--- title: "Newcastle Rugby Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/newcastle-rugby-limited-newcastle-upon-tyne-771599 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 --- # Newcastle Rugby Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Newcastle Rugby Limited (trading as Newcastle Falcons; Companies House 03706046; Newcastle Upon Tyne) 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: Newcastle Falcons - Legal name: NEWCASTLE RED BULLS LIMITED - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Newcastle Upon Tyne - Registered address: Newcastle Falcons Rfu, Kingston, Park, Brunton Road, Kenton Bank, Foot, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE13 8AF - Companies House number: 03706046 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03706046) - Website: https://www.newcastlefalcons.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/newcastle-falcons-rugby-club/ - 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/newcastle-rugby-limited-newcastle-upon-tyne-771599 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 552 licensed sponsors in Newcastle upon Tyne: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/newcastle-upon-tyne - 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 22 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 27 Jul 2026: New director appointed: BAGHER, Nicholas. Director change recorded on 27 Jul 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. - 10 Mar 2026: New director appointed: PETRIE, Jonathan Michael. Director change recorded on 10 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. - 6 Mar 2026: Director resigned: DOGGETT, Nick. Director change recorded on 6 Mar 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. - 16 Dec 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 16 Dec 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. - 12 Nov 2025: Company name changed, now trading as "NEWCASTLE RED BULLS LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 12 Nov 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. - 5 Nov 2025: Director resigned: BACHINGER, Michael. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 5 Nov 2025: New director appointed: GEISLER, Oliver, Dr. Director change recorded on 5 Nov 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. - 22 Aug 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 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. - 8 Aug 2025: Cessation of Mr Ismail Walid Kurdi as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Aug 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. - 8 Aug 2025: New director appointed: DOGGETT, Nick. Director change recorded on 8 Aug 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. - 8 Aug 2025: New director appointed: BACHINGER, Michael. Director change recorded on 8 Aug 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. - 8 Aug 2025: Director resigned: KURDI, Ismail Walid. Director change recorded on 8 Aug 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. - 8 Aug 2025: Director resigned: THOMPSON, Matthew James. Director change recorded on 8 Aug 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. - 8 Aug 2025: Director resigned: THOMPSON, David Ronald Tiplady. Director change recorded on 8 Aug 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. - 8 Aug 2025: New director appointed: RAKE, Jamie. Director change recorded on 8 Aug 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. - 8 Aug 2025: New director appointed: BLAKE-TURNER, Peter. Director change recorded on 8 Aug 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. - 14 Jun 2022: New director appointed: THOMPSON, Matthew James. Director change recorded on 14 Jun 2022. 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. - 5 Feb 2018: New director appointed: THOMPSON, David Ronald Tiplady. Director change recorded on 5 Feb 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. - 16 Jun 2017: Director resigned: DOGGETT, Nick. Director change recorded on 16 Jun 2017. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Mr Ismail Walid Kurdi as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 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. - 29 Apr 2014: New director appointed: DOGGETT, Nick. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 2014. 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. - 11 Nov 2013: Secretary resigned: VARLEY, Paul Richard. Company secretary change recorded on 11 Nov 2013. 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 Newcastle Rugby Limited ### Is Newcastle Rugby Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Newcastle Rugby Limited in Newcastle Upon Tyne 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 Newcastle Rugby Limited sponsor? Newcastle Rugby Limited is licensed for International Sportsperson and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Newcastle Rugby Limited based? The register lists Newcastle Rugby Limited at Newcastle Falcons Rfu, Kingston, Park, Brunton Road, Kenton Bank, Foot, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE13 8AF. 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 03706046. 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/newcastle-rugby-limited-newcastle-upon-tyne-771599 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/newcastle-rugby-limited-newcastle-upon-tyne-771599.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.