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Whitehaven Trust Ltd

Bristol, NULL · Currently licensed

Whitehaven Trust Ltd holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 26 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for 2 visa routes, and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 17 Mar 2022
Last confirmed: 26 Oct 2026 (latest edition)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
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	18 Aug 2022
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	17 Mar 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

4 Mar 2026
County changed
County changed from Somerset to NULL.
18 Aug 2022
Route added
Licensed for the Religious Worker route with A rating: Religious Worker visa.
17 Mar 2022
Added to register
First appeared on the register of licensed sponsors.

Companies House

Company: WHITEHAVEN TRUST LIMITED 00398716 matched
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated: 20 Sep 1945
Registered office: 2440 THE QUADRANT, AZTEC WEST, BRISTOL, BS32 4AQ
Nature of business: 86900 - Other human health activities

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

Whitehaven Trust Ltd, Nr Chepstow (removed)

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