--- title: "The James Hutton Institute: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-james-hutton-institute-dundee-745931 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 --- # The James Hutton Institute: UK sponsor licence status > 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). ## 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 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Dundee - Registered address: The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA - Companies House number: SC374831 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC374831) - Website: https://www.hutton.ac.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/james-hutton-institute - 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/the-james-hutton-institute-dundee-745931 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 175 licensed sponsors in Dundee: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/dundee - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 70 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Apr 2026: Director resigned: LAWRIE, George Templeton. 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 2026: New director appointed: MITCHELL, Jane Alexena. Director change recorded on 2 Apr 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. - 30 Dec 2025: Director resigned: GREETHAM, Kenneth Richard. Director change recorded on 30 Dec 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. - 7 Aug 2025: Secretary resigned: DARBY, Robert Hugh. Company secretary change recorded on 7 Aug 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. - 7 Aug 2025: New secretary appointed: CORBIN, Anne Elizabeth. Company secretary change recorded on 7 Aug 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 May 2024: Director resigned: GILLIGAN, Christopher Aiden, Professor. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 30 Nov 2023: Director resigned: REID, Iain Alexander. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 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 Nov 2023: Director resigned: TOBIN, Alyson Kim, Professor. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 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 Nov 2023: New director appointed: MACCOLL TURPIN, Anne Josephine. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 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 Nov 2023: New director appointed: STUART, Eileen Mary. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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 Nov 2023: New director appointed: BOWSHER, Caroline, Professor. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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 Nov 2023: New director appointed: KOZLOVA, Olga Vladimirovna, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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 Nov 2023: New director appointed: MCDONALD, Susan Hillen. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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 Nov 2023: New director appointed: COWIE, Sarah Catherine. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 30 Sep 2023: Director resigned: GAMBLES, Ian Christopher, Dr. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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 2023: Director resigned: KEITH, Deborah Jane, Dr. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 12 Sep 2023: New director appointed: WALKER, Robin Peter. Director change recorded on 12 Sep 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. - 12 Sep 2023: New director appointed: SIM, Lindsay Christina. Director change recorded on 12 Sep 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. - 12 Sep 2023: New director appointed: MITCHELL, Susan Victoria. Director change recorded on 12 Sep 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. - 2 Jun 2023: Director resigned: GRAY, David Mclaren. Director change recorded on 2 Jun 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. - 26 Apr 2023: New director appointed: GRAY, David Mclaren. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 26 Apr 2023: Director resigned: GIBSON, Archibald James Graham. Director change recorded on 26 Apr 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. - 26 Apr 2023: Director resigned: WADE, Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 26 Apr 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. - 26 Apr 2023: New director appointed: WIDDOWFIELD, Rebekah Clare, Dr. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 26 Apr 2023: New director appointed: WALL, Ian James, Prof. Director change recorded on 26 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. - + 45 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (4 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Research Scientist – Plant Pathology · Kingoodie, Invergowrie · £44,434 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5860088438?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - International Barley Hub - Business Development Manager · Dundee · £54,558 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/tGxGGNIuw-1Sn8ava0LJh4hxlMhDvSrJuAp5ZP6rBGlOCuLx9OmRv4qBirdS4qO4cCyRp22aWDE2o0yjzwJ7y4aLL6sSuwkhy4lTZhZvpM3mCcWENu5e8vEyqwqZ4OXU3OUaaJc1nN3K1Dpdw1rOzfxzkgrJkSlwAlvxGgwXlgj4I9mdLEz5SIXS-7URi8EmUz86kyde11ggAVV_YmMmYBmTcWw3nUSw7hRVuy1ssUg - Project Manager - National Soils Map Archive · Aberdeen - Aberdeenshire · £44,434 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/-XLCD1TxJnFvAoMXHCMmHQisMn4leY7AmALDkmSpxv8qs6lXCLKH5osSf9KN1hhWdmlHrX3gtf66Q0pODjsH1VstqX72xHwnJfJ-kr9WB8DXvUMhyYLyDGoMwJePSxg0WtfLXXsODsN985WPZjKTmqfSCpng5zdDOGIUCqmPCE0sfHJR7kGfnbRP0rQbvAVDAnjvhZmaTSDNBFPoFFtDcJW6ZPTLovoKXVKioCPO-hE - Research Scientist – Plant Pathology · Dundee · £44,434 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/iY3bjuUX12xx0ojTPEcxVWPPnQYhWOo7WMKEyUPJUvrIapvfpFKPhYy3rAdJmbRYQbY4dUtD_HfWUG8CCnCn8tOVkGLUoBvVkGiC2dLDMFfblCgf1k-0hzJRwyweQGR4Kw4EEMgIfBw2VfV6tpOmy9mmSY5_8T3Pou63dJbypebWeAghgGY8TB_Nu2bCNXdggWK-M5gbJcQBHlG123ujfz3QVvNr6RO5swTx1wTPJXY 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 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. ## 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/the-james-hutton-institute-dundee-745931 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/the-james-hutton-institute-dundee-745931.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.