--- title: "Solent Academies Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/solent-academies-trust-portsmouth-763127 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 --- # Solent Academies Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Solent Academies Trust (Portsmouth) 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 16 September 2025 (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: 16 September 2025 - Also known as: Cliffdale Primary Academy; Dove House Academy; Littlegreen Academy; Luminous Oak Academy; Mary Rose Academy; Redwood Park Academy - Industry: Education - Town: Portsmouth - Companies House number: 08374351 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08374351) - Website: https://solent-trust.net - 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/solent-academies-trust-portsmouth-763127 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 254 licensed sponsors in Portsmouth: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/portsmouth - 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 5 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 8 Oct 2026: New director appointed: HIBBERD, Liam Patrick. Director change recorded on 8 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 5 Nov 2026. - 1 Sep 2026: New director appointed: TURVEY, Julie Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2026: New director appointed: MOLONEY-BANKS, Claire. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 9 Jun 2026: Director resigned: HILL, Andrew Hemming. Director change recorded on 9 Jun 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. - 8 Jun 2026: Director resigned: STURDY, Ruth Penelope. Director change recorded on 8 Jun 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. 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 Solent Academies Trust ### Is Solent Academies Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Solent Academies Trust in Portsmouth is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2025. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Solent Academies Trust sponsor? Solent Academies Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Solent Academies Trust based? The register lists Solent Academies Trust at Portsmouth. 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/solent-academies-trust-portsmouth-763127 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/solent-academies-trust-portsmouth-763127.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.