Manchester International Festival
ActiveLicence & visa routes
An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.
Companies House changes
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Reporting duties
- 19 Dec 2025 — Secretary resigned: BASS, Karen. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 16 Jan 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 10 Dec 2025 — Director resigned: BISHOP, Alan John. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 7 Jan 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 10 Dec 2025 — Director resigned: WRIGHT, Cathryn. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 7 Jan 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 10 Dec 2025 — Director resigned: KHALIL, Jamil. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 7 Jan 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 68 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 19 Dec 2025Secretary resigned: BASS, Karen
- 10 Dec 2025Director resigned: BISHOP, Alan John
- 10 Dec 2025Director resigned: WRIGHT, Cathryn
- 10 Dec 2025Director resigned: KHALIL, Jamil
- 10 Dec 2025New director appointed: WATTERS, Zoe Victoria
- 10 Dec 2025New director appointed: JACKSON, Molly Margaret
- + 66 earlier events
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Common questions about Manchester International Festival
- Is Manchester International Festival a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Manchester International Festival in Manchester holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2013. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
- What visa routes can Manchester International Festival sponsor?
- Manchester International Festival is licensed for Creative Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Temporary Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
- Where is Manchester International Festival based?
- The register lists Manchester International Festival at Blackfriars House, Parsonage, Manchester, M3 2JA. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
- How current is this information?
- This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal, alongside Companies House records for company number 05292793. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- 05292793
- Address
- Blackfriars House, Parsonage, Manchester, M3 2JA
- First on register
- 4 Aug 2013
- Website
- factoryinternational.org
- Profile
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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.