--- title: "The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-queen-s-foundation-for-ecumenical-theological-education-birmingham-745030 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 Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education (trading as The Queens Foundation; Companies House 05511503; Birmingham) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (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; Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Trading as: The Queens Foundation - Industry: Education - Town: Birmingham - Registered address: Somerset Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2QH - Companies House number: 05511503 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05511503) - Website: https://www.queens.ac.uk/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-queens-foundation-for-ecumenical-theological-education/ - 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-queen-s-foundation-for-ecumenical-theological-education-birmingham-745030 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 3,082 licensed sponsors in Birmingham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/birmingham - 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 60 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 12 Mar 2026: Director resigned: JACKSON, Jonathan, Rev. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 13 Nov 2025: Director resigned: BAYES, Paul, Revd. Director change recorded on 13 Nov 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. - 13 Nov 2025: Director resigned: PERERA, Liyanaarachchige Sanjeevani Ranjana, Canon Dr. Director change recorded on 13 Nov 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. - 17 Jul 2025: Director resigned: HOWCROFT, Kenneth Graham, Reverend. Director change recorded on 17 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. - 17 Jul 2025: Director resigned: EASTON, Barbara Mary. Director change recorded on 17 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. - 17 Jul 2025: New director appointed: WEIR, Winston David. Director change recorded on 17 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. - 13 Mar 2025: New director appointed: GOUGH, Philip John, Revd. Director change recorded on 13 Mar 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. - 30 Jul 2024: Director resigned: THRELFALL-HOLMES, Miranda, Revd Dr. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 22 Jul 2024: Director resigned: KIRK, Helen Ruth, Rev.. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 18 Jul 2024: New director appointed: JACKSON, Jonathan, Rev. Director change recorded on 18 Jul 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. - 14 Mar 2024: New director appointed: PYE, Jonathan Howard, Rev'D Dr. Director change recorded on 14 Mar 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. - 13 Jul 2023: New director appointed: PERERA, Liyanaarachchige Sanjeevani Ranjana, Canon Dr. Director change recorded on 13 Jul 2023. 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. - 13 Jul 2023: Director resigned: COLLINS, Christopher John, The Rev'D. Director change recorded on 13 Jul 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. - 13 Jul 2023: Director resigned: DENT, Helen, Professor. Director change recorded on 13 Jul 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. - 16 Mar 2023: New director appointed: CAULK, Deborah, Rev'D. Director change recorded on 16 Mar 2023. 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. - 17 Nov 2022: New director appointed: EASTON, Barbara Mary. Director change recorded on 17 Nov 2022. 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. - 17 Nov 2022: New director appointed: THRELFALL-HOLMES, Miranda, Revd Dr. Director change recorded on 17 Nov 2022. 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. - 17 Nov 2022: Director resigned: HEATHFIELD, Simon David, Reverend. Director change recorded on 17 Nov 2022. 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 Nov 2022: New director appointed: HERMITT, David Anthony. Director change recorded on 17 Nov 2022. 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. - 17 Nov 2022: New director appointed: SPRINGETT, Robert Wilfred, The Right Reverend. Director change recorded on 17 Nov 2022. 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. - 14 Jul 2022: Director resigned: WINKETT, Lucy Clare, Reverend. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 2022. 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. - 14 Jul 2022: Director resigned: STEWART, Paul. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 2022. 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. - 14 Jul 2022: Director resigned: BULLOCK, Sarah Ruth, Rt. Revd.. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 2022. 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. - 14 Jul 2022: Director resigned: MORTIMER, Kendrick Warren, Prof.. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 2022. 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. - 6 Jul 2020: New director appointed: BULLOCK, Sarah Ruth, Rt. Revd.. Director change recorded on 6 Jul 2020. 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. - + 35 earlier changes on the web page 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 Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education ### Is The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education in Birmingham is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education sponsor? The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education is licensed for Skilled Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education based? The register lists The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education at Somerset Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2QH. 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 05511503. 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-queen-s-foundation-for-ecumenical-theological-education-birmingham-745030 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-queen-s-foundation-for-ecumenical-theological-education-birmingham-745030.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.