The James Hutton Institute
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
- ExpiredResearch Scientist – Plant PathologyKingoodie, Invergowrie · £44,434
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- ExpiredProject Manager - National Soils Map ArchiveAberdeen - Aberdeenshire · £44,434
- ExpiredResearch Scientist – Plant PathologyDundee · £44,434
Companies House changes
Run a live check- 30 Apr 2026Director resigned: LAWRIE, George Templeton30 Apr 2026
Director change recorded on 30 Apr 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.
- 2 Apr 2026New director appointed: MITCHELL, Jane Alexena2 Apr 2026
Same rule as the director change above.
- 30 Dec 2025Director resigned: GREETHAM, Kenneth Richard30 Dec 2025
Same rule as the director change above.
Companies House doesn't show whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so check these against your own records.
Common questions about The James Hutton Institute
- Is The James Hutton Institute a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. The James Hutton Institute in Dundee 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 The James Hutton Institute sponsor?
- The James Hutton Institute is licensed for Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)".
- Where is The James Hutton Institute based?
- The register lists The James Hutton Institute at The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA. 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 SC374831. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK.
Registration details
- Company number
- SC374831
- Address
- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA
- Website
- hutton.ac.uk
- Profile
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As of 30 October 2026, The James Hutton Institute (Companies House SC374831, Dundee) 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 and Companies House). The first register date is when we first saw it listed, not the official licence date. Text-only version