--- title: "South African Congregation: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/south-african-congregation-tunbridge-wells-737725 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 --- # South African Congregation: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, South African Congregation (trading as SA Gemeente; Companies House 08413216; Tunbridge Wells) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 22 October 2013 (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; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 22 October 2013 - Trading as: SA Gemeente - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Tunbridge Wells - Registered address: Applegarth 34 Pinewood Gardens, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 0NN - Companies House number: 08413216 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08413216) - Website: https://www.sagemeente.com - 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/south-african-congregation-tunbridge-wells-737725 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 84 licensed sponsors in Tunbridge Wells: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/tunbridge-wells - 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 27 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 5 Oct 2026: New director appointed: DYASON, Harry. Director change recorded on 5 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 2 Nov 2026. - 20 Jul 2026: New director appointed: DE KLERK, Jacobus Steyn. Director change recorded on 20 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: GOUWS, Etienne. 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. - 22 Feb 2026: Director resigned: VAN PLETSEN, Jacobus Louis, Dr.. Director change recorded on 22 Feb 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. - 14 Feb 2026: Director resigned: GOUWS, Etienne. Director change recorded on 14 Feb 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. - 14 Feb 2026: Director resigned: VERMAAK, Marius. Director change recorded on 14 Feb 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. - 14 Feb 2026: New director appointed: JACKMAN, Sophia Aletta. Director change recorded on 14 Feb 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. - 8 Jul 2023: Director resigned: COETZER, Susanna Hermina. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 13 May 2023: Director resigned: BUCHNER, Thinus. Director change recorded on 13 May 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. - 20 Mar 2022: New director appointed: COETZER, Susanna Hermina. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 10 Oct 2021: Director resigned: SWART, Hanlie. Director change recorded on 10 Oct 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. - 20 May 2020: Director resigned: COETZER, Susanna Hermina. Director change recorded on 20 May 2020. 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. - 12 May 2020: New director appointed: THERON, Jacobus Abraham. Director change recorded on 12 May 2020. 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. - 11 May 2019: New director appointed: BUCHNER, Thinus. Director change recorded on 11 May 2019. 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. - 11 May 2019: Director resigned: BEZUIDENHOUT, Christiaan Johannes. Director change recorded on 11 May 2019. 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. - 12 Mar 2017: New director appointed: HAMMAN, Frans Johannes. Director change recorded on 12 Mar 2017. 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 May 2016: New director appointed: SWART, Hanlie. Director change recorded on 14 May 2016. 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 May 2016: Director resigned: VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, Daniel Pieter, Dr. Director change recorded on 14 May 2016. 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. - 13 Mar 2016: New director appointed: GOUWS, Etienne. Director change recorded on 13 Mar 2016. 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 Mar 2016: Director resigned: BOTHA, Nicolaas Albertus. Director change recorded on 13 Mar 2016. 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. - 13 Mar 2016: New director appointed: VILJOEN, Wynand Pieter. Director change recorded on 13 Mar 2016. 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. - 25 Jan 2016: Director resigned: SCHULTZ, Marius Gerrit, Mr.. Director change recorded on 25 Jan 2016. 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 Nov 2015: Director resigned: VAN SCHALKWYK, Francois. Director change recorded on 7 Nov 2015. 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 May 2015: New director appointed: NELL, Johan Bouwer. Director change recorded on 16 May 2015. 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. - 8 Mar 2015: New director appointed: COETZER, Susanna Hermina. Director change recorded on 8 Mar 2015. 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 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 South African Congregation ### Is South African Congregation a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. South African Congregation in Tunbridge Wells is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can South African Congregation sponsor? South African Congregation is licensed for Skilled Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is South African Congregation based? The register lists South African Congregation at Applegarth 34 Pinewood Gardens, Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 0NN. 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 08413216. 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/south-african-congregation-tunbridge-wells-737725 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/south-african-congregation-tunbridge-wells-737725.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.