--- title: "Frasers Group Plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/frasers-group-plc-shirebrook-693097 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 --- # Frasers Group Plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Frasers Group Plc (trading as SPORTS DIRECT; Companies House 06035106; Shirebrook) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 28 July 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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 28 July 2021 - Trading as: SPORTS DIRECT - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Shirebrook - Registered address: Unit A, Brook Park East, Shirebrook, NG20 8RY - Companies House number: 06035106 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06035106) - Website: https://frasers.group - 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/frasers-group-plc-shirebrook-693097 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 97 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 16 Oct 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 16 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 13 Nov 2026. - 2 Oct 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 2 Oct 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. - 21 Sep 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 21 Sep 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. - 19 Aug 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 19 Aug 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. - 2 Jul 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 2 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. - 24 Jun 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 24 Jun 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. - 10 Jun 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 10 Jun 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. - 9 Jun 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 9 Jun 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. - 3 Jun 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 3 Jun 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. - 1 Jun 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 1 Jun 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 May 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 22 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. - 22 Apr 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 22 Apr 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. - 13 Apr 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 13 Apr 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. - 9 Apr 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 9 Apr 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. - 23 Mar 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 23 Mar 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. - 20 Mar 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 20 Mar 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. - 24 Feb 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 24 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. - 17 Feb 2026: Company bought back its own shares. 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. - 3 Feb 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 3 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. - 29 Jan 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 29 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. - 26 Jan 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 26 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. - 24 Sep 2025: Director resigned: WRIGHT, Geraldine. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 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. - 24 Sep 2025: Director resigned: WRIGHT, Helen Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 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. - 24 Sep 2025: Secretary resigned: PALMER, Robert Stephen. Company secretary change recorded on 24 Sep 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. - 24 Sep 2025: Director resigned: DALY, David John. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 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. - + 72 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 17 live vacancies tracked for this employer (95 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Fleet Manager · Shirebrook, Derbyshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/QNTsqxoh37ngLSxxVrLGNgYVLupvo4gkkChj2lnIRgn8N_ADRPMyeRXfrHUB1EscaSRYe-EWAUClKr84Du6wThtwFigUlyTe95e7MiFtBAYsUkhNr2Lq_hBDPs3DoXUsYhmM8Rgv75rP9TMyJO6Suh2yUXNxtfn4_QmrGoCPYlyhy94P6ouwgqbDsYtkWKI-H4iqSIiE9oltcbmozTe6wfiuWTdpZJOkBEwiSwZVfJg - Management Accountant · Shirebrook, Derbyshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/o4fKvhMcY9NJ57FEhTAOKg-iyqchQu33VcGitsYXLxVtf2d88mCi3BlmVYvAx42Zm75aOm0biwvn_DvuXV5mNcu4gI7FlM042of9HJWlUkymBRwGEWd1VFWh6e-ndNZKjq6rfS6pjniSHbWmvHKLgbLU35xIn6v_pjp2CS8HaNOln3EG-5MhbgsnpwNGcAFZ2zI_j68qKlLVekN28SlOSuWUicUnP_zjBeM_T1231ME - Maintenance Technician · Shirebrook, Derbyshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/s92vmhzmak7vxl6bXjgz-4f4btqQeELkHYTXNyznELobu1mBf4ix8dNNFQTvS74OhMlvlZLGk1SUieb446zEo2OL_wm4g8QLuaEZ8SufZ5Hv1aRe3iVC-aWnZe89mDNLSK_cKbJ9NNzCkHN6J98Av2Iv0J2Xo3wq23diCBREJ35FGYx1QeqhqQqYNxc_nDL31SMBb8_uEecgJRZmAodtMOv2GTrw8eGvTFEj8OEEVVo - Trainee Commercial Manager - Homeware · Shirebrook, Derbyshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/R-K46scJSupBJhb8gfmxsLRforUTSdHU9G7pf19ls9LpvCcbt0gGhkRgAgEQXm2UmsDeenMIfxCiVHGZT8kbGbVlwq8aESpY9vnuIGFh2JTetONKtdilr6QeSUdZyMgMyAC5E1PEbVG-1APNtAkovECYx0d_haWn3H6e1UG6cCtkDHH-Yy8p3J6qdNiTD7KwQLUrZ4Jm9rvYtmPfbxk874un5lopKpPnl8Z8EN5jfhU - Digital Activation Specialist · Shirebrook, Derbyshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/P3IuEf35XuwD1Vv4D7ykzHLwBeglD8wyBfMkaLGV2kvNvLF7tLgn8-0PSqpRAmye_Sxi7K9utNDM1acq1PlcTJIv5lwaUfCufmN-jkzfbgBrGsQMlGVir2a2JYkCLaGKOvWkhaOH08hspQbaiotkp65nhKRHl2nl2ww-Kop0L7hosM54HVj_hMxEYoYNV41hh9UkkzSrG6U-iEOonegu0tf-3iF-BBtP1dIsMGeN4DY - Photographer · Shirebrook, Derbyshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/Cr4yOzHygQrd7lIOkGtWEs4HzVWXsOTe5TJuULoWE1gifA62Bs35UfcHJPZCMuz0pxJe7bm4IxFWedA-8Tz3nsv4BUXBRw9iMPF66lZAHioCRrcDiKqSQZkLq9NIgzg-9g1Q-sJF5jgwTHcqgeolL2E9O7-F2Hk5H7oWdIiNsWfXek53hCUovDqAZtc-MyU9ytFT9YnI6lVa1wXEkpNHjqNYK_f-Bqwhc1l9p0GkxUc - Senior Sales Consultant - New Store Opening · York · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/xnQHh3E_1SnSaskaIjjEJ3chdadbjHqt6-kHAqDt3qcJmjrJnAPfohw_YD40Pa1TzvSWh3Ib3WNfUMlaG2nJWd5pJB681q-62-zpfBOd2jMDtphP2OGVzr9P0Q75m0xkIYxVnCUeijRECERHWUu8WuPwnMsV5k4pL2RRI0HDKQ5UERpmVZhxXExvOUGjIGzo-hmPKbx60FDTCJaXPmOiK9gnwL8Q0mhY6gbXkwDnnrk - CRM Executive · Shirebrook, Derbyshire · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/k9oOY0I-VOWSNEWiZqqI5R7ccaaLyvD5Ta6WkiQXbXwi1_FVIpKNQKGDs_ggaG_EvM1u62rfo9Zyv4OZ3QyVc5BUzw1sU51x2aEoO1y9uWvFHOhajeezla-aGFYo55c5-WwUjmgtRBkh5U4Oun_c1Ni1ZKGinFnDpgQydzpdLs6FPi6zqpzIGvW41OGe67t2YTU88M66bX623VvAz_GxwUQBlt7cuZkSnR-SD5UvmuI All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=693097&employer=Frasers%20Group%20Plc A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Frasers Group Plc ### Is Frasers Group Plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Frasers Group Plc in Shirebrook 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 Frasers Group Plc sponsor? Frasers Group Plc is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Frasers Group Plc have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 17 live vacancies from Frasers Group Plc on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Frasers Group Plc based? The register lists Frasers Group Plc at Unit A, Brook Park East, Shirebrook, NG20 8RY. 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 06035106. 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/frasers-group-plc-shirebrook-693097 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/frasers-group-plc-shirebrook-693097.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.