--- title: "Koinonia: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/koinonia-acton-767318 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 --- # Koinonia: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Koinonia (Companies House 01170990, Acton) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Charity Worker, 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: Charity Worker; Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: KOINONIA LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Acton - Registered address: 70 Sandown Road, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL9 8HW - Companies House number: 01170990 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01170990) - 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/koinonia-acton-767318 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 29 licensed sponsors in Acton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/acton - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 1,531 Charity Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-charity ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 8 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Dec 2024: Notification of Ms Miriam Anne Purdue as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Dec 2024. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Dec 2024: New director appointed: PURDUE, Miriam Anne. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 30 Nov 2024: Cessation of Mrs Frances Rose Purdue as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 Nov 2024. 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 Nov 2024: Director resigned: PURDUE, Frances Rose. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 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 Jun 2023: Notification of Mrs Frances Rose Purdue as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 30 Jun 2023. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 24 Jun 2019: Director resigned: PURDUE, Maureen. Director change recorded on 24 Jun 2019. 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. - 13 Apr 2018: Cessation of Mr Peter Purdue as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 13 Apr 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Peter Purdue. 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. 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 Koinonia ### Is Koinonia a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Koinonia in Acton 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 Koinonia sponsor? Koinonia is licensed for Charity Worker, Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Koinonia based? The register lists Koinonia at 70 Sandown Road, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL9 8HW. 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 01170990. 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/koinonia-acton-767318 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/koinonia-acton-767318.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.