--- title: "Wigan Rugby League Club: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/wigan-rugby-league-club-wigan-773407 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 --- # Wigan Rugby League Club: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Wigan Rugby League Club (Companies House 00174692, Wigan) 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 - Legal name: WIGAN RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB LIMITED - Also known as: INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN EDUCATION (INNOVED); WIGAN WARRIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Wigan - Registered address: Robin Park Arena, Loire Drive, Wigan, England, WN5 0UH - Companies House number: 00174692 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00174692) - Website: https://www.wiganwarriors.com - 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/wigan-rugby-league-club-wigan-773407 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 131 licensed sponsors in Wigan: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/wigan - 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 22 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Jan 2025: Director resigned: MOORE, David John. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 27 Sep 2024: New director appointed: DANSON, Lucas William. Director change recorded on 27 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. - 1 Dec 2023: Cessation of Mr Ian Francis Lenagan as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 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. - 1 Dec 2023: Director resigned: LENAGAN, Ian Francis. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 16 May 2023: New director appointed: GOODBURN, Benjamin Joseph. Director change recorded on 16 May 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: HIGHAM, John Joseph Winston. 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. - 25 Jan 2023: Director resigned: EALES, Darryl Charles. Director change recorded on 25 Jan 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. - 21 Sep 2020: New director appointed: EALES, Darryl Charles. Director change recorded on 21 Sep 2020. 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. - 8 May 2019: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 8 May 2019. 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. - 11 Dec 2017: New director appointed: MOORE, David John. Director change recorded on 11 Dec 2017. 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. - 6 Jan 2017: Director resigned: TULLY, David John. Director change recorded on 6 Jan 2017. 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. - 24 Oct 2016: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 24 Oct 2016. 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. - 11 Oct 2016: New secretary appointed: MOORE, David John. Company secretary change recorded on 11 Oct 2016. 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. - 11 Oct 2016: Secretary resigned: TULLY, David John. Company secretary change recorded on 11 Oct 2016. 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. - 15 Jul 2016: New director appointed: BROOKES, Christopher, Dr. Director change recorded on 15 Jul 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Ian Francis Lenagan. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Wigan Sporting Club Limited 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. - 9 Jan 2015: New director appointed: TULLY, David John. Director change recorded on 9 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. - 9 Jan 2015: New director appointed: RADLINSKI, Kristian John. Director change recorded on 9 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. - 31 May 2014: New secretary appointed: TULLY, David John. Company secretary change recorded on 31 May 2014. 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. - 31 May 2014: Secretary resigned: HANSFORD, Nigel Antony. Company secretary change recorded on 31 May 2014. 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 May 2014: Director resigned: HANSFORD, Nigel Antony. Director change recorded on 23 May 2014. 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 Wigan Rugby League Club ### Is Wigan Rugby League Club a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Wigan Rugby League Club in Wigan 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 Wigan Rugby League Club sponsor? Wigan Rugby League Club is licensed for International Sportsperson. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Wigan Rugby League Club based? The register lists Wigan Rugby League Club at Robin Park Arena, Loire Drive, Wigan, England, WN5 0UH. 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 00174692. 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/wigan-rugby-league-club-wigan-773407 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/wigan-rugby-league-club-wigan-773407.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.