--- title: "The Laidlaw Schools Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-laidlaw-schools-trust-newcastle-upon-tyne-744482 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 Laidlaw Schools Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Laidlaw Schools Trust (Companies House 05735093, Newcastle upon Tyne) 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 5 July 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: 5 July 2023 - Also known as: Academy 360; Beacon of Light School; Excelsior Academy; Oxclose Community Academy; Oxclose Primary Academy; Sedgefield Community College; Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy; South Hylton Primary Academy; Thomas Walling Primary Academy; Westgate Hill Primary Academy - Industry: Education - Town: Newcastle upon Tyne - Registered address: St Nicholas Building, St. Nicholas Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, NE1 1RF - Companies House number: 05735093 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05735093) - Website: http://laidlawschoolstrust.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-laidlaw-schools-trust-newcastle-upon-tyne-744482 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 552 licensed sponsors in Newcastle upon Tyne: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/newcastle-upon-tyne - 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 21 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 15 Jun 2026: New director appointed: HARDY, Benjamin James. Director change recorded on 15 Jun 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 May 2026: Director resigned: WEST, Paul Andrew. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 1 Apr 2026: New director appointed: CHOHAN, Abdul Aziz. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 2 Mar 2026: Director resigned: PALMARINI, Nic. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 22 Oct 2025: New person with significant control: Mr Matthew John Waugh. Change to people with significant control recorded on 22 Oct 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. - 22 Oct 2025: New person with significant control: Mr Niall John Santamaria. Change to people with significant control recorded on 22 Oct 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. - 22 Oct 2025: New person with significant control: Ms Susanna Victoria Kempe. Change to people with significant control recorded on 22 Oct 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. - 22 Oct 2025: New person with significant control: Mr David Anthony Carter. Change to people with significant control recorded on 22 Oct 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. - 20 Oct 2025: New director appointed: STEVENS, Katie. Director change recorded on 20 Oct 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 Oct 2025: New director appointed: FARROW, Paul Richard. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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 Sep 2025: New director appointed: D'CRUZ, Nalini Claris. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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 Aug 2025: Director resigned: SEHGAL, Purnima. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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 Aug 2025: Director resigned: SOLLY, Peregrine Christopher Colet. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 4 Nov 2024: Secretary resigned: ROBSON, Peter. Company secretary change recorded on 4 Nov 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. - 4 Nov 2024: New secretary appointed: TILLS, Rebecca. Company secretary change recorded on 4 Nov 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. - 23 Sep 2024: Cessation of Lord Irvine Alan Stewart Laidlaw as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 23 Sep 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. - 16 Jul 2024: Director resigned: STEFANOU, Nichola. Director change recorded on 16 Jul 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 May 2024: New secretary appointed: ROBSON, Peter. Company secretary change recorded on 24 May 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. - 23 May 2024: Secretary resigned: DOYLE, Louisa Jane. Company secretary change recorded on 23 May 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. - 17 Jan 2024: New director appointed: SANDBACH, David Roy. Director change recorded on 17 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. - 20 Dec 2023: Director resigned: CLARK, Nicki. Director change recorded on 20 Dec 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. 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 Laidlaw Schools Trust ### Is The Laidlaw Schools Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Laidlaw Schools Trust in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Laidlaw Schools Trust sponsor? The Laidlaw Schools Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The Laidlaw Schools Trust based? The register lists The Laidlaw Schools Trust at St Nicholas Building, St. Nicholas Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, NE1 1RF. 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 05735093. 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-laidlaw-schools-trust-newcastle-upon-tyne-744482 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-laidlaw-schools-trust-newcastle-upon-tyne-744482.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.