--- title: "Sharks basketball Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sharks-basketball-ltd-sheffield-805804 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 --- # Sharks basketball Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Sharks basketball Ltd (trading as B. Braun Sheffield Sharks; Companies House 07292806; Sheffield) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the International Sportsperson route 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 - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Trading as: B. Braun Sheffield Sharks - Also known as: Sheffield Sharks - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Sheffield - Registered address: 4 Thorncliffe Park Estate, Newton Chambers Road, Chapeltown, Sheffield, England, S35 2PH - Companies House number: 07292806 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07292806) - Website: https://sheffieldsharks.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sheffield-sharks/ - 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/sharks-basketball-ltd-sheffield-805804 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 695 licensed sponsors in Sheffield: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/sheffield - 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 10 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 27 Jun 2024: Class of shares re-designated. Share filing recorded on 27 Jun 2024, 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. - 25 Jun 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 25 Jun 2024, 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. - 20 Jun 2024: Notification of Vaughn Millette as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 20 Jun 2024. 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. - 20 Jun 2024: Director resigned: CHILD, Karen. Director change recorded on 20 Jun 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. - 20 Jun 2024: New director appointed: MILLETTE, Vaughn. Director change recorded on 20 Jun 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. - 2 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 2 May 2024, 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. - 31 Aug 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 31 Aug 2023. 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. - 18 Jul 2017: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Jul 2017. 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. - 18 Feb 2015: Director resigned: SHORE, Stephen Andrew, Mr.. Director change recorded on 18 Feb 2015. 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. - 30 Jan 2015: New director appointed: LYONS, Atiba Jivo. Director change recorded on 30 Jan 2015. 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. 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 Sharks basketball Ltd ### Is Sharks basketball Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Sharks basketball Ltd in Sheffield 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 Sharks basketball Ltd sponsor? Sharks basketball Ltd is licensed for International Sportsperson. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Sharks basketball Ltd based? The register lists Sharks basketball Ltd at 4 Thorncliffe Park Estate, Newton Chambers Road, Chapeltown, Sheffield, England, S35 2PH. 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 07292806. 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/sharks-basketball-ltd-sheffield-805804 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sharks-basketball-ltd-sheffield-805804.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.