--- title: "Wessex Learning Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/wessex-learning-trust-cheddar-752320 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 --- # Wessex Learning Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Wessex Learning Trust (Companies House 07348580, Cheddar) 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 22 February 2023 (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: 22 February 2023 - Also known as: Axbridge CofE First School Academy; Brent Knoll CofE Primary School; Cheddar First School; Crispin School Academy; Croscombe Primary School; Draycott & Rodney Stoke CofE First School; East Brent Church of England Academy; Elmhurst Junior School; Fairlands Middle School; Hugh Sexey CofE Middle School - Industry: Education - Town: Cheddar - Registered address: The Kings Of Wessex Academy, Station Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3AQ - Companies House number: 07348580 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07348580) - Website: https://www.kowessex.co.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/wessex-learning-trust-cheddar-752320 ## Where this sponsor sits - 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 24 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 30 Sep 2026: Director resigned: MCCANN, Kirsten Frances. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 1 Sep 2026: New director appointed: KELLER, Catherine Jayne. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 31 Aug 2026: Director resigned: BALL, Gavin Martin. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 1 Jul 2026: New secretary appointed: FOSTER, Jennifer Anne. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 30 Jun 2026: Secretary resigned: HUTTON, Jane Ann. Company secretary change recorded on 30 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. - 26 Jan 2026: Cessation of Mrs Gillian Dorcas Stobart as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 26 Jan 2026. 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 2026: Cessation of Mr Neil James Day as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 26 Jan 2026. 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 2026: Cessation of Mr Jeffrey Ernest Savage as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 26 Jan 2026. 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 2026: Cessation of Mr Brian Kirkup as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 26 Jan 2026. 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 Aug 2025: Director resigned: DIBBLE, Michael David. Director change recorded on 13 Aug 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 Aug 2024: Director resigned: KIRKUP, Brian. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 20 May 2024: Notification of Mrs Gillian Dorcas Stobart as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 20 May 2024. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 20 May 2024: Cessation of Mr Edward Jonathan Gregory as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 20 May 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. - 28 Nov 2023: New director appointed: STICKLEY, Rebecca Marie. Director change recorded on 28 Nov 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. - 22 Nov 2023: Director resigned: TAYLOR, Rebecca. Director change recorded on 22 Nov 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. - 13 Nov 2023: New director appointed: SUCH, Sylvia Mary. Director change recorded on 13 Nov 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 Oct 2023: Director resigned: WALSH, Ceri. Director change recorded on 3 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. - 14 Sep 2023: New director appointed: DURBACZ, Antony. Director change recorded on 14 Sep 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. - 11 Jul 2023: New director appointed: COOPER, Margaret Ann. Director change recorded on 11 Jul 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. - 11 Jul 2023: New director appointed: BOWEN-ROBERTS, Edward. Director change recorded on 11 Jul 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. - 18 May 2023: New director appointed: WALSH, Ceri. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 18 May 2023: Director resigned: GETHERIDGE, Marie Frances May. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 18 May 2023: Director resigned: PARFITT, Tricia. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 18 May 2023: New director appointed: SMITH, Ruth May. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. 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 Wessex Learning Trust ### Is Wessex Learning Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Wessex Learning Trust in Cheddar is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Wessex Learning Trust sponsor? Wessex Learning Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Wessex Learning Trust based? The register lists Wessex Learning Trust at The Kings Of Wessex Academy, Station Road, Cheddar, Somerset, BS27 3AQ. 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 07348580. 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/wessex-learning-trust-cheddar-752320 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/wessex-learning-trust-cheddar-752320.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.