CCEW Charity Commission profile

JOHN INNES FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1111527 · organisation 4018854

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
30 September 2005
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
05574485
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,662,430
Latest expenditure
£1,740,762
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: John Innes Foundation, C/O John Innes Centre, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.johninnesfoundation.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Supporting education and research and fostering commercial innovation for the benefit of agriculture, the environment and society

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
9 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
9 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,662,430
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,740,762
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
1 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
1 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,509,543
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,878,206
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
1 February 2024
Date Accounts Received
1 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,317,852
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,183,187
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
17 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
17 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,143,152
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,325,583
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
21 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
21 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,075,541
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,586,406

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
9 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,662,430
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,740,762
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
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
1 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,509,543
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,878,206
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
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
1 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,317,852
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,183,187
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
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
17 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,143,152
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,325,583
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
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
21 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,075,541
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,586,406
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
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
9 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
61888
Income Charitable Activities
128190
Income Investments
1470033
Income Other
2319
Income Total Income And Endowments
1662430
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£359,721
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,381,041
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1740762
Expenditure Investment Management
149095
Expenditure Grants Institution
864876
Expenditure Governance
122542
Expenditure Support Costs
122542
Expenditure Depreciation
338123
Gain Loss Investment
66426
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
44695998
Assets Own Use
3972802
Assets Long Term Investment
40723196
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,029,909
Assets Total Liabilities
£7,775,195
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£41,950,712
Creditors One Year Total Current
2311806
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
5463389
Assets Cash
£4,772,549
Funds Endowment
39432981
Funds Unrestricted
2517731
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
41950712
Count Employees
0
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
1 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
46185
Income Charitable Activities
116233
Income Investments
1317680
Income Other
29445
Income Total Income And Endowments
1509543
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£231,711
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,646,495
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5878206
Expenditure Investment Management
153540
Expenditure Grants Institution
5152283
Expenditure Governance
109839
Expenditure Support Costs
109839
Expenditure Depreciation
338123
Gain Loss Investment
2112050
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£273,537
Assets Total Fixed
45116790
Assets Own Use
4310925
Assets Long Term Investment
40805865
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,999,108
Assets Total Liabilities
£8,153,280
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£41,962,618
Creditors One Year Total Current
1207446
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
6945834
Assets Cash
£4,736,266
Funds Endowment
39735730
Funds Unrestricted
2226888
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
41962618
Count Employees
0
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
1 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
165510
Income Investments
1152342
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1317852
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£178,663
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,004,524
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2183187
Expenditure Investment Management
146420
Expenditure Grants Institution
1510493
Expenditure Governance
118908
Expenditure Support Costs
118908
Expenditure Depreciation
338123
Gain Loss Investment
-2032663
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
587
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,408,522
Assets Total Fixed
43499682
Assets Own Use
4649048
Assets Long Term Investment
38850634
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,626,761
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,907,212
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£44,219,231
Creditors One Year Total Current
1160704
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2746508
Assets Cash
£4,486,058
Funds Endowment
38331761
Funds Unrestricted
5887470
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
44219231
Count Employees
0
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
17 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
48226
Income Charitable Activities
118250
Income Investments
976676
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1143152
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£176,430
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,149,153
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1325583
Expenditure Investment Management
145810
Expenditure Grants Institution
663448
Expenditure Governance
108432
Expenditure Support Costs
108432
Expenditure Depreciation
338123
Gain Loss Investment
2401007
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
-238774
Reserves
£3,183,478
Assets Total Fixed
43445208
Assets Own Use
4987171
Assets Long Term Investment
38458037
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,501,094
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,829,660
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£47,116,642
Creditors One Year Total Current
1527517
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2302143
Assets Cash
£4,538,644
Funds Endowment
40190693
Funds Unrestricted
6925949
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
47116642
Count Employees
0
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
21 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
48134
Income Charitable Activities
117858
Income Investments
872858
Income Other
36691
Income Total Income And Endowments
1075541
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£176,119
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,410,287
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3586406
Expenditure Investment Management
140709
Expenditure Grants Institution
2947974
Expenditure Governance
93048
Expenditure Support Costs
93048
Expenditure Depreciation
338123
Gain Loss Investment
6120994
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
698073
Reserves
£2,476,350
Assets Total Fixed
41480899
Assets Own Use
5325294
Assets Long Term Investment
36155605
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£7,805,781
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,149,840
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£45,136,840
Creditors One Year Total Current
1335748
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2814092
Assets Cash
£4,912,426
Funds Endowment
38654496
Funds Unrestricted
6482344
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
45136840
Count Employees
0
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
JOHN INNES FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2005-09-30T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/09/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/10/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10 JUL 2018 as amended on 28 Jan 2021 as amended on 18 Mar 2026
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:-3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE OR RELATED SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS BY:(I) THE PROVISION OF PREMISES AND FACILITIES FOR RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND ASSISTANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF FUNDING FOR STAFFING, STUDENTSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, PROFESSORSHIPS OR BURSARIES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA AND/OR THE JOHN INNES CENTRE(II) THE APPLICATION OF A YEARLY SUM OF NOT LESS THAN ú500 OR SUCH OTHER SUM AS THE COMMISSION MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN WRITING APPROVE IN OR TOWARDS MAINTAINING OR PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE CALLED "JOHN INNES SCHOLARSHIPS" TO BE AWARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES TO BE MADE FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE GOVERNORS OF RUTLISH SCHOOL IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON;3.1.2 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON; AND3.1.3 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED IN THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT WHETHER OR NOT IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER PARTIES FROM TIME.
Area Of Benefit
NATIONALLY

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures