Merchiston Castle School
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
Run a live check≈3.3 in 100 such sponsors lost their licence within 7 months. Score uses register data only — a live check adds the full Companies House record.
Reporting duties
- 19 Jun 2026 — Director resigned: GREIG, Kenneth Muir. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 17 Jul 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 19 Jun 2026 — Director resigned: DEANS, Rachel Ann, Dr. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 17 Jul 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 5 Feb 2026 — Director resigned: MARSHALL, Andrew Wilson. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 5 Mar 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 28 Jun 2025 — Director resigned: BAIRD, Gareth Thomas Gilroy. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 25 Jul 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 38 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 19 Jun 2026Director resigned: GREIG, Kenneth Muir
- 19 Jun 2026Director resigned: DEANS, Rachel Ann, Dr
- 5 Feb 2026Director resigned: MARSHALL, Andrew Wilson
- 28 Jun 2025Director resigned: BAIRD, Gareth Thomas Gilroy
- 28 Jun 2025Director resigned: JUDD, Norman Martin
- 28 Jun 2025Director resigned: ELLIOTT, Robert Samuel
- + 36 earlier events
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Common questions about Merchiston Castle School
- Is Merchiston Castle School a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2016. 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 Merchiston Castle School sponsor?
- Merchiston Castle School is licensed for Charity Worker, Government Authorised Exchange 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 Merchiston Castle School based?
- The register lists Merchiston Castle School at 294 Colinton Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, EH13 0PU. 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 SC014265. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- SC014265
- Address
- 294 Colinton Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, EH13 0PU
- First on register
- 24 May 2016
- Website
- merchiston.co.uk
- 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.