--- title: "Thunder Rugby Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thunder-rugby-ltd-newcastle-upon-tyne-766491 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 --- # Thunder Rugby Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Thunder Rugby Ltd (Companies House 07058302, Newcastle Upon Tyne) 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 28 December 2022 (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: 28 December 2022 - Legal name: THUNDER RUGBY LIMITED - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Newcastle Upon Tyne - Registered address: C/O, Newcastle Falcons Kingston Park Stadium, Brunton Road, Kenton Bank Foot, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 8AF - Companies House number: 07058302 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07058302) - 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/thunder-rugby-ltd-newcastle-upon-tyne-766491 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 552 licensed sponsors in Newcastle upon Tyne: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/newcastle-upon-tyne - 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 8 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 21 Aug 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 21 Aug 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. - 8 Aug 2025: Notification of Mr Ismail Walid Kurdi as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 8 Aug 2025. 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. - 8 Aug 2025: Cessation of Newcastle Rugby Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Aug 2025. 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. - 8 Aug 2025: Secretary resigned: DOGGETT, Nick. Company secretary change recorded on 8 Aug 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. - 26 Nov 2024: Director resigned: CHRISTIE, Keith Lewis. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 25 Nov 2024: New director appointed: KURDI, Ismail Walid. Director change recorded on 25 Nov 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. - 20 May 2024: New secretary appointed: DOGGETT, Nick. Company secretary change recorded on 20 May 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. - 10 Jan 2024: Director resigned: NEIGHBOUR, Janice. Director change recorded on 10 Jan 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. 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 Thunder Rugby Ltd ### Is Thunder Rugby Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Thunder Rugby Ltd in Newcastle Upon Tyne is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Thunder Rugby Ltd sponsor? Thunder Rugby Ltd is licensed for International Sportsperson. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Thunder Rugby Ltd based? The register lists Thunder Rugby Ltd at C/O, Newcastle Falcons Kingston Park Stadium, Brunton Road, Kenton Bank Foot, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 8AF. 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 07058302. 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/thunder-rugby-ltd-newcastle-upon-tyne-766491 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thunder-rugby-ltd-newcastle-upon-tyne-766491.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.