--- title: "University of the Highlands and Islands: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/university-of-the-highlands-and-islands-inverness-749296 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 --- # University of the Highlands and Islands: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, University of the Highlands and Islands (trading as UHI; Companies House SC148203; Inverness) 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 31 December 2020 (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: 31 December 2020 - Trading as: UHI - Industry: Education - Town: Inverness - Registered address: 12b Ness Walk, Inverness, Inverness Shire, IV3 5SQ - Companies House number: SC148203 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC148203) - Website: https://www.uhi.ac.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/61447 - 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/university-of-the-highlands-and-islands-inverness-749296 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 87 licensed sponsors in Inverness: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/inverness - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 60 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 18 Sep 2026: Director resigned: ROBERTSON, Andrea Paula. Director change recorded on 18 Sep 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. - 31 Aug 2026: Director resigned: ROSS, Calum James. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 30 Jun 2026: Director resigned: MCDADE, Alexander William. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 30 Jun 2026: Director resigned: KAYES, Holly Louise. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 15 Apr 2026: Director resigned: BURR, Malcolm. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 15 Apr 2026: Director resigned: OFFORD, Heather. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 23 Feb 2026: Secretary resigned: WALKER, Lorna. Company secretary change recorded on 23 Feb 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. - 31 Dec 2025: Director resigned: CAMPBELL, Angus. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 17 Oct 2025: Director resigned: ALLFORD, Rosemary Janel Wilson. Director change recorded on 17 Oct 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 Jul 2025: New director appointed: MCDADE, Alexander William. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 1 Jul 2025: New director appointed: KAYES, Holly Louise. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 30 Jun 2025: Director resigned: CAMPBELL, William Tiny Groves. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 22 Apr 2025: Director resigned: MACCALLUM, Shannon Drew. Director change recorded on 22 Apr 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. - 24 Feb 2025: New director appointed: ALLFORD, Rosemary Janel Wilson. Director change recorded on 24 Feb 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. - 1 Jan 2025: New secretary appointed: WALKER, Lorna. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Jan 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 Dec 2024: Secretary resigned: STEWART, Sheena. Company secretary change recorded on 31 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. - 12 Dec 2024: Director resigned: SANDISON, David Alexander. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 27 Nov 2024: Director resigned: MALIK, Poonam, Dr. Director change recorded on 27 Nov 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. - 5 Sep 2024: Director resigned: ROBERTS, Elizabeth Mei-Li, Dr. Director change recorded on 5 Sep 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 Jul 2024: New director appointed: MACCALLUM, Shannon Drew. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2024. 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 Jun 2024: Director resigned: SOUTER, Gary Ross. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 21 Jun 2024: Director resigned: O'HAGAN, Sara Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 21 Jun 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. - 27 Oct 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 27 Oct 2023. 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. - 1 Oct 2023: New director appointed: CAMPBELL, William Tiny Groves. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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 Oct 2023: New director appointed: SOUTER, Gary Ross. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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. - + 35 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 (3 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Optometry Clinical Tutor · Inverness · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/eccK_n1bw7zqtq5ze6bH_4NaaBftG1m_gcsb9ln5VUAt27x_qCRShVwNbiGaKZQ-PgFLye_tqYiN6mJ7wHxSMT-a3rxuhaT7jcrb83PCcTAZBFHK8oIAA5Mg727dp-tM4nKurVJ-SQSWSNEyscoIIyxbuvXpfZVSpUUYkveSBXiBL82ChgcdRE4SQ2ccNXN2s4eMQgSnPAAg1xoqyirwfgwi56cD-r7cC2C6b-2K7Rk - Lecturer in Optometry · Inverness · £43,243–£45,877 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/K_wfzFtb2otoh31ngF_Jwi-7WXT9LfyUyX1_3qv5cpjRCJIw4fqirDSFApfDj4Y71dFlrqr7FKtMRhZRaMA4xw4WqmLfxIP67gaDGtl8W7MZybORHfdMWFYUBU73GDULHNHAX1XcIQCzU1IVRSLxfuWtzb_aqtw1K3WykMSqviZbaQ4iHcwncLB3IUfLhBLqZYYi5xQyEXD2oqL5hBN0rfpgkFGke3kwQ1FSslbDL84 - Lecturer in Computing (UHI Moray) · Moray · £43,403–£52,247 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/hcRRUbF1rTe6_nUpugKaJWDviOqzEz5IroGN0y-xEk8xPuajOpR-fxZSbhI680GnKaE51hyuDxHcRTby7wmGgkTjl3x9m2wr8uAAawswLUhLUABEL0fGJ4CEtupFcsT9pwiR8k5U5MXYZdTPF4zFw4BU-FjXFutC8YBBsBDJhEZYyMZEyW_iGaCMKaDZwcN-1AptOk1XiaagePhdmr5NztTqu0qwQz71nOXPzugJfu4 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=749296&employer=University%20of%20the%20Highlands%20and%20Islands 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 University of the Highlands and Islands ### Is University of the Highlands and Islands a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. University of the Highlands and Islands in Inverness is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can University of the Highlands and Islands sponsor? University of the Highlands and Islands is licensed for Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Does University of the Highlands and Islands have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from University of the Highlands and Islands on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is University of the Highlands and Islands based? The register lists University of the Highlands and Islands at 12b Ness Walk, Inverness, Inverness Shire, IV3 5SQ. 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 SC148203. 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/university-of-the-highlands-and-islands-inverness-749296 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/university-of-the-highlands-and-islands-inverness-749296.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.