--- title: "adidas UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/adidas-uk-ltd-stockport-768500 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # adidas UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, adidas UK Ltd (Stockport) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Stockport - Companies House number: 01075951 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01075951) - Website: https://careers.adidas-group.com/locations/hubs/stockport - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/adidas-uk-ltd-stockport-768500 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 294 licensed sponsors in Stockport: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/stockport - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 17 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Jun 2022: Director resigned: HACKETT, Andrew Richard. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 Jun 2022: New director appointed: CREIGHTON, Matthew. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 24 Jan 2022: Director resigned: HUNT, Judith Alison. Director change recorded on 24 Jan 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 24 Jan 2022: New director appointed: SWARBRICK, Kathryn Louise. Director change recorded on 24 Jan 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 Jun 2021: Director resigned: THOMSON, Gavin Preston. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2021. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 23 Jun 2021: New director appointed: HUNT, Judith Alison. Director change recorded on 23 Jun 2021. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Jun 2019: Director resigned: RICHTER, Andreas Johannes, Mr.. Director change recorded on 10 Jun 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Jun 2019: Director resigned: HOELD, Arthur Anton. Director change recorded on 10 Jun 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jun 2019: Secretary resigned: SANDHU, Bhupinder Singh. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Jun 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 May 2019: New secretary appointed: HUGHES, Rosemary. Company secretary change recorded on 7 May 2019. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jul 2018: New director appointed: HOELD, Arthur Anton. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2018. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jul 2018: Director resigned: POURCELOT, Alain Camille Christian. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2018. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 23 Oct 2017: New director appointed: POURCELOT, Alain Camille Christian. Director change recorded on 23 Oct 2017. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 23 Oct 2017: Director resigned: STEYAERT, Gil Andre Charles Rene. Director change recorded on 23 Oct 2017. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Adidas Ag as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 18 Jun 2014: New director appointed: THOMSON, Gavin Preston. Director change recorded on 18 Jun 2014. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 18 Jun 2014: Director resigned: AUSCHEL, Roland Herbert. Director change recorded on 18 Jun 2014. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs 17 live vacancies tracked for this employer (69 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - P/T Retail Store Associate - Roosevelt Field, 6594, Garden City, NY · Garden City, NY · live · https://jooble.org/desc/-5841585596626338178 - Seasonal Store Associate - Garden State Plaza, 6506, Paramus, NJ · Paramus, NJ · live · https://jooble.org/desc/2601499812371251689 - Retail Lead - Garden State Plaza, 6506, Paramus, NJ · Paramus, NJ · live · https://jooble.org/desc/-891064512710421189 - P/T Retail Store Associate - Edinburgh Premium, 6167, Edinburgh, IN · Edinburgh, IN · live · https://jooble.org/desc/-616232340339137416 - Seasonal Retail Store Associate - Edinburgh Premium, 6167, Edinburgh, IN · Edinburgh, IN · live · https://jooble.org/desc/7275678568997423150 - Footwear Designer - Creation Center Portland · Portland, OR · live · https://jooble.org/desc/5209934064501642286 - Seasonal Store Associate - Gloucester Premium, 6107, Blackwood, NJ · Blackwood, NJ · live · https://jooble.org/desc/-2382889298478552601 - P/T Retail Store Associate - Garden State Plaza, 6506, Paramus, NJ · Paramus, NJ · live · https://jooble.org/desc/-3717930769172314036 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=768500&employer=adidas%20UK%20Ltd A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about adidas UK Ltd ### Is adidas UK Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. adidas UK Ltd in Stockport is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can adidas UK Ltd sponsor? adidas UK Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Does adidas UK Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 17 live vacancies from adidas UK Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is adidas UK Ltd based? The register lists adidas UK Ltd at Stockport. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/adidas-uk-ltd-stockport-768500 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/adidas-uk-ltd-stockport-768500.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.