Wootton Academy Trust
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
- 12 Jun 2026 — Cessation of Mr Ian Gordon Smith as a person with significant control. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 10 Jul 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 12 Jun 2026 — Cessation of Mr Malcolm David Chalmers as a person with significant control. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 10 Jul 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 12 Jun 2026 — Cessation of Mr Ian Sibbald as a person with significant control. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 10 Jul 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 1 Mar 2026 — New director appointed: JOYCE, Ian Trevor. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 27 Mar 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 19 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 12 Jun 2026Cessation of Mr Ian Gordon Smith as a person with significant control
- 12 Jun 2026Cessation of Mr Malcolm David Chalmers as a person with significant control
- 12 Jun 2026Cessation of Mr Ian Sibbald as a person with significant control
- 1 Mar 2026New director appointed: JOYCE, Ian Trevor
- 1 Dec 2025New director appointed: PARSONS, Robert Mark
- 31 Jul 2025Director resigned: TESTA, Stephen Roy
- + 17 earlier events
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Common questions about Wootton Academy Trust
- Is Wootton Academy Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Wootton Academy Trust in Bedford holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2020. 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 Wootton Academy Trust sponsor?
- Wootton Academy Trust 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 Wootton Academy Trust based?
- The register lists Wootton Academy Trust at Wootton Upper School Hall End Road, Wootton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 9HT. 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 07740758. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- 07740758
- Address
- Wootton Upper School Hall End Road, Wootton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 9HT
- First on register
- 18 Jun 2020
- Website
- woottonupper.co.uk
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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.