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title: "Black Bears Polo Team: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/black-bears-polo-team-shiplake-735087
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
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# Black Bears Polo Team: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Black Bears Polo Team (Shiplake) 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).

## 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
- Industry: Other
- Town: Shiplake
- Companies House number: not matched
- 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/black-bears-polo-team-shiplake-735087

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 3,279 in Other: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/other-industries
- Among 1,456 International Sportsperson sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/international-sportsperson

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

No changes to check since it joined the register (checked 25 October 2026).

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 Black Bears Polo Team

### Is Black Bears Polo Team a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Black Bears Polo Team in Shiplake 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 Black Bears Polo Team sponsor?

Black Bears Polo Team is licensed for International Sportsperson. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Black Bears Polo Team based?

The register lists Black Bears Polo Team at Shiplake. 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/black-bears-polo-team-shiplake-735087
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/black-bears-polo-team-shiplake-735087.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.