--- title: "Birmingham Phoenix: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/birmingham-phoenix-birmingham-761227 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 --- # Birmingham Phoenix: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Birmingham Phoenix (Companies House 11988999, Birmingham) 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 13 May 2021 (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: 13 May 2021 - Legal name: BIRMINGHAM PHOENIX LIMITED - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Birmingham - Registered address: Lords Cricket Ground, St. Johns Wood, London, NW8 8QZ - Companies House number: 11988999 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11988999) - Website: https://birminghamphoenix.com - 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/birmingham-phoenix-birmingham-761227 ## 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 1,456 International Sportsperson sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/international-sportsperson ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 13 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 24 Jul 2026: Director resigned: FLINDALL, Craig Richard. Director change recorded on 24 Jul 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. - 24 Jul 2026: New secretary appointed: KHAN, Abraham. Company secretary change recorded on 24 Jul 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. - 9 Sep 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 9 Sep 2025. 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. - 15 Jul 2025: Notification of The Warwickshire County Cricket Club Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 15 Jul 2025. 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. - 15 Jul 2025: Cessation of England And Wales Cricket Board Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 15 Jul 2025. 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. - 15 Jul 2025: New director appointed: FLINDALL, Craig Richard. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 15 Jul 2025: New director appointed: LOWE, Adam. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 15 Jul 2025: New director appointed: KNEISLY, Kyle. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 15 Jul 2025: New director appointed: WAGNER, Thomas. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 15 Jul 2025: New director appointed: SHANNAHAN, Andrew. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 14 Jul 2025: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share filing recorded on 14 Jul 2025, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 13 Mar 2025: Director resigned: BAKER, David William Gordon. Director change recorded on 13 Mar 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. - 13 Mar 2025: New director appointed: MCCAFFERTY, Mark. Director change recorded on 13 Mar 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. 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 Birmingham Phoenix ### Is Birmingham Phoenix a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Birmingham Phoenix in Birmingham is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Birmingham Phoenix sponsor? Birmingham Phoenix is licensed for International Sportsperson. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Birmingham Phoenix based? The register lists Birmingham Phoenix at Lords Cricket Ground, St. Johns Wood, London, NW8 8QZ. 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 11988999. 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/birmingham-phoenix-birmingham-761227 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/birmingham-phoenix-birmingham-761227.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.