01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 4 October 1976
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00511709
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £78,782,050
- Latest expenditure
- £54,047,867
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: JOHN INNES INSTITUTE, COLNEY LANE, COLNEY, NORWICH, NR4 7UH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.jic.ac.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
An independent, international Centre of excellence in plant science and microbiology. The Centre's mission is:- To generate knowledge of plants and microbes through innovative research- To apply it's knowledge of nature's diversity to benefit agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being- To train scientists for the future- To engage with policy makers and the public
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £78,782,050
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £54,047,867
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £74,414,677
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £52,796,137
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £58,426,337
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £53,494,209
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £52,948,148
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £47,024,574
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £50,268,463
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £46,142,609
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £78,782,050
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £54,047,867
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £207
- Income From Government Grants
- £43,536,120
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 8
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 15
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 11
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- 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 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £74,414,677
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £52,796,137
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £248
- Income From Government Grants
- £33,732,003
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 16
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 12
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- 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 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £58,426,337
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £53,494,209
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £441
- Income From Government Grants
- £27,499,773
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 20
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 11
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- 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
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £52,948,148
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £47,024,574
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £211
- Income From Government Grants
- £20,577,131
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 17
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 16
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £50,268,463
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £46,142,609
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £401
- Income From Government Grants
- £20,894,386
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 20
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- 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
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 128653
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1526481
- Income Charitable Activities
- 75064700
- Income Investments
- 2062216
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 78782050
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £98,546
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £53,895,321
- Expenditure Other
- 54000
- Expenditure Total
- 54047867
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 93851
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 12661721
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6529651
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £19,829,125
- Assets Total Fixed
- 112750269
- Assets Own Use
- 111323780
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1426489
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £59,684,815
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £21,646,919
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £150,788,165
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 21646919
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £44,093,666
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 25062125
- Funds Restricted
- 125726040
- Funds Total
- 150788165
- Count Employees
- 344
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 136435
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 750361
- Income Charitable Activities
- 72023617
- Income Investments
- 1504264
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 74414677
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £52,669,137
- Expenditure Other
- 127000
- Expenditure Total
- 52796137
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 80380
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 12608264
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9826885
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £17,466,149
- Assets Total Fixed
- 82211332
- Assets Own Use
- 80730772
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1480560
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £61,673,036
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £17,828,219
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £126,056,149
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 17828219
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £48,336,307
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 23227149
- Funds Restricted
- 102829000
- Funds Total
- 126056149
- Count Employees
- 346
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 142167
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 928402
- Income Charitable Activities
- 56719636
- Income Investments
- 636132
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 58426337
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £53,190,209
- Expenditure Other
- 304000
- Expenditure Total
- 53494209
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 105358
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 13683259
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5899814
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £17,190,787
- Assets Total Fixed
- 75422736
- Assets Own Use
- 73815736
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1607000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £50,209,422
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £21,193,371
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £104,438,787
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 21193371
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £37,668,082
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 24853787
- Funds Restricted
- 79585000
- Funds Total
- 104438787
- Count Employees
- 363
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 70969
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 490845
- Income Charitable Activities
- 52007102
- Income Investments
- 118232
- Income Other
- 261000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 52948148
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £47,024,574
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 47024574
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 106568
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 10672309
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5929690
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 10905000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £18,506,119
- Assets Total Fixed
- 104993992
- Assets Own Use
- 103082992
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1911000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £56,512,326
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £25,895,199
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £135,611,119
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 25611295
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 283904
- Assets Cash
- £42,948,449
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 26169119
- Funds Restricted
- 109442000
- Funds Total
- 135611119
- Count Employees
- 378
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 38438
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 462224
- Income Charitable Activities
- 49597572
- Income Investments
- 170229
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 50268463
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £45,998,609
- Expenditure Other
- 144000
- Expenditure Total
- 46142609
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 50999
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 9615498
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6452597
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 4730000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £19,911,402
- Assets Total Fixed
- 89567143
- Assets Own Use
- 87917143
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1650000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £62,911,488
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £33,696,229
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £118,782,402
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 33412325
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 283904
- Assets Cash
- £45,214,169
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 27905402
- Funds Restricted
- 90877000
- Funds Total
- 118782402
- Count Employees
- 375
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Norfolk
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- 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
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- JOHN INNES CENTRE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1976-10-04T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/09/1952AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/07/1976AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/08/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/06/1994NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 27/09/2011
- Charitable Objects
- THE CHARITY'S OBJECT IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY WORLD-WIDE BY UNDERTAKING RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH, AND TRAINING RESEARCH SCIENTISTS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 263530
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- AFRC INSTITUTE OF PLANT SCIENCE RESEARCH
- Charity Name Id
- 263554
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- PLANT SCIENCE RESEARCH LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 263563
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE PLANT BREEDING INSTITUTE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures