--- title: "Featherstone Rovers RLFC Limited: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/featherstone-rovers-rlfc-limited-pontefract-704288 register_status: removed 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 --- # Featherstone Rovers RLFC Limited: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Featherstone Rovers RLFC Limited (Pontefract) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 11 September 2026, having appeared on the register since 2 January 2014 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the International Sportsperson route (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). It cannot sponsor new visa applications while off the register. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves, so it was not necessarily revoked. ## Key facts - Register status: Removed: no longer on the register since 11 September 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: International Sportsperson - First seen on the register: 2 January 2014 - Removed from the register: 11 September 2026 - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Pontefract - Companies House number: 05843686 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05843686) - Company status (Companies House): active - 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/featherstone-rovers-rlfc-limited-pontefract-704288 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 37 licensed sponsors in Pontefract: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/pontefract - 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 49 changes worth checking, checked 31 July 2026, newest first: - 6 Nov 2025: Director resigned: ILIFFE, John. Director change recorded on 6 Nov 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. - 6 Nov 2025: New director appointed: THORNLEY, Linda. Director change recorded on 6 Nov 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. - 6 Nov 2025: New director appointed: WATSON, Brian. Director change recorded on 6 Nov 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. - 6 Nov 2025: New director appointed: WATSON, Andrea Margaret. Director change recorded on 6 Nov 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. - 30 Jul 2025: Director resigned: PROUT, Andrew Wiliam. Director change recorded on 30 Jul 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. - 2 Jun 2025: New director appointed: ILIFFE, John. Director change recorded on 2 Jun 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. - 30 May 2025: Director resigned: BURROWS, Lisa. Director change recorded on 30 May 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. - 7 Oct 2024: Director resigned: CAMPBELL, Mark. Director change recorded on 7 Oct 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. - 9 Jul 2024: Director resigned: CUSHNIE, Ian. Director change recorded on 9 Jul 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. - 12 Sep 2023: New director appointed: PROUT, Andrew Wiliam. Director change recorded on 12 Sep 2023. 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 Sep 2023: New director appointed: CUSHNIE, Ian. Director change recorded on 12 Sep 2023. 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. - 4 Sep 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 4 Sep 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. - 13 Oct 2022: Director resigned: WATSON, Margaret. Director change recorded on 13 Oct 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. - 13 Oct 2022: Director resigned: WATSON, Brian. Director change recorded on 13 Oct 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. - 14 Sep 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 14 Sep 2021. 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. - 31 Aug 2021: Director resigned: FITZPATRICK, Joanne. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 2 Oct 2020: Director resigned: SMALLEY, Antony. Director change recorded on 2 Oct 2020. 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. - 3 Jun 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 3 Jun 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. - 13 Apr 2020: Director resigned: CARRINGTON, Jessica. Director change recorded on 13 Apr 2020. 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 2019: New director appointed: BURROWS, Lisa. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 29 Aug 2018: New director appointed: SMALLEY, Antony. Director change recorded on 29 Aug 2018. 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. - 29 Aug 2018: New director appointed: CARRINGTON, Jessica. Director change recorded on 29 Aug 2018. 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. - 29 Aug 2018: New director appointed: TAYLOR, Ken. Director change recorded on 29 Aug 2018. 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. - 7 Mar 2018: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 7 Mar 2018. 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. - 20 Sep 2017: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 20 Sep 2017. 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. - + 24 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 Featherstone Rovers RLFC Limited ### Is Featherstone Rovers RLFC Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Featherstone Rovers RLFC Limited in Pontefract was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 11 September 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did Featherstone Rovers RLFC Limited leave the sponsor register? Featherstone Rovers RLFC Limited no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 11 September 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed. If your visa is sponsored by this employer, contact them and get immigration advice. If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor. ### What visa routes can Featherstone Rovers RLFC Limited sponsor? Featherstone Rovers RLFC Limited was licensed for International Sportsperson. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Featherstone Rovers RLFC Limited based? The register lists Featherstone Rovers RLFC Limited at Pontefract. 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/featherstone-rovers-rlfc-limited-pontefract-704288 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/featherstone-rovers-rlfc-limited-pontefract-704288.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.