--- title: "Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/vineyard-churches-uk-and-ireland-hull-759009 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 --- # Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland (Companies House 04839046, Hull) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 13 March 2017 (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: Tier 2 Ministers of Religion - First seen on the register: 13 March 2017 - Also known as: VCUK; VINEYARD - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Hull - Registered address: The Vineyard Centre, Vulcan Street, Hull, England, HU6 7PS - Companies House number: 04839046 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04839046) - Website: https://www.vineyardchurches.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/vineyard-churches-uk-and-ireland-hull-759009 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 259 licensed sponsors in Hull: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/hull - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 1,961 Minister of Religion sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/minister-of-religion ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 24 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 24 Jun 2025: Cessation of Mr Clive Sillito as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Jun 2025. 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. - 24 Jun 2025: Cessation of Mr Clifford John Wright as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Jun 2025. 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. - 24 Jun 2025: Cessation of Mrs Debby Wright as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Jun 2025. 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. - 25 Nov 2024: Director resigned: COOK, Jeremy Peter George. Director change recorded on 25 Nov 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. - 10 Jun 2024: New director appointed: HARDING, Nicholas John. Director change recorded on 10 Jun 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. - 10 Jun 2024: New director appointed: FROST, Joanna May Louise. Director change recorded on 10 Jun 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. - 16 Apr 2024: New person with significant control: Mr Clive Sillito. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Apr 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. - 16 Apr 2024: Cessation of Mr Jeremy Peter George Cook as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Apr 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. - 10 Jun 2023: Director resigned: HURST, Kim Barbara. Director change recorded on 10 Jun 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. - 10 Jun 2023: New director appointed: FARRELL, Audrenneive Alareen. Director change recorded on 10 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. - 3 Jan 2023: Director resigned: BIRD, Thomas Peter. Director change recorded on 3 Jan 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. - 5 Dec 2022: Director resigned: COOK, Alexander Michael James. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 4 May 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 4 May 2022. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 Jan 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 7 Jan 2022. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 14 May 2019: New director appointed: BIRD, Thomas Peter. Director change recorded on 14 May 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. - 14 May 2019: New director appointed: COOK, Alexander Michael James. Director change recorded on 14 May 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. - 30 Oct 2017: Director resigned: STURROCK, Peter Forbes Melville. Director change recorded on 30 Oct 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. - 13 Oct 2017: New person with significant control: Mr Clifford John Wright. Change to people with significant control recorded on 13 Oct 2017. 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. - 13 Oct 2017: New person with significant control: Mrs Debby Wright. Change to people with significant control recorded on 13 Oct 2017. 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. - 13 Oct 2017: New person with significant control: Mr Jeremy Peter George Cook. Change to people with significant control recorded on 13 Oct 2017. 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 Oct 2017: Secretary resigned: STURROCK, Peter Forbes Melville. Company secretary change recorded on 6 Oct 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. - 6 Oct 2017: New secretary appointed: BELL, Thomas. Company secretary change recorded on 6 Oct 2017. 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. - 23 Aug 2017: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 23 Aug 2017. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 Mar 2017: New director appointed: WRIGHT, Clifford John. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 2017. 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 Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland ### Is Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland in Hull is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland sponsor? Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland is licensed for Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland based? The register lists Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland at The Vineyard Centre, Vulcan Street, Hull, England, HU6 7PS. 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 04839046. 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/vineyard-churches-uk-and-ireland-hull-759009 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/vineyard-churches-uk-and-ireland-hull-759009.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.