Highlands and Islands Airports
ActiveCan sponsor visas
It is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors. Not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.
Licence & visa routes
A rating: in good standing. B rating: downgraded and must fix problems before sponsoring new workers.
Sponsored jobs
- ExpiredStornoway - Air Traffic Services Operational Assistant (ATSOA)Stornoway, Western Isles · £28,899–£32,748
- ExpiredWick - Senior Air Traffic Control OfficerJohn o'Groats, Highland · £60,572–£75,719
Companies House changes
Run a live check- 7 Aug 2026New director appointed: SMITH, Stephen John7 Aug 2026
Director change recorded on 7 Aug 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.
- 20 May 2026Director resigned: CLOW, Lynne20 May 2026
Same rule as the director change above.
- 31 Mar 2026Secretary resigned: MANSON, Jamie Lee31 Mar 2026
Company secretary change recorded on 31 Mar 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.
Companies House doesn't show whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so check these against your own records.
Common questions about Highlands and Islands Airports
- Is Highlands and Islands Airports a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Highlands and Islands Airports in Inverness is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.
- What visa routes can Highlands and Islands Airports sponsor?
- Highlands and Islands Airports is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".
- Where is Highlands and Islands Airports based?
- The register lists Highlands and Islands Airports at Head Office, Inverness Airport, Inverness, IV2 7JB. 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 SC097647. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK.
Registration details
- Company number
- SC097647
- Legal name
- HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS AIRPORTS LIMITED
- Address
- Head Office, Inverness Airport, Inverness, IV2 7JB
- Website
- hial.co.uk
- Profile
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As of 30 October 2026, Highlands and Islands Airports (Companies House SC097647, Inverness) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 5 March 2021 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). The first register date is when we first saw it listed, not the official licence date. Text-only version