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Licensed to sponsor the Charity Worker route and 1 other from Southampton, according to the Home Office register.
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Claim this pageAbove Bar Church is a private company limited by guarantee (Companies House number 06959469), incorporated in July 2009, with its registered office in Southampton. Companies House lists its business as activities of religious organizations. It is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors for the Charity Worker (A rating) and Religious Worker (A rating) routes. It was first seen on the register in January 2023. Our copies of the register start then, so it may have been listed earlier.
From Companies House and the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, checked 22 Oct 2026.
First seen on the register in January 2023. Our copies of the register start then, so it may have been listed earlier. No changes to its licence since then.
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Yes. Above Bar Church is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors for the Charity Worker and Religious Worker routes.
It holds an active sponsor licence for the Charity Worker and Religious Worker routes. Whether a particular role is sponsored is up to the employer; the licence only means it is allowed to.
The register lists Above Bar Church for 2 routes: Charity Worker (A rating) and Religious Worker (A rating).
Above Bar Church was first seen on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors in January 2023. Our copies of the register start then, so it may have been listed earlier.
Above Bar Church is registered with Companies House under company number 06959469, with its registered office in Southampton.
The register gives a rating for each route: Charity Worker (A rating) and Religious Worker (A rating).
Companies House lists Above Bar Church under activities of religious organizations.
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2 other licensed sponsors in Southampton have the same industry code: activities of religious organizations (94910).