable. Director change recorded on 30 May 2014. 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 Mar 2014: Director resigned: CHERN, Shu-Ling. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2014. 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 Mar 2014: New director appointed: WU, Yi Chen, Rev.. Director change recorded on 28 Mar 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. - 31 Dec 2013: Director resigned: SHIH, Hsing Yun, Venerable. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2013. 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 Dec 2013: Director resigned: SHIH, Miranda Constance, Venerable. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2013. 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. - 24 Dec 2013: New director appointed: CHOU, Li-Ya, Rev.. Director change recorded on 24 Dec 2013. 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. - 24 Dec 2013: New director appointed: FAN, Mei-Chu, Rev.. Director change recorded on 24 Dec 2013. 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 International Buddhist Progress Society (UK) ### Is International Buddhist Progress Society (UK) a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. International Buddhist Progress Society (UK) in LONDON 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 Buddhist Progress Society (UK) sponsor? International Buddhist Progress Society (UK) 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 Buddhist Progress Society (UK) based? The register lists International Buddhist Progress Society (UK) at 84 Margaret Street, London, W1W 8TD. 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 02724500. 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-buddhist-progress-society-uk-london-702186 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/international-buddhist-progress-society-uk-london-702186.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.