--- title: "North East Autism Society: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/north-east-autism-society-chester-le-street-719836 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 --- # North East Autism Society: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, North East Autism Society (Companies House 02859620, Chester-le-Street) 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 29 April 2022 (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: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 29 April 2022 - Also known as: Aycliffe School; New Warlands Farm Short Breaks Lodges.; Ashdale - Sunderland; Ashgate Cottage; Dunelm; Inverthorne; Meldan; Moorpine; NEAS, Short Term Residential Breaks; Rosehill - Industry: Education - Town: Chester-le-Street - Registered address: 15 Lumley Court, Drum Industrial Estate, Chester Le Street, Durham, DH2 1AN - Companies House number: 02859620 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02859620) - Website: https://www.ne-as.org.uk - LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/north-east-autistic-society - 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/north-east-autism-society-chester-le-street-719836 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 18 licensed sponsors in Chester Le Street: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/chester-le-street - 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 15 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Jun 2026: New director appointed: MCBRIDE, Brendan Martin. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2026. 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. - 29 May 2026: Secretary resigned: PHILLIPSON, John Jospeh. Company secretary change recorded on 29 May 2026. 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. - 29 May 2026: New secretary appointed: MCGINNETY, Paul. Company secretary change recorded on 29 May 2026. 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. - 14 Jan 2026: Director resigned: SADIQ, Mehrban. Director change recorded on 14 Jan 2026. 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. - 4 Sep 2024: New director appointed: BEALL, James. Director change recorded on 4 Sep 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. - 4 Sep 2024: New director appointed: CONNOR, Stephen. Director change recorded on 4 Sep 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. - 27 Mar 2024: New director appointed: NICHOLSON, Bob. Director change recorded on 27 Mar 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. - 12 Jan 2024: New director appointed: EYRES, Stephen. Director change recorded on 12 Jan 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 Nov 2023: Director resigned: HODGSON, John Terence. Director change recorded on 28 Nov 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. - 16 Nov 2023: Director resigned: CATTERMOLE, Michael. Director change recorded on 16 Nov 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. - 4 Sep 2023: New director appointed: HOBDEY, Nick. Director change recorded on 4 Sep 2023. 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. - 4 Jul 2023: New director appointed: LEONARD, Nicola Ann. Director change recorded on 4 Jul 2023. 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. - 27 Jun 2023: New director appointed: SADIQ, Mehrban. Director change recorded on 27 Jun 2023. 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 Jun 2023: New director appointed: CATTERMOLE, Michael. Director change recorded on 19 Jun 2023. 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 Apr 2023: Director resigned: BESTFORD, Gavin. Director change recorded on 30 Apr 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 North East Autism Society ### Is North East Autism Society a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. North East Autism Society in Chester-le-Street is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can North East Autism Society sponsor? North East Autism Society is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is North East Autism Society based? The register lists North East Autism Society at 15 Lumley Court, Drum Industrial Estate, Chester Le Street, Durham, DH2 1AN. 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 02859620. 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/north-east-autism-society-chester-le-street-719836 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/north-east-autism-society-chester-le-street-719836.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.