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UK licensed sponsor · Walsall, West Midlands · Education

The Mercian Trust

The Mercian Trust, Walsall, West Midlands, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as The Mercian Trust (07611347), active, incorporated in 2011 (15 years ago), registered for primary education.

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)On the registerWest MidlandsEducation

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Companies House

Who The Mercian Trust actually is

Company number
07611347
Status
Active
Type
Company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
20 April 2011 · 15 years old
What they do
  • 85200 Primary education
  • 85310 General secondary education
  • 85600 Educational support services
Sector
Education
Previously
Queen Mary's Grammar School (walsall) (until 2017)
Registered office
Mercian House, Sutton Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 2PG

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The registered office is where the company files its paperwork, not necessarily where it trades. Matched 9 September 2026.

The register

The register lists The Mercian Trust in Walsall, West Midlands as a licensed sponsor on Skilled Worker, an entry that goes back to at least 2026. Its rating on the register is Worker (A rating).

Companies House lists it as The Mercian Trust, number 07611347, incorporated 2011: 15 years of filings behind the name. Registered office: Mercian House, Sutton Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 2PG, WS1 2PG. By its SIC codes the business is in education. It has traded under other names before, including Queen Mary's Grammar School (walsall).

Holding a licence is the expensive, slow part done. For The Mercian Trust the question each time is only whether the role and the pay fit the current rules, and that is checked per vacancy.

What a licence means

The slow part is done

Getting a licence takes an application, checks and a fee, and most employers never bother. The Mercian Trust has, which means when a role qualifies the certificate can be assigned without months of preparation.

How to approach them

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For candidates

What you need to work here

  • A confirmed job offer from a UK employer that holds a Home Office sponsor licence. The employers in this directory all hold one.
  • A Certificate of Sponsorship from that employer describing the role.
  • A job on the Home Office list of eligible occupations, paid at least the minimum salary for that role and route.

Full requirements and how to apply

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Source: UK Visas and Immigration, Register of licensed sponsors: workers. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Being on the register means an organisation holds a sponsor licence. It does not mean it has a vacancy or that it will sponsor you.

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The Mercian Trust