--- title: "Bedford Blues: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bedford-blues-bedford-760164 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 --- # Bedford Blues: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Bedford Blues (Companies House 03861294, Bedford) 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 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: International Sportsperson - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: BEDFORD BLUES LIMITED - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Bedford - Registered address: The Rugby Ground, Goldington Road, Bedford, England, MK40 3NF - Companies House number: 03861294 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03861294) - Website: https://bedfordrugby.co.uk - 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/bedford-blues-bedford-760164 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 332 licensed sponsors in Bedford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bedford - 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 16 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 20 Jul 2022: Director resigned: BULLERWELL, Ian Martin. Director change recorded on 20 Jul 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. - 20 May 2021: Notification of Mr David Bosworth Gunner as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 20 May 2021. 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. - 20 May 2021: Cessation of Mr Geoffrey Sterling Ian Irvine as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 20 May 2021. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 20 May 2021: Director resigned: IRVINE, Geoffrey Sterling Ian. Director change recorded on 20 May 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. - 20 May 2021: Director resigned: COMB, Geoffrey. Director change recorded on 20 May 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. - 4 Mar 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 4 Mar 2020. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 Jun 2017: Secretary resigned: BUCHANAN, Alan Albert. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 9 May 2016: New director appointed: MANSELL, Leigh. Director change recorded on 9 May 2016. 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. - 9 May 2016: New director appointed: STONOR, James Alexander. Director change recorded on 9 May 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Geoffrey Sterling Ian Irvine. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 Jun 2015: New director appointed: COMB, Geoffrey. Director change recorded on 8 Jun 2015. 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. - 8 Jun 2015: New director appointed: OWEN, David Humphrey. Director change recorded on 8 Jun 2015. 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 Mar 2015: Director resigned: SMITH, Peter Harrison. Director change recorded on 18 Mar 2015. 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 Mar 2014: Director resigned: TWIGDEN, David William King. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 10 Feb 2014: Director resigned: MANNING, Richard Craig. Director change recorded on 10 Feb 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. - 8 Feb 2014: Director resigned: GLASSPOOL, Richard Damien. Director change recorded on 8 Feb 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 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 Bedford Blues ### Is Bedford Blues a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Bedford Blues in Bedford 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 Bedford Blues sponsor? Bedford Blues is licensed for International Sportsperson. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Bedford Blues based? The register lists Bedford Blues at The Rugby Ground, Goldington Road, Bedford, England, MK40 3NF. 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 03861294. 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/bedford-blues-bedford-760164 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bedford-blues-bedford-760164.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.