--- title: "Valley Invicta Academies Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/valley-invicta-academies-trust-maidstone-795549 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 --- # Valley Invicta Academies Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Valley Invicta Academies Trust (Companies House 07559256, Maidstone) 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 8 May 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: 8 May 2015 - Also known as: Aylesford Primary School; Invicta Grammar School; School of Science and Technology Maidstone; The Lenham School; Valley Park School; Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford; Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough; Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill; Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase; Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes - Industry: Education - Town: Maidstone - Registered address: Invicta Grammar School, Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DS - Companies House number: 07559256 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07559256) - Website: https://www.viat.org.uk - 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/valley-invicta-academies-trust-maidstone-795549 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 185 licensed sponsors in Maidstone: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/maidstone - 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 45 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 26 Jun 2026: Director resigned: SYMONS, Barry John. Director change recorded on 26 Jun 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. - 20 Jun 2026: New director appointed: BENTLEY, Paul Christopher. Director change recorded on 20 Jun 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. - 19 Jun 2026: Director resigned: POTIPHER, Sheila Margaret. Director change recorded on 19 Jun 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. - 20 Mar 2026: New director appointed: SYMONS, Barry John. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: BONSER-WILTON, Helen. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 28 Apr 2025: New director appointed: TAYLOR, Nicola. Director change recorded on 28 Apr 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. - 12 Nov 2024: Cessation of Dr John Pedder Moss as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 12 Nov 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 12 Nov 2024: Cessation of Mr Matthew Gregory Fletcher as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 12 Nov 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 5 Jul 2024: Cessation of Mr David James Izatt as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 5 Jul 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 14 Mar 2024: New director appointed: LLEWELLYN-LLOYD, Edward John. 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. - 26 Jan 2024: New person with significant control: Dr John Pedder Moss. Change to people with significant control recorded on 26 Jan 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 Jan 2024: New person with significant control: Mr Matthew Gregory Fletcher. Change to people with significant control recorded on 26 Jan 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 Jan 2024: New person with significant control: Mr David James Izatt. Change to people with significant control recorded on 26 Jan 2024. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 15 Dec 2023: Director resigned: MOORE, Anthony James. Director change recorded on 15 Dec 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. - 31 Aug 2023: Cessation of Christopher Richard Stevens as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Aug 2023. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2023: Cessation of Dr John Pedder Moss as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Aug 2023. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2023: Cessation of Mr David James Izatt as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Aug 2023. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2023: Director resigned: DERRICK, Julie Alison. 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. - 31 Aug 2023: New director appointed: HAYDEN, Richard. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 6 Jul 2023: New person with significant control: Christopher Richard Stevens. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Jul 2023. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Jul 2023: New person with significant control: Dr John Pedder Moss. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Jul 2023. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Jul 2023: New person with significant control: Mr David James Izatt. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Jul 2023. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Jul 2023: Director resigned: WARE, Nicholas Borman, Dr. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 7 Jun 2023: New director appointed: BONSER-WILTON, Helen. Director change recorded on 7 Jun 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 May 2022: New director appointed: BATTEN, Jeanette Ann. Director change recorded on 17 May 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 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 Valley Invicta Academies Trust ### Is Valley Invicta Academies Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Valley Invicta Academies Trust in Maidstone 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 Valley Invicta Academies Trust sponsor? Valley Invicta Academies Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Valley Invicta Academies Trust based? The register lists Valley Invicta Academies Trust at Invicta Grammar School, Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DS. 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 07559256. 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/valley-invicta-academies-trust-maidstone-795549 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/valley-invicta-academies-trust-maidstone-795549.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.