--- title: "Hamilton Academical Football Club: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hamilton-academical-football-club-glasgow-774963 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 --- # Hamilton Academical Football Club: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Hamilton Academical Football Club (Companies House SC005420, Glasgow) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Creative Worker, International Sportsperson and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 22 January 2025 (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); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Creative Worker; International Sportsperson; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 22 January 2025 - Legal name: HAMILTON ACADEMICAL FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Glasgow - Registered address: New Douglas Park, New Douglas Park, Hamilton, ML3 0FT - Companies House number: SC005420 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC005420) - Website: https://hamiltonacciesfc.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/hamilton-academical-football-club-glasgow-774963 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,381 licensed sponsors in Glasgow: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/glasgow - One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service - 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 19 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 22 Sep 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 22 Sep 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. - 19 Sep 2026: Notification of Morley Uk Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 19 Sep 2026. 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. - 17 Jul 2026: Cessation of 1874 Holdings Ltd as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 17 Jul 2026. 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. - 3 Jan 2026: Notification of Mr Robert John Edwards as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 3 Jan 2026. 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. - 3 Jan 2026: Cessation of Mr Jonathan Lee Towers as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 Jan 2026. 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. - 3 Jan 2026: Director resigned: TOWERS, Jonathan Lee. Director change recorded on 3 Jan 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. - 3 Jan 2026: New director appointed: EDWARDS, Rob. Director change recorded on 3 Jan 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. - 3 Jan 2026: New director appointed: BLANKSTONE, Neil Simon. Director change recorded on 3 Jan 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. - 15 Dec 2025: Notification of Mr Jonathan Lee Towers as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 15 Dec 2025. 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. - 15 Dec 2025: Cessation of Mr Gerard Patrick Strain as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 15 Dec 2025. 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. - 15 Dec 2025: New director appointed: TOWERS, Jonathan Lee. Director change recorded on 15 Dec 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. - 15 Dec 2025: Director resigned: STRAIN, Gerard Patrick. Director change recorded on 15 Dec 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. - 3 Nov 2025: Cessation of Mr John Winton Brown as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 Nov 2025. 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. - 3 Nov 2025: Director resigned: BROWN, John Winton. Director change recorded on 3 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. - 1 Oct 2025: New person with significant control: Mr Gerard Patrick Strain. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Oct 2025. 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. - 1 Oct 2025: New person with significant control: Mr John Winton Brown. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Oct 2025. 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. - 1 Oct 2025: Director resigned: ZENGIN, Seref. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 28 Jul 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 28 Jul 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. - 2 May 2025: Director resigned: BROWN, John. Director change recorded on 2 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. 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 Hamilton Academical Football Club ### Is Hamilton Academical Football Club a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Hamilton Academical Football Club in Glasgow is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2025. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Hamilton Academical Football Club sponsor? Hamilton Academical Football Club is licensed for Creative Worker, International Sportsperson and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Hamilton Academical Football Club based? The register lists Hamilton Academical Football Club at New Douglas Park, New Douglas Park, Hamilton, ML3 0FT. 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 SC005420. 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/hamilton-academical-football-club-glasgow-774963 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hamilton-academical-football-club-glasgow-774963.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.