NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 November 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07823588
Financial period: 30 March 2024 – 28 September 2025
Latest income: £2,078,000
Latest expenditure: £5,187,000
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Niab, Park Farm Campus, Villa Road, Histon, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 9AT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.niab.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our mission is to provide independent science-based research & information. We support NIAB (Charity No:1064230) through the provision of facilities & funding to support the provision of information & advice to farmers, growers & educators; A programme of public good plant breeding; crop variety performance trials & laboratory testing; education & training.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 31 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,078,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,187,000

Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,534,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,983,000

Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,169,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,739,000

Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 29 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 15 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,832,433
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,277,408

Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 29 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 21 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £4,108,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,025,000

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,078,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,187,000
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: 30 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,534,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,983,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 30 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,169,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,739,000
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: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
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: 30 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,832,433
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,277,408
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
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
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: 30 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £4,108,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,025,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 911000
Income Investments: 1167000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2078000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,187,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5187000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 3267000
Expenditure Governance: 228000
Expenditure Support Costs: 228000
Expenditure Depreciation: 1306000
Gain Loss Investment: -396000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £39,018,000
Assets Total Fixed: 63553000
Assets Own Use: 38081000
Assets Long Term Investment: 25472000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £7,425,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £26,384,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £44,594,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 13284000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 13100000
Assets Cash: £4,816,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 39018000
Funds Restricted: 5576000
Funds Total: 44594000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 828000
Income Investments: 706000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1534000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,983,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2983000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1341000
Expenditure Governance: 25000
Expenditure Support Costs: 118000
Expenditure Depreciation: 1187000
Gain Loss Investment: 97000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -4519000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £42,660,000
Assets Total Fixed: 65255000
Assets Own Use: 39387000
Assets Long Term Investment: 25868000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £9,690,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £26,846,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £48,099,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 12925000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 13921000
Assets Cash: £7,940,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 42660000
Funds Restricted: 5439000
Funds Total: 48099000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 742000
Income Investments: 427000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1169000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,739,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2739000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1050000
Expenditure Governance: 19200
Expenditure Support Costs: 166000
Expenditure Depreciation: 1190000
Gain Loss Investment: -159000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £48,474,000
Assets Total Fixed: 68708000
Assets Own Use: 68708000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £12,949,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £27,687,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £53,970,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 13250000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 14437000
Assets Cash: £10,035,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 48474000
Funds Restricted: 5496000
Funds Total: 53970000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 March 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1497640
Income Investments: 291379
Income Other: 43414
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1832433
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,277,408
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5277408
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 3100000
Expenditure Governance: 85000
Expenditure Support Costs: 366000
Expenditure Depreciation: 1168000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 1520000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,291,000
Assets Total Fixed: 77599000
Assets Own Use: 54353000
Assets Long Term Investment: 23246000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,919,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £25,819,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £55,699,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 10423000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 15396000
Assets Cash: £1,910,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 50291000
Funds Restricted: 5408000
Funds Total: 55699000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 30 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 29 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 29 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 3837000
Income Investments: 265000
Income Other: 6000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4108000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,025,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3025000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1000000
Expenditure Governance: 62000
Expenditure Support Costs: 351000
Expenditure Depreciation: 1085000
Gain Loss Investment: 2283000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £52,453,000
Assets Total Fixed: 80121000
Assets Own Use: 54705000
Assets Long Term Investment: 25416000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £5,903,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £28,400,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £57,624,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 14254000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 14146000
Assets Cash: £2,132,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 52453000
Funds Restricted: 5171000
Funds Total: 57624000
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-08-19T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 274828
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 274828
Assoc Charity Name: THE BRITISH CROP PRODUCTION COUNCIL

Charity Name: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-11-03T00:00:00

Charity Name: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY TRUST
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-02-21T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 306069
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 306069
Assoc Charity Name: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY TRUST

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/10/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/10/2013
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO:4.1 PROMOTE AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND ARBORICULTURE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING):4.1.1 THE IMPROVEMENT OF CROPS BY MEANS OF THE TESTING OF VARIETIES, PLANTS AND SEEDS THROUGH RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF ANY SUCH RESEARCH;4.1.2 THE CARRYING OUT OF TRIALS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF PLANT VARIETIES AND ASSESSMENT OF THEIR PERFORMANCE, THE MULTIPLICATION OF STOCKS OF SEED AND THE MAINTENANCE OF REFERENCE COLLECTIONS;4.1.3 THE TESTING OF SEEDS, PLANTS AND PLANT DERIVED OR RELATED MATERIALS;4.1.4 RESEARCH INTO AND TESTING OF SEEDS AND THE AUTHENTICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL AND PLANT VARIETIES;4.1.5 THE DISCOVERY AND ASSESSMENT OF THE VALUE OF METHODS OF TREATMENT, PROCESSES AND DESIGNS RELATING TO SEEDS, PLANTS AND CROPS AND OF BENEFIT TO AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, ARBORICULTURE THE SEED INDUSTRY OR ANY RELATED TRADE OR INDUSTRY;4.2 SUPPORT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY (THE INSTITUTE: REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1064230) IN THE PURSUIT OF ITS OBJECTS INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE PROVISION OF LAND, FACILITIES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE INSTITUTE UPON SUCH TERMS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE TO ENABLE IT TO PURSUE ITS OBJECTS; AND4.3 PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures