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Stour Vale Academy Trust

Halesowen, West Midlands · Currently licensed

Stour Vale Academy Trust holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 28 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for the Charity Worker visa, and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 29 Aug 2023
Last confirmed: 28 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	29 Aug 2023

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

29 Aug 2023
Added to register
First appeared on the register of licensed sponsors.

Companies House

Company: STOUR VALE ACADEMY TRUST 07865663 matched
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated: 30 Nov 2011
Registered office: C/O HALESOWEN COLLEGE, WHITTINGHAM ROAD, HALESOWEN, B63 3NA
Nature of business: 85200 - Primary education
85310 - General secondary 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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