Woodlands Group of Churches
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
- 28 Apr 2026 — Director resigned: BODLEY, Stephen Clive. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 26 May 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 9 Feb 2026 — New director appointed: VERNALLS, Rupert James David. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 9 Mar 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 9 Feb 2026 — New director appointed: FARRELL, Robert James. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 9 Mar 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 31 Dec 2022 — Director resigned: SCOTT-COOK, Robert Lawrence. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 27 Jan 2023 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 15 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 28 Apr 2026Director resigned: BODLEY, Stephen Clive
- 9 Feb 2026New director appointed: VERNALLS, Rupert James David
- 9 Feb 2026New director appointed: FARRELL, Robert James
- 31 Dec 2022Director resigned: SCOTT-COOK, Robert Lawrence
- 14 Jul 2022New director appointed: BODLEY, Stephen Clive
- 14 Jul 2022New director appointed: DAWSON, Alison Rebecca
- + 13 earlier events
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Common questions about Woodlands Group of Churches
- Is Woodlands Group of Churches a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Woodlands Group of Churches in Bristol holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2014. 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 Woodlands Group of Churches sponsor?
- Woodlands Group of Churches is licensed for Charity Worker and Religious Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Temporary Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
- Where is Woodlands Group of Churches based?
- The register lists Woodlands Group of Churches at Woodlands Christian Centre Belgrave Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2AA. 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 06569993. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- 06569993
- Address
- Woodlands Christian Centre Belgrave Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2AA
- First on register
- 7 Oct 2014
- Website
- woodlandschurch.net
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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.