--- title: "The First Federation Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-first-federation-trust-newton-abbot-721470 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 First Federation Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The First Federation Trust (Companies House 07819870, Newton Abbot) 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 2 April 2025 (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: 2 April 2025 - Also known as: Aveton Gifford CE Primary School; Axminster Primary Academy; Bere Alston Primary Academy; Blackpool CE Primary School; Brixington Primary Academy; Charmouth Primary School; Chickerell Primary Academy; Chudleigh Knighton CE Primary School; Colyton Primary Academy; Gatehouse Primary Academy - Industry: Education - Town: Newton Abbot - Companies House number: 07819870 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07819870) - Website: https://www.firstfederation.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/the-first-federation-trust-newton-abbot-721470 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 47 licensed sponsors in Newton Abbot: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/newton-abbot - 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 3 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 14 Oct 2026: New director appointed: MAKEMSON, Dominic James. Director change recorded on 14 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 11 Nov 2026. - 12 Jul 2026: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Michael Dermot Andrew. Director change recorded on 12 Jul 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. - 23 Jul 2025: New director appointed: WARWICK, Rachel. Director change recorded on 23 Jul 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. 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 First Federation Trust ### Is The First Federation Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The First Federation Trust in Newton Abbot is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2025. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The First Federation Trust sponsor? The First Federation Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The First Federation Trust based? The register lists The First Federation Trust at Newton Abbot. 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 07819870. 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-first-federation-trust-newton-abbot-721470 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-first-federation-trust-newton-abbot-721470.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.