--- title: "Woodside Academy: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/woodside-academy-grays-753698 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 --- # Woodside Academy: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Woodside Academy (Companies House 08272256, 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 17 April 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: 17 April 2023 - Industry: Education - Town: Grays - Registered address: Woodside Academy, Grangewood Avenue, Grays, Essex, RM16 2GJ - Companies House number: 08272256 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08272256) - Website: https://www.woodsideacademy.org - 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/woodside-academy-grays-753698 ## 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 24 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 12 Oct 2026: Director resigned: MULDOWNEY, Sara Jane, Cllr. Director change recorded on 12 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 9 Nov 2026. - 1 Sep 2026: New person with significant control: Mrs Lynda Pritchard. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 6 Jul 2026: Director resigned: RALPH, Matthew, Rev. Director change recorded on 6 Jul 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: Cessation of Mrs Tracy Denise Doye as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 20 May 2026: New director appointed: DANCEY-TUCKER, Alexandra Leigh. Director change recorded on 20 May 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. - 6 Nov 2025: Notification of Mr Russell Sopp as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Nov 2025. 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. - 6 Nov 2025: Cessation of Mr Russell Alan Robinson as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Nov 2025. 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 Oct 2025: New director appointed: YOUNG, Tracey. Director change recorded on 13 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. - 13 Oct 2025: New director appointed: MATHURINE, Nafisa Shireen. Director change recorded on 13 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. - 1 Oct 2025: New person with significant control: Mrs Tracy Denise Doye. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Oct 2025. 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. - 23 Jul 2025: Cessation of Mr Justin Gregory Conroy as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 23 Jul 2025. 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. - 23 Jul 2025: Director resigned: COTTIS, Leah. Director change recorded on 23 Jul 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. - 23 Jul 2025: Director resigned: CONROY, Justin Gregory. Director change recorded on 23 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: Notification of Mrs Addie Mae Lorenzo as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 14 Jul 2025. 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. - 14 Jul 2025: Cessation of Dr Claudine Duberry as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 14 Jul 2025. 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. - 7 Dec 2024: Director resigned: CRANCH, Nicola Luan. Director change recorded on 7 Dec 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. - 29 Oct 2024: Director resigned: CLARK, Lorraine. Director change recorded on 29 Oct 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. - 1 Sep 2024: New director appointed: RYDER, Jennifer Jane. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 31 Aug 2024: Director resigned: CAINES, Edward Edgar. 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. - 27 Jun 2024: New director appointed: COTTIS, Leah. Director change recorded on 27 Jun 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. - 27 Jun 2024: New director appointed: SOPP, Russell. Director change recorded on 27 Jun 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. - 17 Apr 2024: New director appointed: RALPH, Matthew, Rev. Director change recorded on 17 Apr 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. - 17 Apr 2024: New director appointed: THOMAS, Jane. Director change recorded on 17 Apr 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. - 13 Feb 2024: New director appointed: RADFORD, Carl. Director change recorded on 13 Feb 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. 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 Woodside Academy ### Is Woodside Academy a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Woodside Academy in Grays 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 Woodside Academy sponsor? Woodside Academy is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Woodside Academy based? The register lists Woodside Academy at Woodside Academy, Grangewood Avenue, Grays, Essex, RM16 2GJ. 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 08272256. 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/woodside-academy-grays-753698 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/woodside-academy-grays-753698.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.