--- title: "The Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-birmingham-diocesan-board-of-finance-birmingham-772336 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 --- # The Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance (Birmingham) 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). ## 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 - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Birmingham - Companies House number: 00440966 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00440966) - Website: https://www.cofebirmingham.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/the-birmingham-diocesan-board-of-finance-birmingham-772336 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 3,082 licensed sponsors in Birmingham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/birmingham - 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 77 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 17 May 2026: Director resigned: HOWL, Julia Caroline. Director change recorded on 17 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 Feb 2026: Secretary resigned: SMART, Janet Andrea, Dr. Company secretary change recorded on 28 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. - 1 Jan 2025: New director appointed: HOWL, Julia Caroline. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 31 Dec 2024: Director resigned: STEPHENS, Rebecca Louise, The Revd. 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 Dec 2024: Director resigned: LEWIS, Trevor John Emmanuel. 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 Dec 2024: Director resigned: ALLCOCK, Jeremy Robert, Rev. 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 Dec 2024: Director resigned: PHILLIPS, Julian Michael Andrew. 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. - 15 Sep 2024: Director resigned: HOLLINGHURST, Anne Elizabeth, Right Reverend. Director change recorded on 15 Sep 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. - 20 Nov 2023: Director resigned: GRYLLS, Catherine Anne, The Revd. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 6 Oct 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 6 Oct 2023. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 22 Sep 2023: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Patricia Jean. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 2 Mar 2023: Director resigned: CLARK, Jennifer Enid. Director change recorded on 2 Mar 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. - 31 Dec 2022: Director resigned: ROUTH, William John, The Revd. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2022. 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. - 18 Oct 2022: Director resigned: URQUHART, David Andrew, Right Reverend. Director change recorded on 18 Oct 2022. 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 2022: Director resigned: HEATHFIELD, Simon David, The Venerable. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2022. 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 2022: Director resigned: WHITE, Priscilla Audrey, The Revd. Director change recorded on 28 Sep 2022. 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 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 8 Jul 2022. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jan 2022: New director appointed: ALLCOCK, Jeremy Robert, Rev. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Jan 2022: New director appointed: WILLIAMS, Patricia Jean. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 31 Dec 2021: Director resigned: MACHIRIDZA, Douglas, The Revd. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 31 Dec 2021: Director resigned: COZENS, Alison Jane, The Revd. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 31 Dec 2021: Director resigned: SHUTTLEWORTH, Geoffrey Kenneth. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 31 Dec 2021: Director resigned: HOBBS, Christopher Bedo, The Revd. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 31 Dec 2021: Director resigned: HASTILOW, Michael Trevor. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 31 Dec 2021: Director resigned: GOULD, Gillian. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - + 52 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 The Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance ### Is The Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance in Birmingham 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 The Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance sponsor? The Birmingham 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 The Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance based? The register lists The Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance at Birmingham. 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. ## 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/the-birmingham-diocesan-board-of-finance-birmingham-772336 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-birmingham-diocesan-board-of-finance-birmingham-772336.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.