--- title: "Aston Villa Football Club Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/aston-villa-football-club-limited-birmingham-769478 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 --- # Aston Villa Football Club Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Aston Villa Football Club Limited (Companies House 03375789, Birmingham) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the 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 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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Birmingham - Registered address: Villa Park Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 6HE - Companies House number: 03375789 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03375789) - Website: https://www.avfc.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aston-villa-football-club/ - 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/aston-villa-football-club-limited-birmingham-769478 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 3,082 licensed sponsors in Birmingham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/birmingham - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - 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 59 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 4 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 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. - 11 Aug 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Aug 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. - 31 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 6 May 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 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. - 31 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 31 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. - 4 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 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. - 1 Jul 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 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. - 8 Oct 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Oct 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. - 5 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 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. - 16 Apr 2024: New secretary appointed: SCHUURMANS, Bjorn. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Apr 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. - 12 Apr 2024: New director appointed: ANGELAKIS, Michael. Director change recorded on 12 Apr 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. - 12 Apr 2024: New director appointed: HALL, Chester. Director change recorded on 12 Apr 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. - 12 Apr 2024: New director appointed: WATTERSON, Sarah Louise. Director change recorded on 12 Apr 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. - 12 Apr 2024: New director appointed: LEBADA, Bashir. Director change recorded on 12 Apr 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. - 12 Jun 2023: Director resigned: PURSLOW, Christian Mark Cecil. Director change recorded on 12 Jun 2023. 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. - 9 May 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 9 May 2023. 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 Mar 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Mar 2023. 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. - 4 Jan 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Jan 2023. 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 Nov 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Nov 2022. 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. - 18 Oct 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Oct 2022. 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 Aug 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Aug 2022. 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. - 27 Apr 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Apr 2021. 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. - 4 Nov 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Nov 2020. 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. - 21 Oct 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Oct 2020. 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. - 15 Oct 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Oct 2020. 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. - + 34 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Partnership Activation Executives · Birmingham · £30,900 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/mXyM9kLR21jFo-st7TBjc71n5OjOF0AqOaagdy-LTOsnPGyIr3H_dp_3iDVzEtGqxvD98OIFciGOW_p7E1AfI4KTJKPFnOCfdK1ZZfYflO6S2fN5I78oh3hOKPyfOxQmAZtEKRmNfROETuiu-pszBnlH-NIYyH29dXIn0spjQqofpffMPuGIoyp_Ii0X9_1FR3KDMVMpaY3JuWRBrnyCZgcFsHJmcPfLwUdz1KFqtqc 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 Aston Villa Football Club Limited ### Is Aston Villa Football Club Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Aston Villa Football Club Limited in Birmingham 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 Aston Villa Football Club Limited sponsor? Aston Villa Football Club Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Aston Villa Football Club Limited based? The register lists Aston Villa Football Club Limited at Villa Park Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 6HE. 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 03375789. 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/aston-villa-football-club-limited-birmingham-769478 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/aston-villa-football-club-limited-birmingham-769478.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.