--- title: "King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/king-edward-vi-academy-trust-birmingham-birmingham-706514 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 --- # King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham (Companies House 10654935, Birmingham) 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 28 December 2017 (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: 28 December 2017 - Also known as: King Edward VI Aston School; King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy; King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys; King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls; King Edward VI Five Ways School; King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School; King Edward VI Handsworth School; King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls’ Academy; King Edward VI King’s Norton School for Boys; King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls - Industry: Education - Town: Birmingham - Registered address: Foundation Office, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B15 2UD - Companies House number: 10654935 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10654935) - Website: https://www.keshacademy.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/king-edward-vi-sheldon-heath-academy - 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/king-edward-vi-academy-trust-birmingham-birmingham-706514 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 3,082 licensed sponsors in Birmingham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/birmingham - 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 43 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Sep 2026: New director appointed: WOOD, Charles William Overend. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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 Aug 2026: Director resigned: THOMAS, Hywel Rhys, Professor. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 26 Mar 2025: New director appointed: SMITH, Nicola, Dr. Director change recorded on 26 Mar 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. - 26 Mar 2025: New director appointed: MOAT, Richard Frank. Director change recorded on 26 Mar 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. - 21 Jan 2025: Director resigned: LENNON, Julie Catherine. Director change recorded on 21 Jan 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 Dec 2024: New director appointed: RARATY, Olivera. Director change recorded on 11 Dec 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. - 27 Nov 2024: New director appointed: HOWELL, James Michael. Director change recorded on 27 Nov 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. - 31 Aug 2024: Director resigned: RYDER, Samantha Lucy. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 5 Jul 2024: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Lucy Kate. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 30 Jul 2023: Cessation of Ms Alison Jane Armstrong as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 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. - 30 Jul 2023: Cessation of Ms Erica Sian Rees Conway as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 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. - 30 Jul 2023: Cessation of Mrs Gillian Ball as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 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. - 30 Jul 2023: Cessation of Professor Hywel Rhys Thomas as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 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. - 6 Sep 2022: Director resigned: RICKS, Catherine Louise, Dr. Director change recorded on 6 Sep 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. - 6 Sep 2022: Director resigned: ARMSTRONG, Alison Jane. Director change recorded on 6 Sep 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 Sep 2022: New director appointed: LENNON, Julie Catherine. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 4 Aug 2022: New person with significant control: Ms Alison Jane Armstrong. Change to people with significant control recorded on 4 Aug 2022. 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. - 26 Jul 2022: New person with significant control: Ms Erica Sian Rees Conway. Change to people with significant control recorded on 26 Jul 2022. 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 May 2022: New director appointed: RYDER, Samantha Lucy. Director change recorded on 16 May 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. - 23 Mar 2022: New director appointed: WILLIAMS, Lucy Kate. Director change recorded on 23 Mar 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. - 14 Mar 2022: New secretary appointed: CANTON, Deborah Anne. Company secretary change recorded on 14 Mar 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 Mar 2022: Director resigned: STEPHEN, Robert, Revd Dr. Director change recorded on 7 Mar 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 Dec 2021: Director resigned: DUPREE, Graham Michael. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 8 Dec 2021: New person with significant control: Mrs Gillian Ball. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 8 Dec 2021: Cessation of Mr Patrick Kitley Burns as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Dec 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. - + 18 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 King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham ### Is King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham in Birmingham is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham sponsor? King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham based? The register lists King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham at Foundation Office, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B15 2UD. 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 10654935. 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/king-edward-vi-academy-trust-birmingham-birmingham-706514 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/king-edward-vi-academy-trust-birmingham-birmingham-706514.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.