--- title: "Forfar Athletic Football Club Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/forfar-athletic-football-club-limited-forfar-692704 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 --- # Forfar Athletic Football Club Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Forfar Athletic Football Club Limited (trading as Forfar Athletic FC; Companies House SC075805; Forfar) 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 15 February 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: 15 February 2021 - Trading as: Forfar Athletic FC - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Forfar - Registered address: Station Park, Carseview Road, Forfar, Angus, DD8 3BT - Companies House number: SC075805 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC075805) - Website: https://www.forfarathletic.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/forfar-athletic-football-club-limited-forfar-692704 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 17 licensed sponsors in Forfar: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/forfar - 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 54 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 27 Aug 2026: Director resigned: SHEPHERD, Alan James. Director change recorded on 27 Aug 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. - 27 Aug 2026: New director appointed: KEITH, Fiona Jane. Director change recorded on 27 Aug 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. - 27 Aug 2026: New director appointed: BUCHANAN, Elaine Margaret. Director change recorded on 27 Aug 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. - 21 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Jul 2026. 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. - 22 Jun 2026: New director appointed: KEITH, David. Director change recorded on 22 Jun 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 May 2026: Secretary resigned: BEATTIE, Robin Malcolm Dickson. Company secretary change recorded on 9 May 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. - 7 May 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 May 2026. 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. - 17 Feb 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Feb 2026. 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. - 8 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Jan 2026. 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. - 17 Dec 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Dec 2025. 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. - 5 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 Sep 2025. 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. - 24 Jul 2025: Director resigned: MURDIE, Scott Grant. Director change recorded on 24 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. - 12 Jun 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 Jun 2025. 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. - 9 May 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 9 May 2025. 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. - 10 Feb 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Feb 2025. 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. - 14 Dec 2024: New director appointed: BARN, David Scott. Director change recorded on 14 Dec 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. - 13 Dec 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Dec 2024. 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. - 11 Jul 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Jul 2024. 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. - 3 Jun 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 3 Jun 2024. 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. - 27 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 May 2024. 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. - 19 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 May 2024. 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. - 12 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 May 2024. 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. - 7 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 May 2024. 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. - 4 May 2024: Director resigned: WILSON, Paul James. Director change recorded on 4 May 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. - 5 Feb 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 Feb 2024. 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. - + 29 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 Forfar Athletic Football Club Limited ### Is Forfar Athletic Football Club Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Forfar Athletic Football Club Limited in Forfar 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 Forfar Athletic Football Club Limited sponsor? Forfar Athletic Football Club Limited is licensed for International Sportsperson. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Forfar Athletic Football Club Limited based? The register lists Forfar Athletic Football Club Limited at Station Park, Carseview Road, Forfar, Angus, DD8 3BT. 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 SC075805. 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/forfar-athletic-football-club-limited-forfar-692704 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/forfar-athletic-football-club-limited-forfar-692704.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.