UK Religious Worker visa sponsors

1,175 organisations on the UK register are licensed for the Religious Worker route (register of 2026-10-23). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of 2026-10-25.

Where they are

Town or city	Sponsors
London	244
Birmingham	46
Manchester	35
Glasgow	24
Edinburgh	17
Leicester	17
Oxford	16
Belfast	15
Bradford	15
Leeds	14
Liverpool	14
Coventry	13
Sheffield	13
Bristol	12
Croydon	12

Sample of sponsors

First 200 of 1,175, employers with a known Companies House number first, then A to Z.

Organisation	Town	Routes	Rating
New Hall School Trust	Chelmsford	Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +2	A
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark	London	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Abba Father Evangelical Ministry	MILTON KEYNES	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
Aberdeen Hindu Temple Trust	Aberdeen	Religious Worker	A
Above Bar Church	Southampton	Charity Worker, Religious Worker	A
Abu Zahra Foundation	West Yorkshire	Religious Worker, Skilled Worker	A
Acton Muslim Welfare Association	London	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
Adam Mosque & Dawah Academy	Birmingham	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +1	A
Adhisthana Trust	Ledbury	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
Adore Church	Birmingham	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
Afghan Islamic and Culture Centre	London	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
AG Worldwide Missions	Aberdare	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
Agape Family Ministries	Birmingham	Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +2	A
AGAPE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE	BRADFORD	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
Agape Ministries Ltd	Birmingham	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association United Kingdom	London	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +2	A
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat International	Wimbledon	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +2	A
Aigburth Community Church	Liverpool	Religious Worker	A
AISH HATORAH UK LIMITED	LONDON	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
AL AMAAN EDUCATION TRUST	LONDON	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
AL FATIHAH MOSQUE AND ISLAMIC CENTRE	Croydon	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Al Habib Islamic Educational and Cultural Centre	Swindon	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
Al Hijrah Trust (CIO)	Birmingham	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Al Majid Welfare Trust	Reading	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Al Raza Foundation	Manchester	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
AL SADIQ ACADEMY UK	Manchester	Religious Worker	A
Al-Khoei Foundation	London	Skilled Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
Al-Mahdi Institute	Birmingham	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
ALAMIN SPIRITUAL CENTRE	Bradford	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Alfoxton Park Trust	Bridgwater	Religious Worker	A
ALL NATIONS CHRISTIAN CHURCH, UK (ANCC), (HOUSE OF PRAYER), DESTINY CENTRE	BARKING, LONDON	Creative Worker, Skilled Worker +2	A
All Nations Christian College	London	Religious Worker, Charity Worker	A
All Nations Church	Cardiff	Charity Worker, Religious Worker	A
All Nations Church Swansea	Swansea	Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
ALL NATIONS REVIVAL EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES	GRAVESEND	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +1	A
All Saints Church	Woodford Green	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +1	A
All Souls Church	London	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker +2	A
ALMARKAZ UL ISLAMI LTD	BRADFORD	Religious Worker	A
Alnoor Cultural & Educational Trust	Barking	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
Alpha International	London	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +1	A
Alridha Foundation	London	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
Alulbayt Foundation	London	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker +1	A
Amana Trust	Romford	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
Ampleforth Abbey and College	York	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +2	A
Andalus	Glasgow	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Anglican Consultative Council	London	Religious Worker, Skilled Worker +1	A
Anglican Missionary Congregations(AMC) Headquarters(A.K.A AMC-Church of Restoration Manchester UK)	Manchester	Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
ANTIOCH COMMUNITY CHURCH	SHEFFIELD	Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project	Oxford	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Archbishop of York	York	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia	Cardiff	Religious Worker, Skilled Worker +1	A
Archdiocese of Glasgow	Glasgow	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
Archdiocese of Liverpool	Liverpool	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh	EDINBURGH	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
Ark Mission Church Bradford (Revival Centre)	Bradford	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
Ashburnham Christian Trust	East Sussex	Religious Worker, Skilled Worker	A
Asian Social and Humanitarian Association	London	Skilled Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +2	A
ASSOCIATION OF BAPTISTS FOR WORLD EVANGELISM OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND	Epsom	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
ATHULA DASSANA MULTI-CULTURAL BUDDHIST COMMUNITY CENTRE	FELTHAM	Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
Augustinians of the Assumption	London	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
BABA BUDHA JI EDUCATIONAL TRUST	PETERBOROUGH	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +1	A
Baitul Mukarram Mosque Trust	Leicester	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +2	A
Banbury Muslim Mosque Society	Banbury	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
BANGLADESHI ISLAMIC CULTURAL SOCIETY	CLEETHORPES	Skilled Worker, Charity Worker +2	A
Baptist Mid-MIssion of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Fareham	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Baptist Union of Wales	Carmarthen	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
BCM International UK	Gloucester	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
Bearsden Baptist Church SCIO	Glasgow	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
BECONTREE HEATH ISLAMIC SOCIETY (DAGENHAM CENTRAL MASJID) LTD	DAGENHAM	Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +2	A
Bedford Hindu Temple and Community Trust	Bedford	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
Beeches Road Baptist Chapel(Cave Adullam)	Rowley Regis	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
Belfast City Vineyard Church	Belfast	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +1	A
Belfast School of Theology	Belfast	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +2	A
Betel of Britain	Aston	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +1	A
Bhakt Bhakti aur Bhagwan Ashram UK	Ilford	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
Birmingham Buddhist Vihara Trust	Birmingham	Religious Worker, Charity Worker	A
Birmingham Chinese Evangelical Church (BCEC)	Birmingham	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Bishops Stortford Baptist Church	Bishop's Stortford	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
Bishops' Conference of Scotland	Airdrie	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker +1	A
Blackburn Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd	Blackburn	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Blenheim Baptist Church	Leeds	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Bodhi College	Totnes	Religious Worker	A
BODHIGYAN MEDITATION & CULTURAL CENTRE UK	RAINHAM	Religious Worker	A
Bodhisattva Kadampa Meditation Centre	Hove	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
BODY OF CHRIST EVANGELICAL CHURCH	GRAVESEND	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
Bow Muslim Cultural Centre	London	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Bracknell Islamic Cultural Society	Bracknell	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (UK)	London	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +1	A
BREAKFORTH EVANGELICAL CHURCH AND MINISTRY	GREATER MANCHESTER	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
BRENT SIKH CENTRE	LONDON	Religious Worker	A
Bridge Family Church	Edinburgh	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
British Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists	Watford	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +2	A
Brittania Hindu (Shiva) Temple Trust	London	Religious Worker	A
Brothers of the Sacred Heart	St Albans	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
BSSN Foundation	Milton Keynes	Religious Worker, Skilled Worker	A
Buddha Metta Society	Chorlton Cum Hardy	Religious Worker	A
C & S CHURCH OF ZION	LONDON	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
CAC SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE	CUMBERNAULD	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +2	A
Cairn Movement	Glasgow	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +1	A
Calderwood Baptist Church	East Kilbride	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +1	A
Calvary Chapel Hastings Limited	St Leonards on Sea	Religious Worker, Charity Worker	A
CALVARY CHAPEL OF HARROGATE	HARROGATE	Religious Worker	A
CALVARY CHAPEL OXFORD LIMITED	OXFORD	Religious Worker	A
CALVARY MINISTRIES WORLDWIDE	Derby	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Canterbury Diocesan Board of Finance	Canterbury	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Capuchin Franciscan Province of Great Britain	Erith	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Cardigan Islamic Cultural Centre Ltd	Cardigan	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
CARMELITE PRIORY - OXFORD (The Friends of Whitefriars Oxford Trust)	Oxford	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
Cathedral Church of St Andrews in Wells	Wells	Religious Worker	A
Catholic Diocese of Derry	Londonderry	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth	Portsmouth	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Catholic Syro-Malabar Eparchy of Great Britain	Preston	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
CCC CHURCH OF CHRIST SIDCUP KENT PARISH	ORPINGTON	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +1	A
Celebrate Church Bradford	Bradford	Religious Worker	A
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST - HOUSE OF PRAISE PARISH	Manchester	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
Celestial Church of Christ Aduragbemi (Power of Prayer) Parish	LONDON	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AMAZING GRACE PARISH	New Addington	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRIST CLAPHAM PARISH TABERNACLE OF LIBERATION	LONDON	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
Celestial Church Of Christ Victory Land Parish	Huddersfield	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker +1	A
Celestial Church of Christ, Manchester Parish 1	Rusholme	Religious Worker	A
Celestial Church Of Christ. Salvation Ark Parish	MANCHESTER	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +3	A
CELESTIAL CHURCH OF CHRISTILERI OLUWA PARISH MANCHESTER	MANCHESTER	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +1	A
Center For Inner Sciences	Milton Keynes	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
Central Harvest Church	London	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Central Jamia Mosque Madni & Education Centre	Halifax	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Centre 61 Ministries	Newcastle	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
Chabad Lubavitch (Leeds) Limited	Leeds	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Chalmers Church Edinburgh	Edinburgh	Religious Worker	A
Charity For Roman Catholic Purposes Administered In Connection With The English Province Of The Community Of The Religious Of Jesus And Mary	Felixstowe	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Charity of the Bernardine Sisters	Stroud	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +1	A
Chashtiah Educational Trust	Rochdale	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Chelmsford Hindu Society	CHELMSFORD	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
CHELMSFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH	CHELMSFORD	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Child Evangelism Fellowship of Britain	Poole	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Child Evangelism Fellowship of Ireland	Belfast	Religious Worker	A
Chinese Alliance Churches Union (UK)	Manchester	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
Chinese Church in London	London	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH	LONDON	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Christ Apostolic Church - House of Prayer, Glasgow	Glasgow	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +1	A
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH DOMINION OUTREACH	MANCHESTER	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH FAITH CHAPEL	STOKE-ON-TRENT	Skilled Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH GLORIOUS ASSEMBLY	WEST BROMWICH	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker +1	A
Christ Apostolic Church God is Love.	Purfleet	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +1	A
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH INTERNATIONAL MIRACLE CENTRE	LONDON	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +1	A
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH MOUNT OF REHOBOTH	WILLENHALL	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH MOUNT ZION INTERNATIONAL	PECKHAM, LONDON	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH NEW TESTAMENT ASSEMBLY	LUTON	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +1	A
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH PILGRIMS TABERNACLE	LONDON	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +2	A
Christ Apostolic Church Stockwell	London	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH WONDERS ASSEMBLY	DARTFORD	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +1	A
Christ Apostolic Church Word of His Grace	Bedfordshire	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +1	A
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH-HOUSE OF GLORY MISSION INTERNATIONAL	CROYDON	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +1	A
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH, GRACE AND TRUTH MINISTRY, BIRMINGHAM	WALSALL	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
CHRIST APOSTOLIC MISSION CHURCH (JOY OF SALVATION)	London	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Christ Church Birmingham	Birmingham	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +1	A
Christ Church Cathedral	Oxford	Religious Worker	A
Christ Church Central	Sheffield	Religious Worker	A
Christ Church Fulwood	Sheffield	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
Christ Church Haywards Heath	Haywards Heath	Religious Worker	A
CHRIST CHURCH INTERNATIONAL	KENT	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
Christ Church Liverpool	Liverpool	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
Christ Church London	London	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
Christ Church Southampton CIO	Southampton	Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
CHRIST CHURCH WORKSOP & ST LUKES SHIREOAKS PCC	Worksop	Charity Worker, Religious Worker	A
Christ Exalted Church	Wellingborough	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +2	A
Christ Healing Evangelical Church	Glasgow	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +1	A
CHRIST LIGHT ASSEMBLIES UK (aka CLASS UK)	KENT	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
Christ United Pentecostal Ministries Liberty House	Northampton	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
CHRIST UNIVERSAL IMPACT OUTREACH MINISTRIES	ELTHAM	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +1	A
CHRIST`S CHOSEN CHURCH OF GOD	MANCHESTER	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Christar	Maidenhead	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
ChristChurch	London	Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
Christian Associates Network	Glasgow	Charity Worker, Religious Worker +1	A
CHRISTIAN FAITH CENTRE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES	BIRMINGHAM	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +2	A
Christian Fellowship Church	Belfast	Religious Worker	A
CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CENTRE-BISHOP'S STORTFORD	Bishop's Stortford	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Chroma Church	Leicester	Religious Worker	A
Church Army	Sheffield	Religious Worker, Skilled Worker +1	A
Church Communities UK	Robertsbridge	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Church of England Central Services	London	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Charity Worker +2	A
CHURCH OF GOD MISSION INTERNATIONAL (DAGENHAM)	BRENTWOOD	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Church of Ireland and Methodist Chaplaincy Belfast	Belfast	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Church of Scientology Religious Education College Inc	East Grinstead	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Church of the Nazarene British Isles North District	Perth	Tier 2 Ministers of Religion, Religious Worker	A
Church of the Nazarene British Isles South District BISD	Ashton-under-Lyne	Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
City Church	Belfast	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
City Church (Cambridge)	Cambridge	Religious Worker	A
City Church Birmingham	Birmingham	Charity Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
City Church Manchester	Manchester	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
City Gates Church	London	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
City Life Church	Portsmouth	Religious Worker, Charity Worker +1	A
City Of Faith Ministry	Barking	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
City Of God Christian Centre	Newcastle upon Tyne	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
City of Gods	Sheffield	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
City Valley Church	Shipley	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Claretian Missionaries Trust	St Neots	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
CLC International (UK)	Sandycroft	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion +1	A
Co-Mission Initiative Trust	London	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
coleraine church of christ	coleraine	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A
Commission Apostolic Trust Ltd	Bournemouth	Religious Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion	A

All routes and towns: UK visa sponsor employers.

Source: Register of licensed sponsors: workers (Home Office, GOV.UK), register of 2026-10-23, Open Government Licence v3.0. Organisations only: names that look like a private person are not listed. A licence lets an employer sponsor workers; it is not a job offer. Check the current register before relying on a listing. Independent of the Home Office.

Cite as: Arcadium Data, "UK Religious Worker visa sponsors: 1,175 licensed employers", https://arcadiumdata.io/uk-visa-sponsors/route/religious-worker/, data as of 2026-10-25.