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Arts at the Mill CIC T/A The Old Courts

Wigan · Currently licensed

Arts at the Mill CIC T/A The Old Courts holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 29 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: 10 Feb 2022
Last confirmed: 29 Oct 2026 (latest edition)

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	10 Feb 2022

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

10 Feb 2022
Added to register
First appeared on the register of licensed sponsors.

Companies House

Companies House records this company as In Administration. A dissolved company cannot employ anyone, so a licence still listed against it is either lagging the register or held by a successor entity. Verify before relying on it.

Company: ARTS AT THE MILL CIC 07411657 name match (legal name before "t/a")
Status: In Administration
Type: Community Interest Company
Incorporated: 19 Oct 2010
Registered office: FORVIS MAZARS LLP, 30 OLD BAILEY, LONDON, EC4M 7AU
Nature of business: 90040 - Operation of arts facilities

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

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