THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-29 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-15
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+61% vs 2024
Net assets
£94M
+17.4% vs 2024
Employees
535
-7.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£14M
-45.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE 2011-01-19 → present
- THE MACAULAY/SCRI INSTITUTE 2010-03-15 → 2011-01-19
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £70,510,000 | £59,425,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £25,866,000 | £14,028,000 | |
| Net profit | £25,901,000 | £14,004,000 | |
| Cash | £3,430,000 | £5,522,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £80,812,000 | £94,785,000 | |
| Net assets | £80,479,000 | £94,483,000 | |
| Equity | £80,479,000 | £94,483,000 | |
| Average employees | 579 | 535 | |
| Wages | £21,469,000 | £20,907,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 36.7% | 23.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.1% | 10.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 1.33x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Antony J Sinclair BAcc CA for French Duncan LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving these financial statements, the Board has a reasonable expectation that the Institute has adequate resources to continue its operations for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE · parent
- James Hutton Limited 100%
- MycoNourish 15%
- Intelligent Growth Solutions 0.1%
- Epigenetica Limited 5%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORBIN, Anne Elizabeth | Secretary | 2025-08-07 | — | — |
| BOWSHER, Caroline, Professor | Director | 2023-11-01 | Feb 1963 | British |
| COWIE, Sarah Catherine | Director | 2023-11-01 | Feb 1995 | Scottish |
| DAVIES, Susan Margaret | Director | 2017-04-03 | Oct 1967 | British |
| GRICE, Paul Edward, Sir | Director | 2021-05-01 | Oct 1961 | British |
| KOZLOVA, Olga Vladimirovna, Dr | Director | 2023-11-01 | Jun 1976 | British |
| MACCOLL TURPIN, Anne Josephine | Director | 2023-11-30 | Jul 1962 | British |
| MCDONALD, Susan Hillen | Director | 2023-11-01 | May 1987 | British |
| MITCHELL, Jane Alexena | Director | 2026-04-02 | May 1969 | British |
| MITCHELL, Susan Victoria | Director | 2023-09-12 | Apr 1971 | British |
| SIM, Lindsay Christina | Director | 2023-09-12 | May 1979 | British |
| STUART, Eileen Mary | Director | 2023-11-01 | Apr 1964 | British |
| WALKER, Robin Peter | Director | 2023-09-12 | Jan 1954 | British |
| WALL, Ian James, Prof | Director | 2023-04-26 | Sep 1948 | British |
| WIDDOWFIELD, Rebekah Clare, Dr | Director | 2023-04-26 | Oct 1970 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORCORAN, Elizabeth Miller | Secretary | 2013-05-06 | 2017-01-01 |
| DARBY, Robert Hugh | Secretary | 2019-10-14 | 2025-08-07 |
| LESLIE, Derek Cameron | Secretary | 2017-01-01 | 2019-10-04 |
| SHAW, Karen | Secretary | 2011-04-01 | 2012-09-19 |
| D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-09-19 | 2013-05-06 |
| LINDSAYS | Corporate Secretary | 2010-05-05 | 2011-04-01 |
| BARBER, Samantha Catherine | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2022-08-30 |
| BERRY, Peter Fremantle | Director | 2010-03-15 | 2010-05-26 |
| BOXER, David Howell, Professor | Director | 2010-05-24 | 2014-03-31 |
| CLARK, Brian Drummond, Professor | Director | 2010-05-24 | 2017-03-31 |
| CURRAN, James Crowe, Professor | Director | 2015-08-14 | 2020-10-31 |
| DICKSON, Graeme Fergus | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2021-01-21 |
| EDGAR, Julia Mary | Director | 2010-05-24 | 2015-01-21 |
| GAMBLES, Ian Christopher, Dr | Director | 2014-07-16 | 2023-09-30 |
| GIBSON, Alexander John Michael | Director | 2010-03-15 | 2010-05-26 |
| GIBSON, Archibald James Graham | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2023-04-26 |
| GILLIGAN, Christopher Aiden, Professor | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2024-05-31 |
| GRAY, David Mclaren | Director | 2023-04-26 | 2023-06-02 |
| GREETHAM, Kenneth Richard | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2025-12-30 |
| HALL, Stephen John, Dr | Director | 2015-01-21 | 2020-12-15 |
| KEITH, Deborah Jane, Dr | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2023-09-30 |
| LAWRIE, George Templeton | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2026-04-30 |
| MACNAUGHTON, Joan | Director | 2015-03-18 | 2020-12-15 |
| MCLEOD, Aileen Joyce, Dr | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2022-08-09 |
| MEAGHER, Laura Reinertsen, Dr | Director | 2010-05-24 | 2016-11-30 |
| MILLAR, Andrew John Mcwalter, Professor | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-10-03 |
| MORRISON, Alexander Dunbar | Director | 2010-05-24 | 2014-07-16 |
| PERMAN, Raymond John | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| POWELL, Wayne, Professor | Director | 2010-08-04 | 2014-11-19 |
| REID, Iain Alexander | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2023-11-30 |
| SALMOND, George Peacock Copland, Professor | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| SCOTT, Ethel Marian, Professor | Director | 2015-03-18 | 2020-12-15 |
| STEVENSON, Allan Malcolm | Director | 2010-05-24 | 2017-03-31 |
| THORLEY, George William Faulds | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2016-11-30 |
| TOBIN, Alyson Kim, Professor | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2023-11-30 |
| WADE, Elizabeth | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2023-04-26 |
| WERRITTY, Alan, Professor | Director | 2010-05-24 | 2016-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Derek Cameron Leslie | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2019-10-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-15.7%
£70,510,000 £59,425,000
-
Cash
+61%
£3,430,000 £5,522,000
-
Net assets
+17.4%
£80,479,000 £94,483,000
-
Employees
-7.6%
579 535
-
Profit before tax
-45.8%
£25,866,000 £14,028,000
-
Wages
-2.6%
£21,469,000 £20,907,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers