--- title: "YMCA Thames Gateway: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ymca-thames-gateway-romford-754620 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 --- # YMCA Thames Gateway: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, YMCA Thames Gateway (Companies House 06102037, Romford) holds an A-rated Temporary Worker sponsor licence covering the Charity Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 29 August 2017 (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 - First seen on the register: 29 August 2017 - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Romford - Registered address: Ymca, Rush Green Road, Romford, Essex, RM7 0PH - Companies House number: 06102037 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06102037) - Website: https://ymcatg.org - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/romford-ymca - 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/ymca-thames-gateway-romford-754620 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 444 licensed sponsors in Romford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/romford - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - 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 49 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 3 Jun 2026: New director appointed: YOUNGSON, Michael. Director change recorded on 3 Jun 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. - 26 Jan 2026: New director appointed: KINYERA, Denis Odongpiny. Director change recorded on 26 Jan 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. - 26 Jan 2026: New director appointed: DEVONISH, Lewis Alan. Director change recorded on 26 Jan 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. - 26 Jan 2026: New director appointed: GARRETT, Anthony George. Director change recorded on 26 Jan 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. - 26 Jan 2026: New director appointed: JOHNSTON, Linda Ann. Director change recorded on 26 Jan 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. - 5 Jan 2026: Director resigned: WONG, Kin Ming. Director change recorded on 5 Jan 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. - 31 Dec 2025: Director resigned: BUCKLAND, Gemma Ann. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 1 Nov 2025: Director resigned: SAUNDERS, Mark Trevor. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 30 Sep 2025: Director resigned: STREVENS, Alice Georgina. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 31 Jul 2025: Director resigned: SAMUELS, Jennifer. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 22 Jul 2025: New director appointed: JOHNSTON-WOOD, Mark. Director change recorded on 22 Jul 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. - 14 Jul 2025: Director resigned: PYSHKIN, Kirill Sergeevich, Dr. Director change recorded on 14 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 Jun 2025: New director appointed: FIELDEN, Jason Robert. Director change recorded on 23 Jun 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. - 23 Jun 2025: New director appointed: BATT, Peter John. Director change recorded on 23 Jun 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. - 12 May 2025: Secretary resigned: KNAPP, Karen. Company secretary change recorded on 12 May 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. - 12 May 2025: New secretary appointed: STEVENSON, Heather. Company secretary change recorded on 12 May 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. - 24 Mar 2025: Director resigned: SCOTT-MALDEN, Dominic. Director change recorded on 24 Mar 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. - 13 Dec 2024: Director resigned: RODRIGUEZ-FERNANDEZ, Rodrigo, Dr. Director change recorded on 13 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. - 28 Oct 2024: Director resigned: BURDEN, Cheryl Maria. Director change recorded on 28 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 Oct 2024: Director resigned: ASAMOAH, Rita Naana. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 27 Sep 2024: Director resigned: FURMINGER, Ann Carol. Director change recorded on 27 Sep 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. - 2 Sep 2024: New director appointed: WONG, Kin Ming. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 2 Sep 2024: New director appointed: PYSHKIN, Kirill Sergeevich, Dr. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 2 Sep 2024: New director appointed: MOSTAEDDI, Marie. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 12 Oct 2023: New director appointed: BUCKLAND, Gemma Ann. Director change recorded on 12 Oct 2023. 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. - + 24 earlier changes on the web page 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 YMCA Thames Gateway ### Is YMCA Thames Gateway a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. YMCA Thames Gateway in Romford is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can YMCA Thames Gateway sponsor? YMCA Thames Gateway is licensed for Charity Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is YMCA Thames Gateway based? The register lists YMCA Thames Gateway at Ymca, Rush Green Road, Romford, Essex, RM7 0PH. 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 06102037. 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/ymca-thames-gateway-romford-754620 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ymca-thames-gateway-romford-754620.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.