--- title: "WRU Gwent Rugby Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/wru-gwent-rugby-limited-newport-753996 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 --- # WRU Gwent Rugby Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, WRU Gwent Rugby Limited (Companies House 10774997, Newport) 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 9 August 2017 (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: 9 August 2017 - Legal name: DRAGONS RUGBY LIMITED - Industry: Hospitality & Food Service - Town: Newport - Registered address: Principality Stadium, Westgate Street, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 1NS - Companies House number: 10774997 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10774997) - Website: https://www.wru.wales - 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/wru-gwent-rugby-limited-newport-753996 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 228 licensed sponsors in Newport: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/newport - 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 34 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 22 Jun 2026: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 22 Jun 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 2 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Apr 2026. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 28 Jan 2025: New director appointed: BLUMBERG, Rhys Thomas. Director change recorded on 28 Jan 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. - 15 May 2024: Director resigned: BRADBURY, Graeme. Director change recorded on 15 May 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. - 23 Oct 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 23 Oct 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. - 17 Oct 2023: Company name changed, now trading as "DRAGONS RUGBY LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 17 Oct 2023. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Oct 2023: New director appointed: BRADBURY, Graeme. Director change recorded on 16 Oct 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. - 16 Oct 2023: Secretary resigned: WILLIAMS, Rhys James. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Oct 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 Oct 2023: Director resigned: WILKS, Colin. Director change recorded on 16 Oct 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 Oct 2023: Director resigned: REYNOLDS, David Jonathan. Director change recorded on 16 Oct 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 Oct 2023: Director resigned: PARKER, Brynley Ronald. Director change recorded on 16 Oct 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 Oct 2023: New director appointed: WRIGHT, David John. Director change recorded on 16 Oct 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. - 31 Dec 2022: Director resigned: RYAN, Dean. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 27 Oct 2022: Director resigned: JEFFERY, Ian Frederick. Director change recorded on 27 Oct 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. - 12 Nov 2021: New director appointed: WILKS, Colin. Director change recorded on 12 Nov 2021. 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 Nov 2021: Director resigned: BURGESS, Liza. Director change recorded on 12 Nov 2021. 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 May 2021: New director appointed: PARKER, Brynley Ronald. Director change recorded on 1 May 2021. 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. - 30 Apr 2021: Director resigned: GRIFFIN, Timothy David. Director change recorded on 30 Apr 2021. 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 Nov 2020: New director appointed: BURGESS, Liza. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 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. - 30 Nov 2020: Director resigned: MOSS, Timothy Gerard. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 2020. 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 Sep 2020: New secretary appointed: WILLIAMS, Rhys James. Company secretary change recorded on 25 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. - 25 Sep 2020: Secretary resigned: LEWIS, Rhodri Prys. Company secretary change recorded on 25 Sep 2020. 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 Nov 2019: New director appointed: GRIFFIN, Timothy David. Director change recorded on 27 Nov 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. - 27 Nov 2019: New director appointed: MOSS, Timothy Gerard. Director change recorded on 27 Nov 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. - 27 Nov 2019: Director resigned: PHILLIPS, Richard Stephen. Director change recorded on 27 Nov 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. - + 9 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 WRU Gwent Rugby Limited ### Is WRU Gwent Rugby Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. WRU Gwent Rugby Limited in Newport is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can WRU Gwent Rugby Limited sponsor? WRU Gwent Rugby Limited is licensed for International Sportsperson. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is WRU Gwent Rugby Limited based? The register lists WRU Gwent Rugby Limited at Principality Stadium, Westgate Street, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 1NS. 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 10774997. 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/wru-gwent-rugby-limited-newport-753996 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/wru-gwent-rugby-limited-newport-753996.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.