--- title: "Ospreys Rugby Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ospreys-rugby-limited-swansea-772016 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 --- # Ospreys Rugby Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Ospreys Rugby Limited (Companies House 04730479, Swansea) 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 - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: SWANSEA - Registered address: Liberty Stadium, Landore, Swansea, SA1 2FA - Companies House number: 04730479 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04730479) - Website: https://shop.ospreysrugby.com - 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/ospreys-rugby-limited-swansea-772016 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 258 licensed sponsors in Swansea: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/swansea - 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 39 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 7 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 4 Nov 2026. - 24 Aug 2026: New director appointed: JONES, Alun Wyn. Director change recorded on 24 Aug 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. - 14 Jul 2026: Director resigned: BRADLEY, Lance. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 23 Sep 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 23 Sep 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. - 28 Jan 2025: Director resigned: DAVIES-YANDLE, James. Director change recorded on 28 Jan 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. - 24 Apr 2024: New director appointed: BRADLEY, Lance. Director change recorded on 24 Apr 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. - 23 Apr 2024: Cessation of Ospreys International Group Ltd as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 23 Apr 2024. 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. - 11 Jan 2023: Director resigned: TANG, Donald. Director change recorded on 11 Jan 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. - 6 Jan 2023: Director resigned: GARCIA, Nicholas. Director change recorded on 6 Jan 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. - 20 May 2022: New director appointed: GARCIA, Nicholas. Director change recorded on 20 May 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. - 20 May 2022: New director appointed: ANGIO-MORNEAU, Nicolas. Director change recorded on 20 May 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. - 20 May 2022: New director appointed: DAVIES, Robert. Director change recorded on 20 May 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. - 13 Apr 2022: Director resigned: RICHARDS, Christopher Arthur. Director change recorded on 13 Apr 2022. 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 Feb 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 7 Feb 2022. 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. - 23 Jan 2022: Director resigned: MILLWARD, Andrew John. Director change recorded on 23 Jan 2022. 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 Nov 2021: Director resigned: JAMES, Michael John. Director change recorded on 2 Nov 2021. 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 May 2020: Notification of Ospreys International Group Ltd as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 May 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. - 1 May 2020: Cessation of Mr Michael John James as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 May 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. - 1 May 2020: Cessation of Mr Robert Davies as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 May 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. - 1 May 2020: New director appointed: DAVIES-YANDLE, James. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 1 May 2020: New director appointed: TANG, Donald. Director change recorded on 1 May 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 Apr 2020: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 25 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. - 24 Apr 2020: Cessation of Llandarcy Park (Ospreys ) Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Apr 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 Apr 2020: Cessation of Mr William Roger Blythe as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Apr 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. - 15 Mar 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Mar 2019. 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. - + 14 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 Ospreys Rugby Limited ### Is Ospreys Rugby Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Ospreys Rugby Limited in SWANSEA 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 Ospreys Rugby Limited sponsor? Ospreys Rugby Limited is licensed for International Sportsperson and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Ospreys Rugby Limited based? The register lists Ospreys Rugby Limited at Liberty Stadium, Landore, Swansea, SA1 2FA. 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 04730479. 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/ospreys-rugby-limited-swansea-772016 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ospreys-rugby-limited-swansea-772016.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.