--- title: "Learning and Development Bureau: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/learning-and-development-bureau-chatham-708796 register_status: removed 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 --- # Learning and Development Bureau: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Learning and Development Bureau (Companies House 09281141, Chatham) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 21 September 2026, having appeared on the register since 22 February 2021 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). It cannot sponsor new visa applications while off the register. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves, so it was not necessarily revoked. ## Key facts - Register status: Removed: no longer on the register since 21 September 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 22 February 2021 - Removed from the register: 21 September 2026 - Industry: Education - Town: Chatham - Registered address: Suite 15 Hopewell Business Centre, Hopewell Drive, Chatham, Kent, ME5 7DX - Companies House number: 09281141 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09281141) - Company status (Companies House): active - Website: https://learninganddevelopmentbureau.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/learning-and-development-bureau-chatham-708796 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 113 licensed sponsors in Chatham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/chatham - 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 2 changes worth checking, checked 31 July 2026, newest first: - 6 Nov 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 6 Nov 2023. 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. - 25 Oct 2023: Director resigned: JOSEPH-OBE, Oluwafunke. Director change recorded on 25 Oct 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. 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 Learning and Development Bureau ### Is Learning and Development Bureau a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Learning and Development Bureau in Chatham was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 21 September 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did Learning and Development Bureau leave the sponsor register? Learning and Development Bureau no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 21 September 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed. If your visa is sponsored by this employer, contact them and get immigration advice. If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor. ### What visa routes can Learning and Development Bureau sponsor? Learning and Development Bureau was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Learning and Development Bureau based? The register lists Learning and Development Bureau at Suite 15 Hopewell Business Centre, Hopewell Drive, Chatham, Kent, ME5 7DX. 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 09281141. 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/learning-and-development-bureau-chatham-708796 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/learning-and-development-bureau-chatham-708796.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.