--- title: "Methodist Church: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/methodist-church-london-714848 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 --- # Methodist Church: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Methodist Church (Companies House 05187439, London) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering 4 visa routes, including Charity Worker, Religious Worker and Skilled Worker, 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; Skilled Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: METHODIST CHURCH LIMITED - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: London - Registered address: 64, Rectory Road, Lanivet, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5HH - Companies House number: 05187439 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05187439) - Website: https://freemethodist.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/methodist-church-london-714848 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - 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 2 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 7 May 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 7 May 2025. 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. - 22 Jul 2016: Notification of Rev Nicholas Alan Shelley as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 22 Jul 2016. 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. 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Assistant Secretary of the Conference · St Pancras, Central London · £25,367 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5895740601?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Methodist Church ### Is Methodist Church a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Methodist Church in London 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 Methodist Church sponsor? Methodist Church is licensed for Charity Worker, Religious Worker, Skilled Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Methodist Church based? The register lists Methodist Church at 64, Rectory Road, Lanivet, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5HH. 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 05187439. 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/methodist-church-london-714848 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/methodist-church-london-714848.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.