01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 21 May 1993
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02742969
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £180,349,000
- Latest expenditure
- £183,494,000
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: THE SANGER CENTRE, WELLCOME TRUST GENOME CAMPUS, HINXTON, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB10 1SA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.sanger.ac.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
A) TO ADVANCE RESEARCH INTO AND INVESTIGATION OF THE HUMAN GENOME AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH B) TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL RESEARCH
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 February 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £180,349,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £183,494,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £177,347,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £183,528,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 February 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £189,031,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £184,045,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £185,940,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £183,161,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 March 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £221,458,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £207,875,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 3 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £180,349,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £183,494,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £16
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,015,983
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 136
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 60
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 27
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 16
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 14
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 11
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 7 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £177,347,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £183,528,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £15
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,666,214
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 143
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 67
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 26
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 16
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 13
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 10
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 10
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 7 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £189,031,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £184,045,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £24
- Income From Government Contracts
- 20666557
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,065,665
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 119
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 41
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 25
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 19
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 11
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 12 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £185,940,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £183,161,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £12
- Income From Government Contracts
- 46975228
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,236,312
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 58
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 24
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 13
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 10
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £221,458,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £207,875,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £31
- Income From Government Contracts
- 25066808
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,881,597
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 80
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 42
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 16
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 3 February 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 13627000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 164887000
- Income Investments
- 1835000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 180349000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £183,494,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 183494000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 4827000
- Expenditure Governance
- 433000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 27147000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11557000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 420000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 12500000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -6314000
- Reserves
- £32,047,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 132483000
- Assets Own Use
- 125742000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6741000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 108200000
- Assets Other Assets
- £76,015,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £42,999,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £273,699,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 39801000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 3198000
- Assets Cash
- £16,681,000
- Funds Endowment
- 740000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 32047000
- Funds Restricted
- 240912000
- Funds Total
- 273699000
- Count Employees
- 1301
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 7 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 15992000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 158181000
- Income Investments
- 3174000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 177347000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £183,528,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 183528000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 4892000
- Expenditure Governance
- 393000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 17862000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12457000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -540000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 5400000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £32,583,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 186964000
- Assets Own Use
- 180643000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6321000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 91700000
- Assets Other Assets
- £78,691,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £87,117,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £270,238,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 41974000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 45143000
- Assets Cash
- £15,359,000
- Funds Endowment
- 722000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 32583000
- Funds Restricted
- 236933000
- Funds Total
- 270238000
- Count Employees
- 1296
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 7 February 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 32183000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 156722000
- Income Investments
- 126000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 189031000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £184,045,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 184045000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 8195000
- Expenditure Governance
- 326000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 16851000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12626000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1780000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 68300000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £36,636,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 179379000
- Assets Own Use
- 172518000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6861000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 82200000
- Assets Other Assets
- £85,810,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £75,830,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £271,559,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 45100000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 30730000
- Assets Cash
- £13,809,000
- Funds Endowment
- 704000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 36636000
- Funds Restricted
- 234219000
- Funds Total
- 271559000
- Count Employees
- 1271
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 12 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 58444000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 126878000
- Income Investments
- 24000
- Income Other
- 594000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 185940000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £183,161,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 183161000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 7961000
- Expenditure Governance
- 245000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 16064000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14276000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 683000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 149900000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £31,622,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 167520000
- Assets Own Use
- 162440000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5080000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 13700000
- Assets Other Assets
- £84,356,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £69,083,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £196,493,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 48780000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 20303000
- Assets Cash
- £7,516,000
- Funds Endowment
- 687000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 31622000
- Funds Restricted
- 164184000
- Funds Total
- 196493000
- Count Employees
- 1187
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 March 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 76196000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 137163000
- Income Investments
- 26000
- Income Other
- 8073000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 221458000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £207,875,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 207875000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 7588000
- Expenditure Governance
- 177000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 14773000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14179000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 67000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 67300000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £18,272,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 172262000
- Assets Own Use
- 167864000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4398000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -133200000
- Assets Other Assets
- £79,449,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £75,380,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £43,131,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 53372000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 22008000
- Assets Cash
- £4,629,000
- Funds Endowment
- 670000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 18272000
- Funds Restricted
- 24189000
- Funds Total
- 43131000
- Count Employees
- 1178
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cambridgeshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GENOME RESEARCH LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1993-05-21T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION 20 AUGUST 1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 14 MAY 1993 AND WRITTEN RESOLUTION 16 DECEMBER 1997
- Charitable Objects
- A) TO ADVANCE RESEARCH INTO AND INVESTIGATION OF THE HUMAN GENOME AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH B) TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL RESEARCH
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 75824
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management