--- title: "Woodlands Group of Churches: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/woodlands-group-of-churches-bristol-753673 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 --- # Woodlands Group of Churches: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Woodlands Group of Churches (trading as Woodlands Church; Companies House 06569993; Bristol) holds an A-rated Temporary Worker sponsor licence covering the Charity Worker and Religious Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 7 October 2014 (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: Temporary Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Charity Worker; Religious Worker - First seen on the register: 7 October 2014 - Trading as: Woodlands Church - Also known as: All Saints; Branch; Community Church; Highgrove; Metro; Woodlands Church Family - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Bristol - Registered address: Woodlands Christian Centre Belgrave Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2AA - Companies House number: 06569993 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06569993) - Website: https://www.woodlandschurch.net - 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/woodlands-group-of-churches-bristol-753673 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,293 licensed sponsors in Bristol: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bristol - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 1,531 Charity Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-charity ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 19 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 28 Apr 2026: Director resigned: BODLEY, Stephen Clive. Director change recorded on 28 Apr 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. - 9 Feb 2026: New director appointed: VERNALLS, Rupert James David. Director change recorded on 9 Feb 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. - 9 Feb 2026: New director appointed: FARRELL, Robert James. Director change recorded on 9 Feb 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 Dec 2022: Director resigned: SCOTT-COOK, Robert Lawrence. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 14 Jul 2022: New director appointed: BODLEY, Stephen Clive. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2022: New director appointed: DAWSON, Alison Rebecca. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 10 Jan 2022: Director resigned: CLARK, Rachel Elisabeth. Director change recorded on 10 Jan 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. - 31 May 2021: Secretary resigned: ASKEW, Bradley Lee. Company secretary change recorded on 31 May 2021. 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 2020: New director appointed: CLARK, Rachel Elisabeth. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2020. 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 2020: New director appointed: MATTHEWS, William Christopher Steven. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2020. 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 2020: New director appointed: RODERICK, David Vivian. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2020. 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. - 14 Mar 2020: Director resigned: HUGHES, Louise. Director change recorded on 14 Mar 2020. 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. - 29 Nov 2019: Director resigned: ASKEW, Bradley Lee. Director change recorded on 29 Nov 2019. 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. - 29 Nov 2019: New director appointed: ADDISON, Amanda Jane. Director change recorded on 29 Nov 2019. 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. - 23 Jun 2017: New director appointed: HUGHES, Louise. Director change recorded on 23 Jun 2017. 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. - 23 Jun 2017: Director resigned: SCOTT-COOK, Pamela. Director change recorded on 23 Jun 2017. 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. - 4 Jun 2017: Director resigned: ADDISON, Grant David. Director change recorded on 4 Jun 2017. 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 May 2017: New secretary appointed: ASKEW, Bradley Lee. Company secretary change recorded on 22 May 2017. 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. - 17 Jul 2016: New director appointed: ASKEW, Bradley Lee. Director change recorded on 17 Jul 2016. 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Delegated Underwriting Operations Technician Assistant, Europe Underwriting Management Group · London, UK · £53,253 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5941250944?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=753673&employer=Woodlands%20Group%20of%20Churches A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Woodlands Group of Churches ### Is Woodlands Group of Churches a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Woodlands Group of Churches in Bristol is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2014. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Woodlands Group of Churches sponsor? Woodlands Group of Churches is licensed for Charity Worker and Religious Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Does Woodlands Group of Churches have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Woodlands Group of Churches on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### 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 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 06569993. 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/woodlands-group-of-churches-bristol-753673 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/woodlands-group-of-churches-bristol-753673.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.