WELS Church
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It is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors. Not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.
Licence & visa routes
A rating: in good standing. B rating: downgraded and must fix problems before sponsoring new workers.
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Companies House changes
Run a live check- 5 Sep 2025New person with significant control: Mr David Michael Hagedorn5 Sep 2025
Change to people with significant control recorded on 5 Sep 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.
- 5 Sep 2025Cessation of Mr Lawrence George Mccatty as a person with significant control5 Sep 2025
Same rule as the ownership change above.
- 5 Sep 2025Director resigned: MCCATTY, Lawrence George5 Sep 2025
Director change recorded on 5 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.
Companies House doesn't show whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so check these against your own records.
Common questions about WELS Church
- Is WELS Church a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. WELS Church in Staines-Upon-Thames 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 WELS Church sponsor?
- WELS Church is licensed for Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)".
- Where is WELS Church based?
- The register lists WELS Church at Wels Church, 79 College Road, Harrow, United Kingdom, HA1 1BD. 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 13974714. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK.
Registration details
- Company number
- 13974714
- Address
- Wels Church, 79 College Road, Harrow, United Kingdom, HA1 1BD
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As of 30 October 2026, WELS Church (Companies House 13974714, Staines-Upon-Thames) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Religious Worker and Tier 2 Ministers of Religion routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 20 February 2024 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). The first register date is when we first saw it listed, not the official licence date. Text-only version