--- title: "Arbroath Football Club: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/arbroath-football-club-arbroath-766454 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 --- # Arbroath Football Club: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Arbroath Football Club (trading as Arbroath FC; Companies House SC276703; Arbroath) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the International Sportsperson route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 2 December 2022 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: International Sportsperson - First seen on the register: 2 December 2022 - Trading as: Arbroath FC - Legal name: ARBROATH FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Arbroath - Registered address: Gayfield Park, Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus, DD11 1QB - Companies House number: SC276703 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC276703) - Website: https://www.arbroathfc.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/18217055/ - 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/arbroath-football-club-arbroath-766454 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 21 licensed sponsors in Arbroath: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/arbroath - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - Among 1,456 International Sportsperson sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/international-sportsperson ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 36 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 19 Oct 2026: Director resigned: SIM, Robert John. Director change recorded on 19 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 16 Nov 2026. - 30 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Sep 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Sep 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 20 Aug 2026: New director appointed: BOOTH, Malcolm Grant. Director change recorded on 20 Aug 2026. 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. - 19 May 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 May 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 2 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Mar 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 22 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 Jan 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 30 Nov 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Nov 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 12 Nov 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 Nov 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Oct 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 20 Sep 2025: Director resigned: OGILVIE, William. Director change recorded on 20 Sep 2025. 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. - 20 Aug 2025: New director appointed: SMYTH, Neil Andrew Geddes. Director change recorded on 20 Aug 2025. 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. - 26 Jul 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Jul 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 10 Jul 2025: New director appointed: BRUCE, Jon Joseph. Director change recorded on 10 Jul 2025. 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. - 25 Jun 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Jun 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 2 Jun 2025: Director resigned: MOIR, Gary. Director change recorded on 2 Jun 2025. 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 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Jun 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 11 May 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 May 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 8 May 2025: Director resigned: WEST, Ewen. Director change recorded on 8 May 2025. 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. - 5 May 2025: Director resigned: BAIN, Douglas Neil. Director change recorded on 5 May 2025. 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 Mar 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Mar 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 17 Nov 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Nov 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 6 Nov 2024: New director appointed: OGILVIE, William. Director change recorded on 6 Nov 2024. 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. - 29 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Sep 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 30 Aug 2024: New director appointed: MILNE, Scott Charles. Director change recorded on 30 Aug 2024. 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. - + 11 earlier changes on the web page 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 No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about Arbroath Football Club ### Is Arbroath Football Club a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Arbroath Football Club in Arbroath is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Arbroath Football Club sponsor? Arbroath Football Club is licensed for International Sportsperson. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Arbroath Football Club based? The register lists Arbroath Football Club at Gayfield Park, Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus, DD11 1QB. 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, and Companies House records for company number SC276703. 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/arbroath-football-club-arbroath-766454 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/arbroath-football-club-arbroath-766454.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.