The Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education
ActiveLicence & visa routes
An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.
Companies House changes
Run a live check≈3.3 in 100 such sponsors lost their licence within 7 months. Score uses register data only — a live check adds the full Companies House record.
Reporting duties
- 16 Apr 2026 — Director resigned: LEYDECKER, Karl Gerard. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 14 May 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 14 Jun 2025 — Director resigned: SAWKINS, John William, Professor. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 11 Jul 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 14 Mar 2025 — Director resigned: GASKELL, Simon James, Professor. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 11 Apr 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 25 Oct 2024 — Director resigned: RIGBY, Susan, Professor. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 22 Nov 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 18 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 16 Apr 2026Director resigned: LEYDECKER, Karl Gerard
- 14 Jun 2025Director resigned: SAWKINS, John William, Professor
- 14 Mar 2025Director resigned: GASKELL, Simon James, Professor
- 25 Oct 2024Director resigned: RIGBY, Susan, Professor
- 12 Oct 2024Director resigned: LEVANTIS, Sophia Xenia
- 4 Sept 2024Director resigned: TURNBULL, Oliver Hugh, Professor
- + 16 earlier events
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Common questions about The Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education
- Is The Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. The Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education in Gloucester holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2022. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
- What visa routes can The Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education sponsor?
- The Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
- Where is The Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education based?
- The register lists The Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education at Gloucester. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
- How current is this information?
- This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.