--- title: "Worthing Thunder CIC: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/worthing-thunder-cic-haywards-heath-753938 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 --- # Worthing Thunder CIC: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Worthing Thunder CIC (Companies House 07814585, Haywards Heath) 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 5 September 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: 5 September 2013 - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Haywards Heath - Registered address: 43a Brighton Road, Worthing, England, BN11 3EF - Companies House number: 07814585 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07814585) - 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/worthing-thunder-cic-haywards-heath-753938 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 59 licensed sponsors in Haywards Heath: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/haywards-heath - 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 28 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 26 Sep 2026: Notification of Miss Sara Margaret Jenner as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 26 Sep 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. - 10 Aug 2026: Cessation of Mr Zaire Jamal Taylor as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Aug 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. - 10 Aug 2026: Cessation of Ms Sara Margaret Jenner as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Aug 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 Apr 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 23 Oct 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 23 Oct 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. - 13 Jul 2025: New director appointed: CURRAN, Charlotte Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 13 Jul 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. - 13 Jul 2025: New director appointed: SMITH, Gary Fitzroy Fitzroy. Director change recorded on 13 Jul 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. - 5 Jan 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 5 Jan 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. - 6 Nov 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 6 Nov 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. - 19 Jan 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 19 Jan 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. - 2 Jun 2022: Director resigned: OWUMI, Alex. Director change recorded on 2 Jun 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. - 19 Mar 2020: New director appointed: OWUMI, Alex. Director change recorded on 19 Mar 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. - 29 Oct 2019: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 29 Oct 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. - 1 Aug 2019: Director resigned: GAINSBURY, Frank Richard. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2019. 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 Aug 2019: Director resigned: STANBRIDGE, David. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2019. 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 Aug 2019: New director appointed: JENNER, Sara Margaret. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2019. 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 Aug 2019: New director appointed: TAYLOR, Zaire Jamal. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2019. 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 Aug 2019: New secretary appointed: JENNER, Sarah Margaret. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Aug 2019. 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. - 12 Jul 2019: New person with significant control: Mr Zaire Jamal Taylor. Change to people with significant control recorded on 12 Jul 2019. 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. - 12 Jul 2019: Notification of Ms Sara Margaret Jenner as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 12 Jul 2019. 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. - 12 Jul 2019: Cessation of Mr Frank Richard Gainsbury as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 12 Jul 2019. 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. - 12 Jul 2019: Cessation of Mr David Stanbridge as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 12 Jul 2019. 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. - 30 Apr 2019: Director resigned: TAYLOR, Zaire Jamal. Director change recorded on 30 Apr 2019. 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. - 6 Mar 2018: New director appointed: TAYLOR, Zaire Jamal. Director change recorded on 6 Mar 2018. 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 Frank Richard Gainsbury. 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. - + 3 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 Worthing Thunder CIC ### Is Worthing Thunder CIC a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Worthing Thunder CIC in Haywards Heath is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Worthing Thunder CIC sponsor? Worthing Thunder CIC is licensed for International Sportsperson. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Worthing Thunder CIC based? The register lists Worthing Thunder CIC at 43a Brighton Road, Worthing, England, BN11 3EF. 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 07814585. 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/worthing-thunder-cic-haywards-heath-753938 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/worthing-thunder-cic-haywards-heath-753938.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.