Western Provident Association
ActiveLicence & visa routes
An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.
Companies House changes
Run a live check≈3.3 in 100 such sponsors lost their licence within 7 months. Score uses register data only — a live check adds the full Companies House record.
Reporting duties
- 25 Jun 2026 — New director appointed: COSTA, Nicholas John. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 23 Jul 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 23 Jan 2025 — Director resigned: BARING, Evelyn Rowland Esmond, The Rt Hon The Earl Of Cromer. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 20 Feb 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 1 Jan 2025 — New director appointed: SHIER, Sharon. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 29 Jan 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 1 Jan 2025 — New director appointed: EAVIS, Donna Mary. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 29 Jan 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 12 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 25 Jun 2026New director appointed: COSTA, Nicholas John
- 23 Jan 2025Director resigned: BARING, Evelyn Rowland Esmond, The Rt Hon The Earl Of Cromer
- 1 Jan 2025New director appointed: SHIER, Sharon
- 1 Jan 2025New director appointed: EAVIS, Donna Mary
- 31 Dec 2024Director resigned: BRAMSTON, Rodney Adrian
- 31 Dec 2024Director resigned: GOODMAN, Brian Ewens Michael
- + 10 earlier events
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Common questions about Western Provident Association
- Is Western Provident Association a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Western Provident Association in Taunton holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2022. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
- What visa routes can Western Provident Association sponsor?
- Western Provident Association is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
- Where is Western Provident Association based?
- The register lists Western Provident Association at Rivergate House, Blackbrook Park, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2PE. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
- How current is this information?
- This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal, alongside Companies House records for company number 00475557. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- 00475557
- Address
- Rivergate House, Blackbrook Park, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2PE
- First on register
- 8 Jul 2022
- Website
- wpa.org.uk
- Profile
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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.