--- title: "The Forward Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-forward-trust-london-744070 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 Forward Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Forward Trust (trading as RIVER; Companies House 02560474; London) 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 13 November 2023 (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: 13 November 2023 - Trading as: RIVER - Also known as: Clouds House; East Kent Substance Misuse Service - Ashford; East Kent Substance Misuse Service - Dover & Shepway; East Kent Substance Misuse Service - Swale; East Kent Substance Misuse Service - Thanet; HM Prison Coldingley; HM Prison Downview; HM Prison High Down; HM Prison Send; HM Prison YOI Bronzefield - Industry: Healthcare - Town: London - Registered address: Unit 106, Edinburgh House, 170 Kennington Lane, London, United Kingdom, SE11 5DP - Companies House number: 02560474 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02560474) - Website: https://www.forwardtrust.org.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/forwardtrust/ - 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-forward-trust-london-744070 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 20 changes worth checking, checked 30 October 2026, newest first: - 22 Jul 2026: Secretary resigned: BIGGIN, John Michael. Company secretary change recorded on 22 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. - 22 Jul 2026: New secretary appointed: ROYLE, Nina Mary. Company secretary change recorded on 22 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. - 19 Mar 2026: Cessation of Mr Jamie Drummond-Smith as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Mar 2026. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 19 Mar 2026: Director resigned: DRUMMOND-SMITH, Jamie. Director change recorded on 19 Mar 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. - 19 Feb 2026: New person with significant control: Mr James Michael Chilton. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Feb 2026. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 19 Feb 2026: New director appointed: CHILTON, James Michael. Director change recorded on 19 Feb 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. - 21 Jul 2025: Cessation of Mr Andrew Wylie as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 21 Jul 2025. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 21 Jul 2025: Director resigned: WYLIE, Andrew. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 12 Feb 2025: Notification of Mr Tony Adams as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 12 Feb 2025. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 12 Feb 2025: Cessation of Mr David Sidney Bernstein as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 12 Feb 2025. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 12 Feb 2025: Director resigned: BERNSTEIN, David Sidney. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 12 Feb 2025: New director appointed: ADAMS, Tony. Director change recorded on 12 Feb 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. - 7 Aug 2024: Cessation of Mr David Ellison Riddle as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 7 Aug 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 Aug 2024: Director resigned: RIDDLE, David Ellison. Director change recorded on 7 Aug 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. - 24 Apr 2024: New person with significant control: Mr Steven Harvey Mcintosh. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Apr 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 24 Apr 2024: New person with significant control: Ms Amelia Fitzalan Howard. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Apr 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 24 Apr 2024: New person with significant control: Mr Ivor St John Mckay. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Apr 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 24 Apr 2024: New person with significant control: Mr David James Hugh Meredith. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Apr 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 24 Apr 2024: Cessation of Lady Louise Gibbings as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Apr 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 24 Apr 2024: Director resigned: GIBBINGS, Louise, Lady. Director change recorded on 24 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. 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 38 live vacancies tracked for this employer (185 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Employment Specialist · Margate · £28,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/employment-specialist/57513221 - IPS Employment Specialist · Hythe · £28,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/ips-employment-specialist/57513248 - Family and Relationships Practitioner (Children's Specialist) · Full Sutton · £26,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/family-and-relationships-practitioner-childrens-specialist/57479418 - Employment Specialist · Folkestone · £28,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/employment-specialist/57513137 - Womens Outreach Worker · Southend-on-Sea · £26,000–£28,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/womens-outreach-worker/57465792 - Team Leader · Swansea · £30,000–£34,700 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/team-leader/57492854 - Recovery Worker - Peer Supporter Lead · London · £27,000–£30,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/recovery-worker-peer-supporter-lead/57496665 - Visits Receptionist · Full Sutton · £26,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/visits-receptionist/57483207 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=744070&employer=The%20Forward%20Trust A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about The Forward Trust ### Is The Forward Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Forward Trust in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The Forward Trust sponsor? The Forward Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does The Forward Trust have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 38 live vacancies from The Forward Trust on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is The Forward Trust based? The register lists The Forward Trust at Unit 106, Edinburgh House, 170 Kennington Lane, London, United Kingdom, SE11 5DP. 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 02560474. 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-forward-trust-london-744070 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-forward-trust-london-744070.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.