--- title: "King James I Academy, Bishop Auckland: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/king-james-i-academy-bishop-auckland-bishop-auckland-706547 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 James I Academy, Bishop Auckland: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, King James I Academy, Bishop Auckland (Companies House 07638979, Bishop Auckland) 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 30 December 2020 (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: 30 December 2020 - Industry: Education - Town: Bishop Auckland - Registered address: King James I Academy, South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ - Companies House number: 07638979 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07638979) - Website: http://www.kingjames1academy.com - 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-james-i-academy-bishop-auckland-bishop-auckland-706547 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 24 licensed sponsors in Bishop Auckland: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bishop-auckland - 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 17 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 8 Oct 2024: Company is dissolved at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 8 Oct 2024 (dissolved). If your organisation has stopped trading or become insolvent, this must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Mar 2023: New director appointed: WHEATLEY, Daniel. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 14 Mar 2023: Director resigned: BOUGHEY, Sharon. Director change recorded on 14 Mar 2023. 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. - 7 Mar 2023: Director resigned: POWELL, Daniel Lewis Mansel. Director change recorded on 7 Mar 2023. 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. - 7 Nov 2022: Director resigned: PRICE, Simone. Director change recorded on 7 Nov 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 Jun 2022: New director appointed: LIGHTFOOT, Kirsten Julia. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 31 May 2022: Director resigned: HOLMES, Luke Allan, Cllr. Director change recorded on 31 May 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. - 16 Feb 2022: New director appointed: NAYLOR, Andrea. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 22 Nov 2021: New director appointed: BREWIS, Eileen Marie. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 8 Oct 2021: Director resigned: TUCKER, Tanya. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 16 Jul 2021: Director resigned: WILKINSON, Keith Anthony. Director change recorded on 16 Jul 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. - 7 Jun 2021: New director appointed: POWELL, Daniel Lewis Mansel. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 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. - 28 May 2021: Director resigned: MARTIN, Daniel. Director change recorded on 28 May 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. - 18 Mar 2021: New director appointed: HOLMES, Luke Allan, Cllr. Director change recorded on 18 Mar 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. - 8 Mar 2021: New director appointed: LUMLEY-IMERSON, Lisa Louise. Director change recorded on 8 Mar 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 Jan 2021: New director appointed: WHITEHEAD, Simon. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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 Dec 2020: Director resigned: GRIEVESON, Nicholas. Director change recorded on 31 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. 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 James I Academy, Bishop Auckland ### Is King James I Academy, Bishop Auckland a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. King James I Academy, Bishop Auckland in Bishop Auckland is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can King James I Academy, Bishop Auckland sponsor? King James I Academy, Bishop Auckland is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is King James I Academy, Bishop Auckland based? The register lists King James I Academy, Bishop Auckland at King James I Academy, South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7JZ. 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 07638979. 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-james-i-academy-bishop-auckland-bishop-auckland-706547 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/king-james-i-academy-bishop-auckland-bishop-auckland-706547.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.