--- title: "Northern Star Academies Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/northern-star-academies-trust-skipton-719964 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 --- # Northern Star Academies Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Northern Star Academies Trust (Companies House 07553531, Skipton) 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 7 January 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: 7 January 2022 - Also known as: Byron Primary School; Denholme Primary School; Eastwood Community School; Fearnville Primary School; Greatwood Community Primary & Nursery School; Harrogate High School; Holycroft Primary School; Hookstone Chase Primary School; Lapage Primary School; New Park Primary Academy - Industry: Education - Town: Skipton - Registered address: 77 Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, BD23 1QN - Companies House number: 07553531 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07553531) - Website: https://www.nsat.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/northern-star-academies-trust-skipton-719964 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 35 licensed sponsors in Skipton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/skipton - 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 28 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 10 Jul 2026: New director appointed: RICE, Jonathan Mark. Director change recorded on 10 Jul 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. - 15 Mar 2026: New director appointed: LUFFMAN, Stuart William. Director change recorded on 15 Mar 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. - 20 Nov 2025: New corporate-secretary appointed: SCHOFIELD SWEENEY LLP. Company secretary change recorded on 20 Nov 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. - 14 Nov 2025: Director resigned: RAHMAN, Ashfaq Ahmed. Director change recorded on 14 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. - 24 Oct 2025: New director appointed: WILLIAMS, Ericka. Director change recorded on 24 Oct 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. - 22 Sep 2025: Secretary resigned: EATON, Jessica. Company secretary change recorded on 22 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. - 22 Sep 2025: Director resigned: HERON, Joanne. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 7 May 2025: Director resigned: RICHARDS, Tim. Director change recorded on 7 May 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. - 20 Jan 2025: New director appointed: RAHMAN, Ashfaq Ahmed. Director change recorded on 20 Jan 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 2024: Director resigned: ALLAN, Robert Lindsay, Dr. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2024. 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. - 26 Sep 2024: New director appointed: HERON, Joanne. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 24 May 2024: New director appointed: TERZZA, Louise Jane. Director change recorded on 24 May 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. - 2 May 2024: Director resigned: FLYNN, Helen Catherine. Director change recorded on 2 May 2024. 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. - 1 May 2024: New director appointed: RICHARDS, Tim. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 10 Jan 2024: New secretary appointed: EATON, Jessica. Company secretary change recorded on 10 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. - 3 Jan 2024: Secretary resigned: OLIVER, Elizabeth, Dr. Company secretary change recorded on 3 Jan 2024. 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. - 10 Jul 2023: Director resigned: KELLY, Alison Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 10 Jul 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. - 30 Jun 2023: New director appointed: ALLAN, Robert Lindsay, Dr. Director change recorded on 30 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 Jun 2023: New director appointed: UNSWORTH, Jake. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 5 Jun 2023: Director resigned: RHODES, Nicholas David. Director change recorded on 5 Jun 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. - 30 Mar 2023: Director resigned: SHEPPEY, Lisa. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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. - 27 Jan 2023: New director appointed: SHEPPEY, Lisa. Director change recorded on 27 Jan 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 Jan 2023: Director resigned: RULAND, Aidan. Director change recorded on 27 Jan 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. - 27 Jan 2023: New director appointed: MURPHY, Helen Juliet. Director change recorded on 27 Jan 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 Jan 2023: New director appointed: HOATH, Leigh Jane, Professor. Director change recorded on 27 Jan 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. - + 3 earlier changes on the web page 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 Northern Star Academies Trust ### Is Northern Star Academies Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Northern Star Academies Trust in Skipton 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 Northern Star Academies Trust sponsor? Northern Star Academies Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Northern Star Academies Trust based? The register lists Northern Star Academies Trust at 77 Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, BD23 1QN. 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 07553531. 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/northern-star-academies-trust-skipton-719964 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/northern-star-academies-trust-skipton-719964.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.