--- title: "Scottish Rugby Union Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/scottish-rugby-union-limited-edinburgh-733711 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 --- # Scottish Rugby Union Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Scottish Rugby Union Limited (Companies House SC132061, Edinburgh) 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 20 May 2021 (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: 20 May 2021 - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Edinburgh - Registered address: Murrayfield, Edinburgh, EH12 5PJ - Companies House number: SC132061 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC132061) - Website: https://scottishrugby.org/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scottish-rugby-union - 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/scottish-rugby-union-limited-edinburgh-733711 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,178 licensed sponsors in Edinburgh: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/edinburgh - 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 29 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Jul 2026: Director resigned: WILLIAMSON, Alexander Patrick. Director change recorded on 30 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 Oct 2025: Director resigned: WHITE, Stephen Cameron. Director change recorded on 23 Oct 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. - 20 Jan 2025: New director appointed: WILLIAMSON, Alexander Patrick. Director change recorded on 20 Jan 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. - 27 Nov 2024: Director resigned: SWANKIE, Hazel Muir. Director change recorded on 27 Nov 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. - 29 Aug 2024: New director appointed: WHITE, Stephen Cameron. Director change recorded on 29 Aug 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: Director resigned: DODSON, Mark. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 13 Mar 2024: Director resigned: SPENCE, Hilary Gray. Director change recorded on 13 Mar 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. - 18 Nov 2023: Director resigned: RICHMOND, Robert Campbell Connor. Director change recorded on 18 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. - 12 Jun 2023: Director resigned: MALLINDER, David James. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 22 May 2023: Director resigned: BLACK, Cheryl Campbell. Director change recorded on 22 May 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. - 26 Apr 2023: New director appointed: BLACK, Cheryl Campbell. Director change recorded on 26 Apr 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. - 18 Apr 2023: Director resigned: JEFFREY, John. Director change recorded on 18 Apr 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. - 28 Mar 2023: New director appointed: MALLINDER, David James. Director change recorded on 28 Mar 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. - 23 Mar 2023: Director resigned: THOMSON, Lesley Eunice. Director change recorded on 23 Mar 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. - 28 Feb 2023: Director resigned: MCMILLAN, David John Ramsay. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 2 Nov 2022: Company name changed, now trading as "SCOTTISH RUGBY LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 2 Nov 2022, alongside a new majority owner or controller. 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 Nov 2022: Notification of Scottish Rugby Union as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Nov 2022. 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 Nov 2022: Cessation of Scottish Rugby Union Trust as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Nov 2022. 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. - 31 Oct 2022: Director resigned: GILLANDERS, Daniel Murdo. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 31 Oct 2022: Director resigned: RIGBY, Colin Rollo. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 28 Sep 2022: Director resigned: BRACEWELL, Julia Helen. Director change recorded on 28 Sep 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. - 23 Aug 2022: New director appointed: GILLANDERS, Daniel Murdo. Director change recorded on 23 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. - 14 Aug 2022: Director resigned: BARR, Ian Robert. Director change recorded on 14 Aug 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. - 22 Nov 2021: New director appointed: RIGBY, Colin Rollo. Director change recorded on 22 Nov 2021. 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 Oct 2021: Director resigned: OFFORD, Malcolm Ian. Director change recorded on 29 Oct 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. - + 4 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 Scottish Rugby Union Limited ### Is Scottish Rugby Union Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Scottish Rugby Union Limited in Edinburgh is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Scottish Rugby Union Limited sponsor? Scottish Rugby Union Limited is licensed for International Sportsperson and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Scottish Rugby Union Limited based? The register lists Scottish Rugby Union Limited at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, EH12 5PJ. 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 SC132061. 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/scottish-rugby-union-limited-edinburgh-733711 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/scottish-rugby-union-limited-edinburgh-733711.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.