--- title: "Southend High School for Girls Academy Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/southend-high-school-for-girls-academy-trust-southend-on-sea-737871 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 --- # Southend High School for Girls Academy Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Southend High School for Girls Academy Trust (Companies House 07487455, Southend-on-Sea) 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 22 August 2023 (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: 22 August 2023 - Also known as: Southend High School for Girls - Industry: Education - Town: Southend-on-Sea - Registered address: Southend High School For Girls, Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS2 4UZ - Companies House number: 07487455 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07487455) - Website: https://www.shsg.org - 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/southend-high-school-for-girls-academy-trust-southend-on-sea-737871 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 108 licensed sponsors in Southend-on-Sea: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/southend-on-sea - 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 16 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 10 Mar 2026: Director resigned: FERNANDO, Lalini Hiranthi. Director change recorded on 10 Mar 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. - 23 Feb 2026: New director appointed: LIGHTFOOT, Christopher. Director change recorded on 23 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. - 23 Feb 2026: New director appointed: LIGHTFOOT, Isla Louise. Director change recorded on 23 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 2025: Director resigned: LEMAN, Anna Judith. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 8 Jul 2025: Director resigned: SLAUGHTER, Nicola Suzanne. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 28 Jun 2025: Director resigned: CASSON-THIRLWALL, Victoria Ann. Director change recorded on 28 Jun 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. - 31 May 2025: Director resigned: BRIGHT, Alexander Edward. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 24 Mar 2025: New director appointed: PALMER, Tiffany. Director change recorded on 24 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. - 24 Mar 2025: New director appointed: BASAK, Naboneeta. Director change recorded on 24 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. - 3 Mar 2025: Director resigned: TAPP, Denise Jane. Director change recorded on 3 Mar 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. - 31 Oct 2024: Secretary resigned: CLARKE, Angela. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Oct 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 Oct 2024: New secretary appointed: REDMOND, Karen, Ms.. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Oct 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. - 21 May 2024: Director resigned: LADNER, Jane Alison, Dr. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 5 Dec 2023: Director resigned: BACON, Alan John. Director change recorded on 5 Dec 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 Dec 2023: New director appointed: HOAD, Johanne Emma. Director change recorded on 4 Dec 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. - 12 Sep 2023: Director resigned: PERRY, James John. Director change recorded on 12 Sep 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 Southend High School for Girls Academy Trust ### Is Southend High School for Girls Academy Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Southend High School for Girls Academy Trust in Southend-on-Sea is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Southend High School for Girls Academy Trust sponsor? Southend High School for Girls Academy Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Southend High School for Girls Academy Trust based? The register lists Southend High School for Girls Academy Trust at Southend High School For Girls, Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS2 4UZ. 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 07487455. 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/southend-high-school-for-girls-academy-trust-southend-on-sea-737871 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/southend-high-school-for-girls-academy-trust-southend-on-sea-737871.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.