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title: "Tools For Solidarity: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/tools-for-solidarity-belfast-746639
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
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# Tools For Solidarity: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Tools For Solidarity (trading as Tools Transforming Lives; Companies House NI052306; Belfast) holds an A-rated Temporary Worker sponsor licence covering the Charity Worker route 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: Temporary Worker (A rating)
- Visa routes: Charity Worker
- First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier
- Trading as: Tools Transforming Lives
- Industry: Other
- Town: Belfast
- Registered address: 55a Sunnyside Street, Belfast, BT7 3EX
- Companies House number: NI052306 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/NI052306)
- Website: https://www.toolsforsolidarity.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tools-for-solidarity
- 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/tools-for-solidarity-belfast-746639

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 537 licensed sponsors in Belfast: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/belfast
- One of 3,279 in Other: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/other-industries
- Among 1,531 Charity Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-charity

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

31 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first:

- 15 Dec 2025: Director resigned: OGER, Manon Marie Maureen. Director change recorded on 15 Dec 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.
- 15 Dec 2025: Director resigned: NOBLE, Geoffrey Charles. Director change recorded on 15 Dec 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 Oct 2023: Director resigned: RUSSELL, Angela. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 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 Feb 2023: New director appointed: OGER, Manon Marie Maureen. Director change recorded on 9 Feb 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 Dec 2022: New director appointed: RUSSELL, Angela. Director change recorded on 12 Dec 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.
- 12 Dec 2022: Director resigned: ARROWSMITH, Hamish George. Director change recorded on 12 Dec 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.
- 12 Dec 2022: New secretary appointed: GRAHAM, Nancy Rosalind. Company secretary change recorded on 12 Dec 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.
- 20 Mar 2020: Director resigned: WOOD, Stephen William. Director change recorded on 20 Mar 2020. 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 Sep 2019: New director appointed: ARROWSMITH, Hamish George. Director change recorded on 6 Sep 2019. 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.
- 6 Sep 2019: Secretary resigned: GRAHAM, Nancy Rosalind. Company secretary change recorded on 6 Sep 2019. 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 Aug 2019: New director appointed: BALLAND, Angeline Monique, Christine. Director change recorded on 30 Aug 2019. 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.
- 25 Jul 2019: New director appointed: RIO FERNANDEZ, Laura. Director change recorded on 25 Jul 2019. 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 Jun 2019: New secretary appointed: GRAHAM, Nancy Rosalind. Company secretary change recorded on 9 Jun 2019. 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 Jun 2019: Secretary resigned: WOOD, John David. Company secretary change recorded on 9 Jun 2019. 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.
- 7 May 2018: New secretary appointed: WOOD, John David. Company secretary change recorded on 7 May 2018. 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.
- 7 May 2018: Secretary resigned: WOOD, Stephen William. Company secretary change recorded on 7 May 2018. 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.
- 23 Mar 2018: Director resigned: ROSADA, Francesca. Director change recorded on 23 Mar 2018. 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.
- 19 Sep 2017: Director resigned: ANDERSON, Larry Mark. Director change recorded on 19 Sep 2017. 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.
- 19 Mar 2016: New director appointed: NOBLE, Geoffrey Charles. Director change recorded on 19 Mar 2016. 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.
- 19 Mar 2016: New director appointed: MCKEOWN, Boglarka. Director change recorded on 19 Mar 2016. 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 Feb 2016: New director appointed: ROSADA, Francesca. Director change recorded on 12 Feb 2016. 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 Feb 2016: Director resigned: WOOD, John. Director change recorded on 12 Feb 2016. 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 Oct 2015: Director resigned: RIO FERNANDEZ, Laura. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2015. 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.
- 26 Sep 2015: New director appointed: GRAHAM, Nancy. Director change recorded on 26 Sep 2015. 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 Jan 2015: New director appointed: ANDERSON, Larry Mark. Director change recorded on 10 Jan 2015. 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.
- + 6 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

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## Common questions about Tools For Solidarity

### Is Tools For Solidarity a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Tools For Solidarity in Belfast 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 Tools For Solidarity sponsor?

Tools For Solidarity is licensed for Charity Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Tools For Solidarity based?

The register lists Tools For Solidarity at 55a Sunnyside Street, Belfast, BT7 3EX. 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 NI052306. 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/tools-for-solidarity-belfast-746639
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/tools-for-solidarity-belfast-746639.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.
