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James Hutton Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 38

  1. Alasdair Robert Mackenzie Cox 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Anne Josephine Maccoll Turpin 2017-2023 Director View profile
  3. Dr Deborah Jane Keith 2017-2023 Director View profile
  4. Fraser Black 2015-2017 Director View profile
  5. Professor Robert Charles Ferrier 2014-2019 Director View profile
  6. Jennifer Fraser Craw 2014-2017 Director View profile
  7. Allan Malcolm Stevenson 2014-2017 Director View profile
  8. Professor Brian Drummond Clark 2014-2015 Director View profile
  9. David Francis Walker 2014-2015 Director View profile
  10. Graham Timothy Neale 2014-2018 Director View profile
  11. Raymond John Perman 2011-2014 Director View profile
  12. Julia Mary Brown 2011-2014 Director View profile
  13. Professor Iain Gordon 2011-2015 Director View profile
  14. Richard Frederick Buller 2007-2011 Director View profile
  15. Peter Fremantle Berry 2007-2014 Director View profile
  16. Peter John Gregory 2005-2011 Director View profile
  17. Prof Bernard King 2003-2008 Director View profile
  18. Edward Angus 2001-2005 Director View profile
  19. Professor Richard John Cogdell 1999-2005 Director View profile
  20. Professor Sir John Stanley Marsh 1999-2006 Director View profile
  21. James Eric Godfrey 1999-2003 Director View profile
  22. Philip Whitworth 1999-2003 Director View profile
  23. Keith Hopkins 1997-2007 Director View profile
  24. Alasdair Norman Maccallum 1997-1999 Director View profile
  25. Dr Nigel Wells Kerby 1993-2015 Director View profile
  26. James Alexander Inverarity 1999 Director View profile
  27. Professor John Richard Hillman 2005 Director View profile
  28. Donald Lewis Lee 2000 Director View profile
  29. James Lauder Millar 1997 Director View profile
  30. Robert Hugh Darby 2019-2025 Secretary View profile
  31. Derek Cameron Leslie 2017-2019 Secretary View profile
  32. Elizabeth Corcoran 2013-2017 Secretary View profile
  33. Dr Jonathan Snape 2012-2013 Secretary View profile
  34. Dr Karen Shaw 2011-2012 Secretary View profile
  35. Dr Neil Graham Hattersley 2004-2011 Secretary View profile
  36. Dr Jonathan Bryan Snape 2003-2026 Secretary View profile
  37. James Douglas Watt 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  38. Roger John Killick 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

6 contracts · £2,110,728 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • JNCC BUSINESS ASSOCIATES FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NATURE CONSERVATION Buyer: JNCC SUPPORT CO £2,000,000 2026-09-10 Source: Find a Tender

    The Joint Nature Conservation Committee ("JNCC") is the statutory adviser to the UK Government and devolved administrations on UK and international nature conservation. JNCC and the conservation sector are under increasing pressure to deliv…

    Framework
  • Defra audit scientific expertise 22-24 Buyer: National Audit Office £110,728 2022-03-16 CPV 79212100 Source: Contracts Finder

    The National Audit Office (NAO) awarded a contract to James Hutton Institute who would be providing 3 audits cycles (21/22, 22/23, 23/24) with appropriate scientific expertise to enable sufficient appropriate evidence for the Defra audit of…

  • Production of seabird flight height distributions from at-sea laser rangefinder data Buyer: JNCC SUPPORT CO Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This project aims to create Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus and European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) flight height distributions from flight height data collected from boats with laser rangefinders (LRFs), which can then be used t…

  • Basic analysis of soil samples Buyer: Natural England Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Basic analysis of 440 soil samples - bulk density, loss on ignition, total N and C, pH, stone and water content. Please see RFQ for more details.

  • Analysis of Contaminants and Nutrients in Sediment from Central Fladen MPA 0926S Buyer: JNCC SUPPORT CO Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The aim of this contract is to undertake an analysis of heavy metal and organic marine sediment contamination as well as nutrients present in samples of benthic sediment to be collected on the 0926S survey of Central Fladen MPA.

  • Analysis of Soil Samples for Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network 2026-2027 Buyer: Natural England Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This contract comprises laboratory analysis of soil samples collected from four of Natural England's Long Term Monitoring sites. Analyses required include a range of physio-chemical and biological soil parameters to enable interpretation of…

About

Incorporated
16/11/1989

Ownership

Owned by (3) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. James Hutton Limited is controlled by Elizabeth Corcoran
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-07, ceased 2016-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Elizabeth Corcoran.

2 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

12 grants · £388,333 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £256,345 (5 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £131,988 (7 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £34,9502023-11-09
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £35,5372023-09-20
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £27,6692023-06-12
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £16,5082023-06-12
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £3,1382023-05-11
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

4.1y median 2.7y
average tenure
10.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

2
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 2Agriculture 1Business services 1Education 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
SC121376
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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