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title: "Peterborough United Football Club: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/peterborough-united-football-club-peterborough-724019
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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# Peterborough United Football Club: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Peterborough United Football Club (Companies House 00290803, Peterborough) 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: PETERBOROUGH UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
- Industry: Hospitality & Food Service
- Town: Peterborough
- Registered address: Peterborough United Football, Ground London Road, Peterborough, PE2 8AL
- Companies House number: 00290803 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00290803)
- Website: https://www.theposh.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/next-level-fibreoptics-ltd
- 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/peterborough-united-football-club-peterborough-724019

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 395 licensed sponsors in Peterborough: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/peterborough
- 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

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

- 26 Oct 2026: New director appointed: BARR, Gregory Maxwell. Director change recorded on 26 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 23 Nov 2026.
- 26 Oct 2026: New director appointed: GRAHAM, Gary Clifton. Director change recorded on 26 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 23 Nov 2026.
- 2 Sep 2024: New director appointed: HARRIS, Alexander Steven. Director change recorded on 2 Sep 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.
- 30 Apr 2024: New director appointed: LISMORE, Adrian Francis. Director change recorded on 30 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.
- 22 Apr 2024: Director resigned: MITCHELL, Leighton Paul. Director change recorded on 22 Apr 2024. 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.
- 22 Jan 2024: New director appointed: CRAWFORD, Iain Robert. Director change recorded on 22 Jan 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.
- 7 Dec 2023: Cessation of Kelgary Sports & Entertainment Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 7 Dec 2023. 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.
- 22 Nov 2023: Director resigned: NEALE, Jason David, Dr. Director change recorded on 22 Nov 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.
- 22 Nov 2023: Director resigned: THOMPSON, Randal Stewart. Director change recorded on 22 Nov 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.
- 22 Aug 2023: New director appointed: ELSOM, Elizabeth Ann. Director change recorded on 22 Aug 2023. 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 2023: New director appointed: GORE, Dawn Ann. Director change recorded on 22 Aug 2023. 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 2022: New director appointed: MITCHELL, Leighton Paul. Director change recorded on 22 Aug 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.
- 1 Mar 2022: Director resigned: SYMNS, Robert John. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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.
- 6 Mar 2019: New director appointed: FRY, Barry Frank. Director change recorded on 6 Mar 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.
- 1 Feb 2019: Director resigned: FRY, Barry Frank. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 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.
- 22 Feb 2018: Cessation of Mr Darragh Macanthony as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 22 Feb 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.
- 21 Feb 2018: New director appointed: NEALE, Jason David, Dr. Director change recorded on 21 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.
- 21 Feb 2018: New director appointed: THOMPSON, Randal Stewart. Director change recorded on 21 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 Feb 2018: Secretary resigned: HENNESSEY, Edwin Richard James. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Feb 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.
- 16 Feb 2018: Director resigned: O'CALLAGHAN, Sarah Lorraine. Director change recorded on 16 Feb 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.
- 16 Feb 2018: Director resigned: HAND, Alfred Henry. Director change recorded on 16 Feb 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.
- 29 Jan 2018: New person with significant control: Kelgary Sports & Entertainment Limited. Change to people with significant control recorded on 29 Jan 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.
- 29 Jan 2018: Notification of Dma Holdings S.A as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 29 Jan 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.
- 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Mr Darragh Macanthony 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.

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

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## Common questions about Peterborough United Football Club

### Is Peterborough United Football Club a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Peterborough United Football Club in Peterborough 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 Peterborough United Football Club sponsor?

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

### Where is Peterborough United Football Club based?

The register lists Peterborough United Football Club at Peterborough United Football, Ground London Road, Peterborough, PE2 8AL. 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 00290803. 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/peterborough-united-football-club-peterborough-724019
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/peterborough-united-football-club-peterborough-724019.md
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