IDUK licensed sponsor · Brighton, E. Sussex · Professional and technical services
Institute of Development Studies
Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, E. Sussex, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Government Authorised Exchange, Charity Worker, Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as Institute of Development Studies(the) (00877338), active, incorporated in 1966 (60 years ago), registered for other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c..
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Companies House
Who Institute of Development Studies actually is
- Company number
- 00877338
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 20 April 1966 · 60 years old
- What they do
74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.85422Post-graduate level higher education
- Registered office
- At The University Of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RE
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The registered office is where the company files its paperwork, not necessarily where it trades. Matched 10 September 2026.
In their own words
What Institute of Development Studies does
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) provides research and knowledge for more equitable and sustainable societies. The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) provides research and knowledge for more equitable and sustainable societies.
From ids.ac.uk, the company's own site, read October 2026. Their words, not ours.
What a licence means
The slow part is done
Getting a licence takes an application, checks and a fee, and most employers never bother. Institute of Development Studies has, which means when a role qualifies the certificate can be assigned without months of preparation.
How to approach them
Make the certificate easy
The employer assigns the certificate; you supply what it needs. Certificates, references, your English level and a clear licence position, all ready, is what makes Institute of Development Studies say yes to the sponsored candidate over the unsponsored one.
The register
Institute of Development Studies is licensed to sponsor on Government Authorised Exchange and Charity Worker and Skilled Worker. Its entry on the register dates back to at least 2026, and the organisation is based in Brighton, E. Sussex. Rating on the current register: Temporary Worker (A rating), Worker (A rating).
Institute of Development Studies(the) is the registered name (Companies House number 00877338), a company limited by guarantee on the register since 1966. Registered office: At The University Of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RE, BN1 9RE. By its SIC codes the business is in professional and technical services.
What the licence tells a candidate is that the door is not locked. Whether it is open this month is a question for Institute of Development Studies's own careers page and the job boards, and the answer changes with the season and the order book.
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What you need to work here
- A confirmed job offer from a UK employer that holds a Home Office sponsor licence. The employers in this directory all hold one.
- A Certificate of Sponsorship from that employer describing the role.
- A job on the Home Office list of eligible occupations, paid at least the minimum salary for that role and route.
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