--- title: "Northampton Saints: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/northampton-saints-northampton-764513 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 --- # Northampton Saints: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Northampton Saints (Companies House 04064363, Northampton) 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 - Legal name: NORTHAMPTON SAINTS PLC - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Northampton - Registered address: Franklins Gardens, Weedon Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 5BG - Companies House number: 04064363 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04064363) - Website: https://www.northamptonsaints.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/northampton-saints-northampton-764513 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 515 licensed sponsors in Northampton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/northampton - 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: - 27 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 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. - 27 Mar 2026: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 27 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. - 5 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 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. - 23 Feb 2026: New director appointed: ZANDER, Christopher Steven. Director change recorded on 23 Feb 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. - 5 Dec 2025: Director resigned: BARWELL, Keith Leslie. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 1 Aug 2025: Secretary resigned: CHAPMAN, Julia Anne. Company secretary change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Aug 2025: New director appointed: THORP, William Chester. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Jul 2025: Director resigned: WHITE, John. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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 2024: New director appointed: BRAID, Mark Robin Nyle. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 13 Sep 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 13 Sep 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. - 5 Sep 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 5 Sep 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. - 9 Aug 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 9 Aug 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. - 30 Jun 2023: Director resigned: HEWITT, Anthony Clive. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2023. 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. - 18 Jun 2018: Director resigned: CUNNINGHAM, Simon Laurence. Director change recorded on 18 Jun 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. - 7 Sep 2017: Director resigned: FACER, Brian William Ernest. Director change recorded on 7 Sep 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. - 1 Aug 2017: New director appointed: DARBON, Mark. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2017. 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. - 31 May 2017: Director resigned: ROBSON, Allan. Director change recorded on 31 May 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. - 18 May 2017: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 May 2017. 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. - 7 Nov 2016: New director appointed: CUNNINGHAM, Simon Laurence. Director change recorded on 7 Nov 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. - 7 Nov 2016: New director appointed: SMITH, Matthew George. Director change recorded on 7 Nov 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. - 4 Oct 2016: New secretary appointed: CHAPMAN, Julia Anne. Company secretary change recorded on 4 Oct 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. - 4 Oct 2016: Secretary resigned: COZZOLINO, Andrew Thomas. Company secretary change recorded on 4 Oct 2016. 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 Oct 2016: Director resigned: DEANE, Richard Adam. Director change recorded on 3 Oct 2016. 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 Oct 2016: New director appointed: CHAPMAN, Julia Anne. Director change recorded on 3 Oct 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. - 31 Aug 2016: Director resigned: RAPHAEL, Jonathan Alexander Geoffrey David, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2016. 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. - + 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 Northampton Saints ### Is Northampton Saints a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Northampton Saints in Northampton 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 Northampton Saints sponsor? Northampton Saints is licensed for International Sportsperson and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Northampton Saints based? The register lists Northampton Saints at Franklins Gardens, Weedon Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 5BG. 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 04064363. 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/northampton-saints-northampton-764513 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/northampton-saints-northampton-764513.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.