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title: "Harlequin Football Club Limited: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/harlequin-football-club-limited-twickenham-764415
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
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# Harlequin Football Club Limited: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Harlequin Football Club Limited (trading as HARLEQUINS DIRECT; Companies House 03213073; Twickenham) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the International Sportsperson and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (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; Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier
- Trading as: HARLEQUINS DIRECT
- Industry: Hospitality & Food Service
- Town: Twickenham
- Registered address: Twickenham Stoop Stadium, Langhorn Drive, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2 7SX
- Companies House number: 03213073 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03213073)
- 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/harlequin-football-club-limited-twickenham-764415

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 132 licensed sponsors in Twickenham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/twickenham
- 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

27 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first:

- 24 Mar 2026: New director appointed: SAVILLE, Duncan Paul. Director change recorded on 24 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.
- 30 Apr 2020: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 30 Apr 2020, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 19 Mar 2020: Notification of Harlequin Fc Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 19 Mar 2020. 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.
- 19 Mar 2020: Cessation of Mr Duncan Paul Saville as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Mar 2020. 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.
- 19 Mar 2020: Cessation of Mr Charles David Owen Jillings as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Mar 2020. 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.
- 19 Mar 2020: Cessation of Mr Alasdair Relph Younie as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Mar 2020. 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.
- 24 Jan 2020: New corporate-secretary appointed: ICM ADMINISTRATION LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 24 Jan 2020. 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.
- 25 Nov 2019: New director appointed: DALRYMPLE, Laurie Edgar. Director change recorded on 25 Nov 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.
- 22 Nov 2019: Director resigned: ELLIS, David Armstrong. Director change recorded on 22 Nov 2019. 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.
- 31 Dec 2018: Secretary resigned: BUTTERWORTH, Nicholas Mark. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Dec 2018. 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.
- 20 Dec 2018: Notification of Mr Duncan Paul Saville as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 20 Dec 2018. 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.
- 20 Dec 2018: Notification of Mr Charles David Owen Jillings as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 20 Dec 2018. 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.
- 20 Dec 2018: Notification of Mr Alasdair Relph Younie as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 20 Dec 2018. 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.
- 20 Dec 2018: Cessation of Harlequin Fc Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 20 Dec 2018. 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.
- 4 Oct 2018: Director resigned: SPELMAN, Mark Gerald. Director change recorded on 4 Oct 2018. 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.
- 4 Oct 2018: Director resigned: FITZPATRICK, Sean Brian Thomas. Director change recorded on 4 Oct 2018. 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.
- 4 Oct 2018: Director resigned: SAVING, Trevor. Director change recorded on 4 Oct 2018. 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.
- 4 Oct 2018: Director resigned: MULLINS, Andrew Richard. Director change recorded on 4 Oct 2018. 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.
- 4 Oct 2018: Director resigned: BREWER, Paul Anthony. Director change recorded on 4 Oct 2018. 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.
- 4 Oct 2018: New director appointed: JILLINGS, Charles David Owen. Director change recorded on 4 Oct 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.
- 30 Jun 2016: Notification of Harlequin Fc Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 30 Jun 2016. 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.
- 25 Apr 2016: New director appointed: SPELMAN, Mark Gerald. Director change recorded on 25 Apr 2016. 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.
- 1 Aug 2015: New secretary appointed: BUTTERWORTH, Nicholas Mark. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Aug 2015. 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.
- 1 Aug 2015: Secretary resigned: DINGLE, John Kenneth. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Aug 2015. 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.
- 29 Jul 2015: Company name changed, now trading as "HARLEQUIN FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 29 Jul 2015. 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.
- + 2 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 Harlequin Football Club Limited

### Is Harlequin Football Club Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Harlequin Football Club Limited in Twickenham is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Harlequin Football Club Limited sponsor?

Harlequin Football Club Limited is licensed for International Sportsperson and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Harlequin Football Club Limited based?

The register lists Harlequin Football Club Limited at Twickenham Stoop Stadium, Langhorn Drive, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2 7SX. 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 03213073. 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/harlequin-football-club-limited-twickenham-764415
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/harlequin-football-club-limited-twickenham-764415.md
- Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt
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