--- title: "Scottish Association for Marine Science: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/scottish-association-for-marine-science-oban-772136 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 --- # Scottish Association for Marine Science: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Scottish Association for Marine Science (Oban) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker routes, 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). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Government Authorised Exchange; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: THE SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION FOR MARINE SCIENCE - Industry: Education - Town: Oban - Companies House number: SC009292 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC009292) - Website: https://www.sams.ac.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scottish-association-for-marine-science - 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/scottish-association-for-marine-science-oban-772136 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 21 licensed sponsors in Oban: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/oban - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 69 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 12 Jun 2026: Director resigned: JARDINE, Ian William. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 19 May 2026: New person with significant control: Professor Nicholas John Paul Owens. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 May 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. - 28 Mar 2025: Director resigned: MURRAY, Diana Mary. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 6 Dec 2024: Director resigned: BAXTER, John Mowbray, Professor. Director change recorded on 6 Dec 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. - 6 Dec 2024: Director resigned: MCNEILL, Deborah Catherine, Dr. Director change recorded on 6 Dec 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. - 6 Dec 2024: Director resigned: WATTS, Susan Janet. Director change recorded on 6 Dec 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. - 6 Dec 2024: Director resigned: BROWNLEE, Colin, Professor. Director change recorded on 6 Dec 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. - 22 Mar 2024: Director resigned: NICOLSON, Donald Magnus, Dr. Director change recorded on 22 Mar 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. - 1 Dec 2023: Director resigned: CHILTON, Lisa Jaël. 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 Jun 2023: New director appointed: JARDINE, Ian William. Director change recorded on 16 Jun 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 Jun 2023: New director appointed: WALLACE, Douglas, Professor. Director change recorded on 16 Jun 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 Jun 2023: New director appointed: CHRISTIE, Adam. Director change recorded on 16 Jun 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. - 20 Jan 2023: Director resigned: PEERS, Jason. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 13 Jan 2023: Director resigned: HANNAH, Joanne Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 13 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. - 9 Dec 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 9 Dec 2022. 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 Dec 2022: New director appointed: PEERS, Jason. Director change recorded on 2 Dec 2022. 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. - 2 Dec 2022: New director appointed: HANNAH, Joanne Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 2 Dec 2022. 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. - 2 Dec 2022: Director resigned: DUNN, Ian Derek. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 2 Dec 2022: New director appointed: HOLLANDERS, Eric Francois Jacques. Director change recorded on 2 Dec 2022. 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 Jul 2022: Director resigned: MACKERRON, John Charles Alexander. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 20 Jul 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 20 Jul 2022. 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 Jan 2022: Secretary resigned: MILLER, Axel Edward Jason, Professor. Company secretary change recorded on 11 Jan 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. - 3 Dec 2021: Director resigned: ALLEN, Hazel Anne. Director change recorded on 3 Dec 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. - 3 Dec 2021: New director appointed: WAITES, Richard, Professor. Director change recorded on 3 Dec 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. - 3 Dec 2021: New director appointed: MOFFAT, Colin Forbes, Professor. Director change recorded on 3 Dec 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. - + 44 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Financial Accounting Business Partner · Oban, Argyll & Bute · £45,413 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5918987314?se=EAfi49rM8RGK9qbcmVZkaw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=76472045CA44BAE9464EB59AB60081B1BF2CCEAD All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=772136&employer=Scottish%20Association%20for%20Marine%20Science A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Scottish Association for Marine Science ### Is Scottish Association for Marine Science a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Scottish Association for Marine Science in Oban 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 Scottish Association for Marine Science sponsor? Scottish Association for Marine Science is licensed for Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Does Scottish Association for Marine Science have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Scottish Association for Marine Science on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Scottish Association for Marine Science based? The register lists Scottish Association for Marine Science at Oban. 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. 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/scottish-association-for-marine-science-oban-772136 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/scottish-association-for-marine-science-oban-772136.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.