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Licensed to sponsor the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route from Leicester, according to the Home Office register.
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Claim this pageUnited Methodist Church (UK) is a private company limited by guarantee (Companies House number 10351537), incorporated in August 2016, with its registered office in Leicester. Companies House lists its business as activities of religious organizations. It is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors for the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route with an A rating. 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. United Methodist Church (UK) is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors for the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route.
It holds an active sponsor licence for the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route. Whether a particular role is sponsored is up to the employer; the licence only means it is allowed to.
The register lists United Methodist Church (UK) for one route: Tier 2 Ministers of Religion (A rating).
United Methodist Church (UK) 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.
United Methodist Church (UK) is registered with Companies House under company number 10351537, with its registered office in Leicester.
The register lists United Methodist Church (UK) with an A rating on the Tier 2 Ministers of Religion route.
Companies House lists United Methodist Church (UK) under activities of religious organizations.
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