JIUK licensed sponsor · Norwich, Norfolk · Professional and technical services
The John Innes Centre
The John Innes Centre, Norwich, Norfolk, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Government Authorised Exchange, Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as John Innes Centre (00511709), active, incorporated in 1952 (74 years ago), registered for other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering.
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Companies House
Who The John Innes Centre actually is
- Company number
- 00511709
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 25 September 1952 · 74 years old
- What they do
72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
- Previously
- Plant Science Research Limited (until 1994)
Afrc Institute of Plant Science Research (until 1990)
Plant Breeding Institute(the) (until 1987) - Registered office
- Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UH
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 14 September 2026.
The register
The John Innes Centre is licensed to sponsor on Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker. Its entry on the register dates back to at least 2026, and the organisation is based in Norwich, Norfolk. Its rating on the register is Temporary Worker (A rating), Worker (A rating).
Companies House lists it as John Innes Centre, number 00511709, incorporated 1952: 74 years of filings behind the name. The registered office is at Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UH, NR4 7UH. By its SIC codes the business is in professional and technical services. It has traded under other names before, including Plant Science Research Limited, Afrc Institute of Plant Science Research.
A licence says an organisation may sponsor; it does not say it is hiring today. The way to find out is the same as for any employer: the careers page, the job boards, and a direct approach with a UK-style CV that says early that sponsorship would be needed.
What a licence means
They can sponsor. That is all it says.
A sponsor licence lets an organisation assign a Certificate of Sponsorship to a worker on the routes it covers. It does not mean The John Innes Centre is hiring from abroad this month, only that it can, and has been checked by the Home Office to do so.
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 The John Innes Centre say yes to the sponsored candidate over the unsponsored one.
In their own words
What The John Innes Centre does
We are an independent, international centre of excellence in plant science, genetics and microbiology, fostering a creative, curiosity-driven approach to…. An independent, international centre of excellence in plant science, genetics and microbiology.
From jic.ac.uk, the company's own site, read October 2026. Their words, not ours.
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For candidates
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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Want to work for The John Innes Centre, or somewhere like it?
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For employers
Using your sponsor licence again soon?
Next time you are recruiting, talk to us first. We supply trade tested drivers, mechanics, welders and fitters, can organise a trip to see candidates tested at our centres, and handle the Certificate of Sponsorship paperwork with you.
- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
- Trade tested before you see them, not after.
- Nothing is ever charged to the candidate.
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Source: UK Visas and Immigration, Register of licensed sponsors: workers. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Being on the register means an organisation holds a sponsor licence. It does not mean it has a vacancy or that it will sponsor you.
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