--- title: "Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of Finance: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/southwell-and-nottingham-diocesan-board-of-finance-southwell-737910 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 --- # Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of Finance: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of Finance (trading as THE DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL & NOTTINGHAM; Companies House 00034165; Southwell) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 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: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Trading as: THE DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL & NOTTINGHAM - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Southwell - Registered address: Jubilee House, Westgate, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0JH - Companies House number: 00034165 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00034165) - Website: https://southwell.anglican.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/southwell-and-nottingham-diocesan-board-of-finance-southwell-737910 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 1,436 Religious Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/religious-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 76 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 10 May 2026: Director resigned: HUSTWAYTE, Samantha Jane, Revd. Director change recorded on 10 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. - 20 May 2025: Director resigned: ASTLEY ARLINGTON, Edward Michael. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 31 Dec 2024: Director resigned: SULLIVAN, Nicola Ann, Dean. 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 Jul 2024: Director resigned: SHAW, Peter Wiliiam, Rev. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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 Jul 2024: Director resigned: BARBER, Charles John. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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 Jul 2024: Director resigned: HARRIS, Peter Richard Bloomfield, Professor. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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 Jul 2024: Director resigned: SILVESTER, Stephen David, Revd Canon. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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 Jul 2024: Director resigned: SHAW, Caroline Ann. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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 Jul 2024: Director resigned: GUTTERIDGE, Richard Peter. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 16 Aug 2023: Director resigned: LIMA, Luiz De Andrade, Rev. Director change recorded on 16 Aug 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. - 30 Sep 2021: Director resigned: SHOULER, Margaret Fiona, The Revd Canon. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 30 Sep 2021: Director resigned: FLETCHER, Angela, Revd. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 30 Sep 2021: Director resigned: BOURNE, Colin Douglas, Revd. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 30 Sep 2021: Director resigned: SLATER, Colin Stuart. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 30 Sep 2021: Director resigned: DUNSTER, Susan Lesley. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 29 Sep 2021: New director appointed: SHAW, Peter Wiliiam, Rev. Director change recorded on 29 Sep 2021. 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. - 29 Sep 2021: New director appointed: BARBER, Charles John. Director change recorded on 29 Sep 2021. 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. - 29 Sep 2021: New director appointed: SHAW, Caroline Ann. Director change recorded on 29 Sep 2021. 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. - 29 Sep 2021: New director appointed: GUTTERIDGE, Richard Peter. Director change recorded on 29 Sep 2021. 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. - 29 Sep 2021: New director appointed: LIMA, Luiz De Andrade, Rev. Director change recorded on 29 Sep 2021. 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. - 20 Jun 2021: Director resigned: PERRETT, Christopher James. Director change recorded on 20 Jun 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. - 30 Nov 2020: Director resigned: ADAMS, Mark, Reverend. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 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. - 28 Sep 2020: Director resigned: STANLEY, Peter Vincent. Director change recorded on 28 Sep 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. - 22 Mar 2020: Director resigned: PORTER, Anthony, Bishop Of Sherwood. Director change recorded on 22 Mar 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. - 15 Jan 2020: Director resigned: PICKEN, David Anthony, The Venerable. Director change recorded on 15 Jan 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. - + 51 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 Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of Finance ### Is Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of Finance a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of Finance in Southwell is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of Finance sponsor? Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of Finance is licensed for Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of Finance based? The register lists Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of Finance at Jubilee House, Westgate, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0JH. 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 00034165. 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/southwell-and-nottingham-diocesan-board-of-finance-southwell-737910 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/southwell-and-nottingham-diocesan-board-of-finance-southwell-737910.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.