The Benin Trust
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It is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors.
Licence & visa routes
A rating: in good standing. B rating: downgraded and must fix problems before sponsoring new workers. This is the rating it had when it was last on the register.
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Common questions about The Benin Trust
- Is The Benin Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- No. The Benin Trust in Forest Gate was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 7 September 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed.
- When did The Benin Trust leave the sponsor register?
- The Benin Trust no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 7 September 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed. If your visa is sponsored by this employer, contact them and get immigration advice. If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor.
- What visa routes can The Benin Trust sponsor?
- The Benin Trust was licensed for Charity Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)".
- Where is The Benin Trust based?
- The register lists The Benin Trust at Forest Gate. 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.
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As of 30 October 2026, The Benin Trust (Forest Gate) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 7 September 2026, having held an A-rated Temporary Worker sponsor licence covering the Charity Worker route (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). It cannot sponsor new visa applications while off the register. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves, so it was not necessarily revoked. The first register date is when we first saw it listed, not the official licence date. Text-only version