--- title: "Cardiff Blues: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/cardiff-blues-cardiff-774775 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 --- # Cardiff Blues: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Cardiff Blues (Companies House 03199030, Cardiff) 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 - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Cardiff - Registered address: Btsport Cardiff Arms Park, Westgate Street, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 1JA - Companies House number: 03199030 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03199030) - Website: https://cardiffblues.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/cardiff-blues-cardiff-774775 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 623 licensed sponsors in Cardiff: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/cardiff - 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 39 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 25 Oct 2026: Company is in insolvency proceedings at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 25 Oct 2026 (in insolvency proceedings). If your organisation has stopped trading or become insolvent, this must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. The 20-working-day window runs to about 20 Nov 2026. - 14 Apr 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 14 Apr 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. - 19 Nov 2024: Director resigned: MORGAN, Keith John William. Director change recorded on 19 Nov 2024. 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 Sep 2024: Director resigned: DOWN, Simon. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2024. 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 Sep 2024: New director appointed: COLLINS, Christopher Liam. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 27 Jan 2024: Company name changed, now trading as "CARDIFF RUGBY LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 27 Jan 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. 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. - 26 Jan 2024: Class of shares re-designated. Share filing recorded on 26 Jan 2024, 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. - 24 Jan 2024: Notification of Helford Capital Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 24 Jan 2024. 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. - 24 Jan 2024: Cessation of Mr Ian Hudson Davies as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Jan 2024. 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. - 24 Jan 2024: Cessation of Mrs Zoe Jean Loxton as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Jan 2024. 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. - 24 Jan 2024: New director appointed: GRIFFITH, Neal Thomas. Director change recorded on 24 Jan 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. - 24 Jan 2024: New director appointed: KEMPE, Philip David. Director change recorded on 24 Jan 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. - 14 Dec 2023: Notification of Mr Ian Hudson Davies as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 14 Dec 2023. 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. - 14 Dec 2023: Notification of Mrs Zoe Jean Loxton as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 14 Dec 2023. 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. - 28 Oct 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 28 Oct 2023. 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. - 29 Mar 2023: Cessation of Obe Peter Thomas as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 29 Mar 2023. 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. - 29 Mar 2023: Director resigned: THOMAS, Peter, Obe. Director change recorded on 29 Mar 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. - 12 Aug 2022: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Andrew John. Director change recorded on 12 Aug 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. - 16 Nov 2021: New director appointed: MORGAN, Keith John William. Director change recorded on 16 Nov 2021. 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. - 16 Nov 2021: Director resigned: NOTT, Christopher Perry. Director change recorded on 16 Nov 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 Jan 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Jan 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. - 18 Jul 2019: New director appointed: WILLIAMS, Andrew John. Director change recorded on 18 Jul 2019. 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 Jul 2019: New director appointed: PARSONS, Hayley Joanne. Director change recorded on 18 Jul 2019. 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. - 30 Jan 2019: Director resigned: BAILEY, Paul Edward. Director change recorded on 30 Jan 2019. 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. - 31 Dec 2018: Director resigned: EDWARDS, Gareth Owen. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2018. 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. - + 14 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 Cardiff Blues ### Is Cardiff Blues a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Cardiff Blues in Cardiff 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 Cardiff Blues sponsor? Cardiff Blues is licensed for International Sportsperson. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Cardiff Blues based? The register lists Cardiff Blues at Btsport Cardiff Arms Park, Westgate Street, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 1JA. 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 03199030. 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/cardiff-blues-cardiff-774775 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/cardiff-blues-cardiff-774775.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.