--- title: "Guild Esports PLC: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/guild-esports-plc-london-769278 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 --- # Guild Esports PLC: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Guild Esports PLC (Companies House 12187837, London) holds an A-rated Temporary Worker sponsor licence covering the Creative Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 28 October 2022 (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: Temporary Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Creative Worker - First seen on the register: 28 October 2022 - Legal name: DEFENCE HOLDINGS PLC - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: LONDON - Registered address: 2 Chance Street, London, England, E1 6JT - Companies House number: 12187837 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12187837) - Website: https://www.defenceplc.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/guild-esports-plc-london-769278 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 1,572 Creative Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-creative ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 38 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 26 Aug 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 26 Aug 2026. 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. - 1 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 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. - 30 Mar 2026: New director appointed: ROUGHAN, Andrew Vincent. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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. - 20 Feb 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 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. - 6 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 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. - 23 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Oct 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 Oct 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 10 Oct 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. - 6 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 Oct 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. - 1 Oct 2025: New director appointed: HOUGHTON, John Nicholas Reynolds, General. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 29 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 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. - 15 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 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. - 1 Aug 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 28 Jul 2025: New director appointed: NORWOOD, James Kenneth. Director change recorded on 28 Jul 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. - 28 Jul 2025: New director appointed: MCCARTNEY, Andrew David. Director change recorded on 28 Jul 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. - 28 Jul 2025: New director appointed: YARWOOD-LOVETT, Ian James. Director change recorded on 28 Jul 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. - 28 Jul 2025: New director appointed: STAZICKER, Anthony James. Director change recorded on 28 Jul 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. - 19 May 2025: Company name changed, now trading as "DEFENCE HOLDINGS PLC". Company name change recorded on 19 May 2025. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 22 Apr 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 22 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. - 17 Mar 2025: Corporate-secretary resigned: WESTEND CORPORATE LLP. Company secretary change recorded on 17 Mar 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. - 17 Mar 2025: New secretary appointed: STOCKBRIDGE, Brian. Company secretary change recorded on 17 Mar 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. - 28 Jan 2025: Company name changed, now trading as "DEFENCE HOLDINGS PLC". Company name change recorded on 28 Jan 2025. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Oct 2024: Director resigned: SKEE, Jasmine. Director change recorded on 16 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 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 9 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. - 20 Mar 2024: New corporate-secretary appointed: WESTEND CORPORATE LLP. Company secretary change recorded on 20 Mar 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. - 15 Feb 2024: Secretary resigned: KINGSLEY, Paul. Company secretary change recorded on 15 Feb 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. - + 13 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 Guild Esports PLC ### Is Guild Esports PLC a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Guild Esports PLC in LONDON is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Guild Esports PLC sponsor? Guild Esports PLC is licensed for Creative Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Guild Esports PLC based? The register lists Guild Esports PLC at 2 Chance Street, London, England, E1 6JT. 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 12187837. 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/guild-esports-plc-london-769278 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/guild-esports-plc-london-769278.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.