--- title: "The David Ross Education Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-david-ross-education-trust-loughborough-769645 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 David Ross Education Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The David Ross Education Trust (Companies House 06182612, Loughborough) 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 8 April 2019 (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: 8 April 2019 - Also known as: Abbey CE; Ainthorpe; Barnes Wallis; Bobby Moore Academy; Boothwood Primary School; Briar Hill; Bringhurst; Charles Read; Charnwood; Eastfield - Industry: Education - Town: Loughborough - Registered address: Charnwood College, Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, LE11 4SQ - Companies House number: 06182612 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06182612) - Website: https://www.dret.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/david-ross-education-trust - 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-david-ross-education-trust-loughborough-769645 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 123 licensed sponsors in Loughborough: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/loughborough - 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 24 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 8 Jul 2026: New director appointed: JACKSON, Louise Amy. Director change recorded on 8 Jul 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. - 25 Jun 2026: Director resigned: HALL, David. Director change recorded on 25 Jun 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. - 27 Apr 2026: New director appointed: COCHRANE, Keith Robertson. Director change recorded on 27 Apr 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. - 31 Jan 2026: Director resigned: COUNSELL, Christine Estelle, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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 2026: New director appointed: ELLIOTT, Michael John. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 25 Jul 2025: Director resigned: ELLIOTT, Michael John. Director change recorded on 25 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. - 1 May 2025: New director appointed: ELLIOTT, Michael John. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 1 Apr 2025: New director appointed: BODDINGTON, Jonathan Mark Sobczyk. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 6 Feb 2025: Director resigned: HOAREAU, Joanne Clair. Director change recorded on 6 Feb 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: BICKFORD-SMITH, William Henry. 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. - 1 Oct 2024: New director appointed: READ, Andrew, Canon. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 30 Apr 2024: Director resigned: FRENCH, Peter Robert, Reverend. Director change recorded on 30 Apr 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 Jan 2024: New director appointed: FRENCH, Peter Robert, Reverend. Director change recorded on 10 Jan 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. - 10 Jan 2024: Director resigned: CANTLEY, Peter Eric Donaldson. Director change recorded on 10 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. - 1 Sep 2023: New director appointed: BICKFORD-SMITH, William Henry. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 24 Dec 2022: Director resigned: OLIVER, Martyn Ellis. Director change recorded on 24 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. - 27 Oct 2022: Director resigned: GIBB, Nicolas John, Rt. Hon. Director change recorded on 27 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. - 1 Sep 2022: New director appointed: GIBB, Nicolas John, Rt. Hon. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 30 Nov 2020: Director resigned: FOSTER, Andrew William, Sir. 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: New director appointed: CANTLEY, Peter Eric Donaldson. Director change recorded on 28 Sep 2020. 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. - 28 Sep 2020: Director resigned: BROWN, Ben Simon. 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. - 27 Sep 2020: Director resigned: HOLBROOK, John Edward, The Rt Revd. Director change recorded on 27 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. - 24 Feb 2020: New director appointed: OLIVER, Martyn Ellis. Director change recorded on 24 Feb 2020. 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. - 10 Apr 2019: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 10 Apr 2019. 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. 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 David Ross Education Trust ### Is The David Ross Education Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The David Ross Education Trust in Loughborough is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The David Ross Education Trust sponsor? The David Ross Education Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The David Ross Education Trust based? The register lists The David Ross Education Trust at Charnwood College, Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, LE11 4SQ. 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 06182612. 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-david-ross-education-trust-loughborough-769645 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-david-ross-education-trust-loughborough-769645.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.