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Foundation Matters

Barrow on Trent, Derbyshire · Currently licensed

Foundation Matters holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 27 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for 3 visa routes, and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 24 Feb 2025
Last confirmed: 27 Oct 2026 (latest edition)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
Charity Worker Temporary Worker	Charity Worker visa For registered charities hosting unpaid voluntary workers for up to 12 months.	A rating	11 Jun 2026
Tier 2 Ministers of Religion Worker	Minister of Religion visa (T2) For religious organisations employing ministers, missionaries or members of a religious order in a leading role.	A rating	11 Jun 2026
Religious Worker Temporary Worker	Religious Worker visa For religious organisations hosting people in non-pastoral religious work, such as preaching or working in a religious order, for up to 24 months.	A rating	24 Feb 2025

Ratings: Full compliance. The sponsor can assign Certificates of Sponsorship and recruit from overseas normally. Downgraded after compliance concerns. The sponsor is on a time-limited action plan with the Home Office and cannot sponsor new workers until it is restored to an A rating. Failure to complete the plan leads to revocation. More.

Licence history

11 Jun 2026
Route added
Licensed for the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route with A rating: Minister of Religion visa (T2).
11 Jun 2026
Route added
Licensed for the Charity Worker route with A rating: Charity Worker visa.
24 Feb 2025
Added to register
First appeared on the register of licensed sponsors.

Companies House

Company: FOUNDATION MATTERS 05285840 name match
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated: 12 Nov 2004
Registered office: APPLEDRAM BARNS, BIRDHAM ROAD, CHICHESTER, PO20 7EQ
Nature of business: 94910 - Activities of religious organizations

Matched from the Companies House monthly bulk data by company name. The sponsor register itself carries no company number.

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