--- title: "The Oxford Evangelical Pastorate: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-oxford-evangelical-pastorate-oxford-744835 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 Oxford Evangelical Pastorate: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Oxford Evangelical Pastorate (trading as Oxford Pastorate; Companies House 07161962; Oxford) 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 22 August 2022 (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: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Religious Worker; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 22 August 2022 - Trading as: Oxford Pastorate - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Oxford - Registered address: 33 Jack Straws Lane, Headington, Oxford, England, OX3 0DL - Companies House number: 07161962 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07161962) - Website: https://www.oxfordpastorate.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-oxford-evangelical-pastorate-oxford-744835 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 629 licensed sponsors in Oxford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/oxford - 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 7 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 17 Apr 2025: New director appointed: WILLIS, Bethan Sian. Director change recorded on 17 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. - 1 Jan 2025: Director resigned: KEENE, Anne Elisabeth, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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 Jan 2025: Director resigned: TRANTER, John. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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 Jan 2025: New director appointed: SMITH, Lorna Joyce, Professor. 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. - 1 Jan 2025: New director appointed: DOWN, Andrew William. 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. - 1 Jan 2024: New director appointed: MAUGHAN, Timothy Stanley, Professor. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 31 Dec 2023: Director resigned: MCKENDRICK, Ewan Gordan, Prof. Director change recorded on 31 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 Oxford Evangelical Pastorate ### Is The Oxford Evangelical Pastorate a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Oxford Evangelical Pastorate in Oxford is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The Oxford Evangelical Pastorate sponsor? The Oxford Evangelical Pastorate 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 Oxford Evangelical Pastorate based? The register lists The Oxford Evangelical Pastorate at 33 Jack Straws Lane, Headington, Oxford, England, OX3 0DL. 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 07161962. 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-oxford-evangelical-pastorate-oxford-744835 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-oxford-evangelical-pastorate-oxford-744835.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.