--- title: "National Youth Advocacy Service: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/national-youth-advocacy-service-birkenhead-768694 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 --- # National Youth Advocacy Service: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, National Youth Advocacy Service (trading as NYAS; Birkenhead) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 8 October 2021 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 8 October 2021 - Trading as: NYAS - Legal name: THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICE - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Birkenhead - Companies House number: 02722134 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02722134) - Website: https://www.nyas.net - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-youth-advocacy-service/ - 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/national-youth-advocacy-service-birkenhead-768694 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 61 licensed sponsors in Birkenhead: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/birkenhead - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 10 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 18 Jun 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Jun 2026. 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. - 12 Nov 2025: Director resigned: COVER, Martha. Director change recorded on 12 Nov 2025. 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 Sep 2025: Director resigned: JONES, Roy Lindsey. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2025. 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 Sep 2025: New director appointed: ANCLIFFE, Shiva. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2025. 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 Sep 2025: New director appointed: RAINFORD, Claire Louise. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2025. 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. - 20 Aug 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 20 Aug 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. - 28 Feb 2024: New director appointed: CORMACK, Scott Roger. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 28 Sep 2022: Director resigned: HARRIS, Kelly Marie. Director change recorded on 28 Sep 2022. 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. - 16 Mar 2022: New director appointed: GALLOWAY, Norman Terence. Director change recorded on 16 Mar 2022. 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. - 19 Nov 2021: Director resigned: LEWIS, Christopher David Lawday. Director change recorded on 19 Nov 2021. 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 2 live vacancies tracked for this employer (2 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - HR Assistant · Lairdside Technology Park, Birkenhead · £24,000–£26,100 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5939149442?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Self-Employed Independent Parent Advocate · London, UK · £35,434 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5895097149?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=768694&employer=National%20Youth%20Advocacy%20Service 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 National Youth Advocacy Service ### Is National Youth Advocacy Service a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. National Youth Advocacy Service in Birkenhead is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can National Youth Advocacy Service sponsor? National Youth Advocacy Service is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does National Youth Advocacy Service have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 2 live vacancies from National Youth Advocacy Service on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is National Youth Advocacy Service based? The register lists National Youth Advocacy Service at Birkenhead. 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. 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/national-youth-advocacy-service-birkenhead-768694 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/national-youth-advocacy-service-birkenhead-768694.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.