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title: "Scottish Woodlands Ltd: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/scottish-woodlands-ltd-edinburgh-777735
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
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# Scottish Woodlands Ltd: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Scottish Woodlands Ltd (Companies House SC101787, Edinburgh) 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 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: Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier
- Legal name: SCOTTISH WOODLANDS LIMITED
- Industry: Other
- Town: Edinburgh
- Registered address: Research Park, Riccarton, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP
- Companies House number: SC101787 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC101787)
- 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-woodlands-ltd-edinburgh-777735

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 1,178 licensed sponsors in Edinburgh: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/edinburgh
- One of 3,279 in Other: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/other-industries
- Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

19 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first:

- 1 Apr 2025: New director appointed: ADDIS, Edward Robert. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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.
- 31 Mar 2025: Director resigned: CROOKSTON, Neil. Director change recorded on 31 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.
- 1 Apr 2023: New director appointed: CROOKSTON, Neil. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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.
- 1 Apr 2023: New director appointed: HALL, Michael John. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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.
- 1 Apr 2023: New director appointed: BUSHBY, Charles Robert Davidson. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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.
- 10 Mar 2023: Director resigned: BROWNE, Alfred Ralland. Director change recorded on 10 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.
- 30 Sep 2022: Director resigned: STANLEY, Stephen Andrew Ogilvie. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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.
- 1 Jul 2021: Director resigned: JOHNSTON, Stuart Alexander. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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 Oct 2020: New director appointed: TUFT, Andrew Robert. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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.
- 1 Oct 2019: New director appointed: ROBERTSON, David Brand. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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 Oct 2019: New director appointed: HENRY, Desmond. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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.
- 4 Jul 2017: Director resigned: MANN, Colin. Director change recorded on 4 Jul 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.
- 1 Jul 2017: New director appointed: ROBINSON, Ian. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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.
- 1 Jul 2017: New director appointed: NIMMO, Craig Hamilton. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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.
- 1 Oct 2016: Notification of Swl Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Oct 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.
- 1 Apr 2016: New director appointed: WALKER, Richard William. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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.
- 31 Mar 2016: Secretary resigned: CRAYTHORNE, Geoffrey. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Mar 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.
- 31 Aug 2014: Director resigned: SHAW, Robert. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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.
- 1 Oct 2013: New director appointed: OLDHAM, Simon Thomas. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2013. 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.

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

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## Common questions about Scottish Woodlands Ltd

### Is Scottish Woodlands Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Scottish Woodlands Ltd in Edinburgh 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 Woodlands Ltd sponsor?

Scottish Woodlands Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Scottish Woodlands Ltd based?

The register lists Scottish Woodlands Ltd at Research Park, Riccarton, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP. 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 SC101787. 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-woodlands-ltd-edinburgh-777735
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/scottish-woodlands-ltd-edinburgh-777735.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.
