--- title: "Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/nottingham-forest-football-club-limited-nottingham-720103 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 --- # Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited (Companies House 01630402, Nottingham) 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 15 April 2016 (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: 15 April 2016 - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Nottingham - Registered address: The City Ground, Pavilion Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 5FJ - Companies House number: 01630402 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01630402) - Website: https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nottingham-forest-fc/ - 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/nottingham-forest-football-club-limited-nottingham-720103 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,054 licensed sponsors in Nottingham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/nottingham - 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 56 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 21 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 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. - 10 Jun 2026: Director resigned: GIBSON, Janet Lucy. Director change recorded on 10 Jun 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. - 10 Jun 2026: Director resigned: WALSH, Eleanor Catherine. Director change recorded on 10 Jun 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. - 10 Jun 2026: Director resigned: HICKMAN, Henry Peter. Director change recorded on 10 Jun 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. - 17 Apr 2026: New director appointed: GIBSON, Janet Lucy. Director change recorded on 17 Apr 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. - 17 Apr 2026: New director appointed: WALSH, Eleanor Catherine. Director change recorded on 17 Apr 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. - 17 Apr 2026: New director appointed: HICKMAN, Henry Peter. Director change recorded on 17 Apr 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. - 26 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 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. - 28 Feb 2026: Director resigned: FORSTER, Simon Matthew. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 28 Feb 2026: Director resigned: DUGHER, Michael Vincent. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 28 Feb 2026: Director resigned: OWEN, Jonathan Tudor. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 13 Oct 2025: New director appointed: FORSTER, Simon Matthew. Director change recorded on 13 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. - 13 Oct 2025: New director appointed: DUGHER, Michael Vincent. Director change recorded on 13 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. - 13 Oct 2025: New director appointed: OWEN, Jonathan Tudor. Director change recorded on 13 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. - 22 Jul 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 Jul 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. - 6 Jun 2025: Director resigned: SHAYLE, Matthew Peter. Director change recorded on 6 Jun 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. - 6 Jun 2025: Director resigned: CAIN, Matthew Columb. Director change recorded on 6 Jun 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. - 6 Jun 2025: Director resigned: OSBORNE, Timothy William. Director change recorded on 6 Jun 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. - 29 Apr 2025: New director appointed: SHAYLE, Matthew Peter. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 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 Apr 2025: New director appointed: CAIN, Matthew Columb. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 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 Apr 2025: New director appointed: OSBORNE, Timothy William. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 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 Apr 2025: New director appointed: KOMINAKIS, Sokratis. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 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 Mar 2025: Director resigned: VRENTZOS, Ioannis. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Mar 2025: Director resigned: FORSTER, Simon Matthew. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Mar 2025: Director resigned: OWEN, Jonathan Tudor. Director change recorded on 1 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. - + 31 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 Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited ### Is Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited in Nottingham is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2016. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited sponsor? Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited is licensed for International Sportsperson and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited based? The register lists Nottingham Forest Football Club Limited at The City Ground, Pavilion Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 5FJ. 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 01630402. 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/nottingham-forest-football-club-limited-nottingham-720103 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/nottingham-forest-football-club-limited-nottingham-720103.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.