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SAHBA ACADEMY LTD

Manchester · Currently licensed

SAHBA ACADEMY LTD holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 27 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for the Creative Worker visa, and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 14 Apr 2025
Last confirmed: 27 Oct 2026 (latest edition)
Listing spells: 2 (removed and re-listed 1 time)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
Creative Worker Temporary Worker	Creative Worker visa For theatres, production companies, orchestras and similar bringing in performers, artists and crew for up to 12 months (24 in some cases).	A rating	22 Jul 2026

Previous route spans

Route	Visa	Rating	From	To
Creative Worker Temporary Worker	Creative Worker visa	A rating	14 Apr 2025	6 Jul 2026

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

22 Jul 2026
Re-listed on register
Listed again after an absence, typically after a suspension was lifted or a new licence granted.
8 Jul 2026
Removed from register
No longer listed, so unable to sponsor new visas from this date. Last seen in the edition of 6 Jul 2026. The register does not state the reason.
14 Apr 2025
Added to register
First appeared on the register of licensed sponsors.

Companies House

Company: SAHBA ACADEMY LTD 11956115 matched
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 20 Apr 2019
Registered office: 1ST FLR CALICO HOUSE,LEVENSHULME TRADING ESTATE, PRINTWORKS LANE, MANCHESTER, M19 3JP
Nature of business: 85520 - Cultural education

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

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Other register entries with this name

SAHBA ACADEMY LTD, Stockport (removed)

Entries are matched by organisation name and town as the Home Office publishes them. A sponsor that changes town, or is published with a different spelling, appears as a separate entry; confirmed renames are linked above. The register carries no licence number or company number. Verify against the official register before relying on this for a decision.