--- title: "Reach South Academy Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/reach-south-academy-trust-plymouth-771898 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 --- # Reach South Academy Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Reach South Academy Trust (Companies House 10151730, Plymouth) 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 11 August 2021 (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: 11 August 2021 - Also known as: ACE Schools Plymouth; ACE Tiverton Special School; Courtlands School; Drake Primary Academy; Goosewell Primary Academy; High Street Primary Academy; Hill View Primary Academy; Malmesbury Park Primary School; Marlborough Primary Academy; Millbay Academy - Industry: Education - Town: Plymouth - Registered address: C/O Utc Plymouth Park Avenue, Devonport, Plymouth, England, PL1 4RL - Companies House number: 10151730 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10151730) - Website: https://www.reachsouth.org - LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/reach-south-academy-trust - 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/reach-south-academy-trust-plymouth-771898 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 201 licensed sponsors in Plymouth: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/plymouth - 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 26 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 2 Sep 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 2 Sep 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. - 31 Jul 2026: Director resigned: MARLAND, Penelope Mary, Lady. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 30 Sep 2025: Director resigned: BEAVER, Gurbinder. 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: Director resigned: PAPWORTH, Mark Harry. 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. - 1 Sep 2025: New director appointed: BUCKLAND, Nicholas Brian. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 31 Jul 2025: Director resigned: ASHTON, Dean. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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 May 2025: New director appointed: RIVIERE, Hester Alix Elinor. Director change recorded on 30 May 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. - 27 Mar 2025: New director appointed: BROAD, Natalie Louise. Director change recorded on 27 Mar 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. - 27 Mar 2025: New director appointed: MCSTAY, Heather Jane. Director change recorded on 27 Mar 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. - 27 Mar 2025: New director appointed: COLLINS, Jeremiah Michael. Director change recorded on 27 Mar 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. - 31 Dec 2024: Director resigned: CROSSMAN, Alexander James. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 31 Dec 2024: Director resigned: GUNN, Adrian Paul. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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 Jun 2024: New director appointed: STORY, Benjamin Robert. Director change recorded on 26 Jun 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 Jun 2024: New director appointed: CACHELIN, Fary Mahamedi, Professor. Director change recorded on 12 Jun 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 Apr 2024: Cessation of Sir Steve Lyndon Lancashire as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Apr 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 28 Apr 2024: Cessation of Mrs Anne Marie Stevens as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Apr 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 28 Apr 2024: Cessation of Mr John David Keith Ellison as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Apr 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 27 Apr 2024: Director resigned: INGLISH, Susan Clare. Director change recorded on 27 Apr 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 Jul 2022: New person with significant control: Sir Steve Lyndon Lancashire. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jul 2022. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jul 2022: New person with significant control: Mrs Anne Marie Stevens. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jul 2022. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jul 2022: New person with significant control: Mr John David Keith Ellison. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jul 2022. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jun 2022: Director resigned: STEVENS, Anne Marie. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 1 Jun 2022: New director appointed: THAKKAR, Jairaj Vijay. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 13 Jan 2022: Cessation of Sir Steve Lyndon Lancashire as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 13 Jan 2022. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 13 Jan 2022: Cessation of Mr John David Keith Ellison as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 13 Jan 2022. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - + 1 earlier change 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 Reach South Academy Trust ### Is Reach South Academy Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Reach South Academy Trust in Plymouth 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 Reach South Academy Trust sponsor? Reach South Academy Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Reach South Academy Trust based? The register lists Reach South Academy Trust at C/O Utc Plymouth Park Avenue, Devonport, Plymouth, England, PL1 4RL. 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 10151730. 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/reach-south-academy-trust-plymouth-771898 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/reach-south-academy-trust-plymouth-771898.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.