--- title: "West Thurrock Academy: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/west-thurrock-academy-grays-752421 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 --- # West Thurrock Academy: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, West Thurrock Academy (Companies House 08259069, Grays) 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 30 May 2018 (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: 30 May 2018 - Industry: Education - Town: Grays - Registered address: West Thurrock Academy, Schoolfield Road, Grays, Essex, RM20 3HR - Companies House number: 08259069 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08259069) - Website: https://www.westthurrockacademy.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/west-thurrock-academy-grays-752421 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 131 licensed sponsors in Grays: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/grays - 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 47 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 21 Oct 2026: Director resigned: STRONACH, Shona. Director change recorded on 21 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 18 Nov 2026. - 9 Sep 2026: Director resigned: BARKER, Shaun. Director change recorded on 9 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. - 8 Sep 2026: New director appointed: MCKENZIE, Bethan Wynne. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 7 Sep 2026: New director appointed: ARNOLD, Jack James. Director change recorded on 7 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. - 7 Sep 2026: New director appointed: GREEN, Aaron James. Director change recorded on 7 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: BURLS, Paula. 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. - 31 Aug 2026: Director resigned: TAYLOR, Chelsea. 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. - 30 Jun 2026: Director resigned: LYDON, Dara. Director 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. - 21 Oct 2025: New director appointed: TAYLOR, Chelsea. Director change recorded on 21 Oct 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. - 21 Oct 2025: New director appointed: HUTCHERSON, Anna. Director change recorded on 21 Oct 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. - 24 Feb 2025: Director resigned: FREEMAN, Victoria. Director change recorded on 24 Feb 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. - 17 Jan 2025: New director appointed: LYDON, Dara. Director change recorded on 17 Jan 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. - 16 Jan 2025: Director resigned: LYDON, Dara. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 30 Sep 2024: New person with significant control: Mr Ian James Holroyd. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 30 Sep 2024: New director appointed: LYDON, Dara. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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 Sep 2024: Cessation of Mrs Victoria Freeman as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 29 Sep 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. - 21 May 2024: New director appointed: BURLS, Paula. Director change recorded on 21 May 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. - 7 Dec 2023: New director appointed: KEARNS, Rhianna. Director change recorded on 7 Dec 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. - 21 Feb 2023: Director resigned: RAHMAN, Samimur. Director change recorded on 21 Feb 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 Jan 2023: New director appointed: BARKER, Shaun. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 31 Jan 2023: New director appointed: M'BARKI, Sarah. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 27 Sep 2022: New person with significant control: Mrs Victoria Freeman. Change to people with significant control recorded on 27 Sep 2022. 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. - 1 Sep 2022: New director appointed: PROCTOR, Sam Vincent. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 31 Aug 2022: Cessation of Mr Herbert Masamba as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Aug 2022. 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 2022: Director resigned: MASAMBA, Herbert. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - + 22 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 West Thurrock Academy ### Is West Thurrock Academy a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. West Thurrock Academy in Grays is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2018. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can West Thurrock Academy sponsor? West Thurrock Academy is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is West Thurrock Academy based? The register lists West Thurrock Academy at West Thurrock Academy, Schoolfield Road, Grays, Essex, RM20 3HR. 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 08259069. 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/west-thurrock-academy-grays-752421 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/west-thurrock-academy-grays-752421.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.