--- title: "University of Brighton Academies Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/university-of-brighton-academies-trust-burgess-hill-749256 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 --- # University of Brighton Academies Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, University of Brighton Academies Trust (Companies House 07185046, Burgess Hill) 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 21 August 2024 (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: 21 August 2024 - Industry: Education - Town: Burgess Hill - Registered address: Exion 27 University Of Brighton, Crowhurst Road, Brighton, England, BN1 8AF - Companies House number: 07185046 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07185046) - Website: https://www.brightonacademiestrust.org.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uobacademies - 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/university-of-brighton-academies-trust-burgess-hill-749256 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 42 licensed sponsors in Burgess Hill: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/burgess-hill - 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 10 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 3 Sep 2026: Director resigned: DURBAN, Rose. Director change recorded on 3 Sep 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 Dec 2025: Secretary resigned: COATES, Samantha Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 31 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 Mar 2025: Director resigned: SMITH, John, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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 Mar 2025: Director resigned: BLAND, Stephen John. Director change recorded on 13 Mar 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 Jan 2025: Director resigned: WALKER, Janey. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 31 Dec 2024: Director resigned: DAVIES, Andrew James. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 29 Nov 2024: New director appointed: CLARKE, Jamie Richard, Dr. Director change recorded on 29 Nov 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. - 29 Nov 2024: New director appointed: CAVANAGH, Sophie. Director change recorded on 29 Nov 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. - 29 Nov 2024: New director appointed: BIRCH, Louise. Director change recorded on 29 Nov 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. - 27 Aug 2024: New director appointed: BLAND, Stephen John. Director change recorded on 27 Aug 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. 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 University of Brighton Academies Trust ### Is University of Brighton Academies Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. University of Brighton Academies Trust in Burgess Hill is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2024. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can University of Brighton Academies Trust sponsor? University of Brighton Academies Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is University of Brighton Academies Trust based? The register lists University of Brighton Academies Trust at Exion 27 University Of Brighton, Crowhurst Road, Brighton, England, BN1 8AF. 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 07185046. 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/university-of-brighton-academies-trust-burgess-hill-749256 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/university-of-brighton-academies-trust-burgess-hill-749256.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.