--- title: "Southend Vineyard: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/southend-vineyard-southend-on-sea-737869 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 Vineyard: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Southend Vineyard (Companies House 03060009, Southend-on-Sea) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 3 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: Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 3 August 2023 - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Southend-on-Sea - Registered address: 6 Warrior Square, Southend On Sea, Essex, SS1 2JE - Companies House number: 03060009 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03060009) - Website: https://www.southendvineyard.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/southend-vineyard-southend-on-sea-737869 ## 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 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 1,961 Minister of Religion sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/minister-of-religion ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 7 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 24 Sep 2026: New director appointed: MOORE, Oliver Brian. Director change recorded on 24 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 May 2026: Director resigned: DUNLOP, James Charles. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 28 Nov 2025: Director resigned: MAZIVE, Joao Ernesto Matandirani. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 12 Jul 2024: New director appointed: COKER, Adekemi Olabisi, Dr. Director change recorded on 12 Jul 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. - 17 May 2024: New director appointed: NORMAN, Paul. Director change recorded on 17 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. - 13 Jan 2024: Director resigned: WILLIAMSON, Nichola. Director change recorded on 13 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. - 24 Nov 2023: Director resigned: GOODING, Grant. Director change recorded on 24 Nov 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 Vineyard ### Is Southend Vineyard a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Southend Vineyard 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 Vineyard sponsor? Southend Vineyard is licensed for Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Southend Vineyard based? The register lists Southend Vineyard at 6 Warrior Square, Southend On Sea, Essex, SS1 2JE. 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 03060009. 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-vineyard-southend-on-sea-737869 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/southend-vineyard-southend-on-sea-737869.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.