--- title: "The Thinking Schools Academy Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-thinking-schools-academy-trust-chatham-749998 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 Thinking Schools Academy Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, The Thinking Schools Academy Trust (trading as TSAT Trust; Companies House 07359755; Chatham) 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 6 January 2015 (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: 6 January 2015 - Trading as: TSAT Trust - Also known as: All Faiths Children’s Academy; Bay Education Trust; Brixham College; Cedar Children's Academy; Colchester Royal Grammar School; Furzeham Primary School; Furzeham Primary School and Nursery; Gordon Infant School; Gordon Junior School; Holcombe Grammar School - Industry: Education - Town: Chatham - Registered address: The Thinking Schools Academy Trust, Park Crescent, Chatham, Kent, England, ME4 6NR - Companies House number: 07359755 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07359755) - Website: https://www.tsatrust.org.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tsa-trust - 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-thinking-schools-academy-trust-chatham-749998 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 113 licensed sponsors in Chatham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/chatham - 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 52 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 13 Oct 2026: New director appointed: BETTEY, Kaye Anne. Director change recorded on 13 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 10 Nov 2026. - 31 Aug 2026: Director resigned: MORRISON, Derek. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 31 Aug 2026: Director resigned: GARDNER, Stuart Rae. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 31 Aug 2026: Director resigned: MILL, Lirette Natelle-Anne. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 30 Mar 2026: New director appointed: TAYLOR, Kyle Jack. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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. - 30 Jan 2026: Director resigned: BETTEY, Kaye Anne. Director change recorded on 30 Jan 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. - 12 Jan 2026: Secretary resigned: DENTON, Kelly. Company secretary change recorded on 12 Jan 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. - 12 Jan 2026: New secretary appointed: COATES, Jennifer Victoria. Company secretary change recorded on 12 Jan 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. - 10 Feb 2025: New director appointed: MILL, Lirette Natelle-Anne. Director change recorded on 10 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. - 5 Dec 2024: Director resigned: MEDHURST, Andrew Stephen. Director change recorded on 5 Dec 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. - 16 Oct 2024: New director appointed: BUTWILOWSKA, Krysia Stefania. Director change recorded on 16 Oct 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. - 9 Oct 2024: New director appointed: MINCHIN, Andrew Paul. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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 Sep 2024: Director resigned: MASON, Ian. Director change recorded on 13 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2024: New director appointed: HALL, Ashley John. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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 Aug 2024: Director resigned: HURTADO, Natasha. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 1 Sep 2023: New director appointed: MEDHURST, Andrew Stephen. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2023: New director appointed: GLASSEY, David Alan. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 31 Aug 2023: Director resigned: SPURGEON, Julie Ann. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 29 Jul 2023: Director resigned: BAILEY, Michael Robin. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 9 May 2023: Director resigned: KESLAKE, Lisa Jane. Director change recorded on 9 May 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. - 17 Mar 2023: New director appointed: KESLAKE, Lisa Jane. Director change recorded on 17 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. - 12 Oct 2022: Director resigned: LYCETT, David Ian. Director change recorded on 12 Oct 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. - 22 Sep 2022: New director appointed: HURTADO, Natasha. Director change recorded on 22 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2022: New director appointed: STAR, Clive Mark. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 31 Aug 2022: Director resigned: RANDALL, Linda. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - + 27 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Fitness & Lettings Officer · Strood, Kent - Rochester, Kent · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/RBWP3WiiAxVCysD3AnrzUl-45AgnjA_194zyoxsfE3rq0TVK3I5PsS9Kr0jKqzsJgGO8l-eWUTtQrJ2DItY2BiyjOH228JAD9Rvm_FfoAf89t-dko8FEIhmjIHonfoef5Sm9OqOzYm3RPKeVT1uOP4Gtktv90gHi1AeYoq1iODajgIrHzO87tyePfI7oJ1LPtyjO-xxqctF3yPd4EFXcym8UgKjOM1T396y_dpVoOP8 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 Thinking Schools Academy Trust ### Is The Thinking Schools Academy Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. The Thinking Schools Academy Trust in Chatham is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2015. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can The Thinking Schools Academy Trust sponsor? The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is The Thinking Schools Academy Trust based? The register lists The Thinking Schools Academy Trust at The Thinking Schools Academy Trust, Park Crescent, Chatham, Kent, England, ME4 6NR. 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 07359755. 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-thinking-schools-academy-trust-chatham-749998 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-thinking-schools-academy-trust-chatham-749998.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.