--- title: "Ulster Rugby: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ulster-rugby-belfast-748707 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 --- # Ulster Rugby: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Ulster Rugby (Companies House NI032360, Belfast) 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 31 December 2020 (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: 31 December 2020 - Legal name: ULSTER RUGBY LIMITED - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: BELFAST - Registered address: Kingspan Stadium, 134 Mount Merrion Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT6 0FT - Companies House number: NI032360 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/NI032360) - Website: https://ulster.rugby/ - 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/ulster-rugby-belfast-748707 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 537 licensed sponsors in Belfast: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/belfast - 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 13 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 5 Jun 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 5 Jun 2026. 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. - 1 Jun 2026: Notification of Ms Siobhan Bernadette Barclay as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Jun 2026. 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 Jun 2026: Cessation of Mrs Audrey Robinson as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jun 2026. 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 Jun 2026: Director resigned: ROBINSON, Audrey. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 1 Jun 2026: New director appointed: BARCLAY, Siobhan Bernadette. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 27 Mar 2025: New person with significant control: Mrs Audrey Robinson. Change to people with significant control recorded on 27 Mar 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. - 27 Mar 2025: New director appointed: ROBINSON, Audrey. Director change recorded on 27 Mar 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. - 24 Mar 2025: Secretary resigned: MCKIBBIN, John Desmond Henry. Company secretary change recorded on 24 Mar 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. - 31 Dec 2024: Cessation of Mr John Robinson as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 31 Dec 2024: Cessation of Mr John Desmond Henry Mckibben as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 20 Sep 2024: New secretary appointed: ROBINSON, Audrey. Company secretary change recorded on 20 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. - 20 Sep 2024: Director resigned: ROBINSON, John. Director change recorded on 20 Sep 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 Sep 2024: Director resigned: MCKIBBIN, John Desmond Henry. Director change recorded on 20 Sep 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 Ulster Rugby ### Is Ulster Rugby a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Ulster Rugby in BELFAST is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Ulster Rugby sponsor? Ulster Rugby is licensed for International Sportsperson. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Ulster Rugby based? The register lists Ulster Rugby at Kingspan Stadium, 134 Mount Merrion Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT6 0FT. 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 NI032360. 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/ulster-rugby-belfast-748707 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ulster-rugby-belfast-748707.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.