CCEW Charity Commission profile

ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED

Registered charity 802038 · organisation 802038

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received Late
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
18 September 1989
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02393175
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£29,253,000
Latest expenditure
£34,103,000
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH, WEST COMMON, HARPENDEN, AL5 2JQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.rothamsted.ac.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Scientific research, training and communication to advance knowledge that will enhance the management of cultivated land, nationally and internationally, for environmental and societal benefit

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
31 March 2026
Date Accounts Received
31 March 2026
Total Gross Income
£29,253,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£34,103,000
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
23 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
23 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£39,719,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£33,616,000
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
£39,994,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£33,698,000
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
26 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
26 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£36,278,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£32,352,000
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
2 February 2022
Date Accounts Received
2 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£35,468,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£31,141,000

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
31 March 2026
Total Gross Income
£29,253,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£34,103,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£40
Income From Government Grants
£14,700,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
16
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
6
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
3
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
3
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
3
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
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
23 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£39,719,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£33,616,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£23
Income From Government Grants
£30,041,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
14
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
3
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
5
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
3
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
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
£39,994,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£33,698,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£53
Income From Government Grants
£28,649,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
17
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
7
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
2
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
2
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
2
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
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
26 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£36,278,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£32,352,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£53
Income From Government Grants
£14,158,973
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
10
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
8
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
2
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
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
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
2 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£35,468,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£31,141,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£44
Income From Government Grants
£34,521,000
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
9
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
9
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
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
31 March 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
823000
Income Charitable Activities
28051000
Income Investments
379000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
29253000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£462,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£33,641,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
34103000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
198000
Expenditure Support Costs
4484000
Expenditure Depreciation
3243000
Gain Loss Investment
-221000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£17,900,000
Assets Total Fixed
69957000
Assets Own Use
69679000
Assets Long Term Investment
278000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£14,472,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,231,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£80,198,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
4231000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£5,100,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
17862000
Funds Restricted
62336000
Funds Total
80198000
Count Employees
376
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
23 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
670000
Income Charitable Activities
38557000
Income Investments
492000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
39719000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£187,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£33,429,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
33616000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
181000
Expenditure Support Costs
5132000
Expenditure Depreciation
3455000
Gain Loss Investment
-100000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
5894000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£159,000,000
Assets Total Fixed
69116000
Assets Own Use
68617000
Assets Long Term Investment
499000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£20,549,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,202,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£85,463,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
4202000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£13,249,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
15946000
Funds Restricted
69517000
Funds Total
85463000
Count Employees
373
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
0
Income Other Trading Activities
436000
Income Charitable Activities
39317000
Income Investments
241000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
39994000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£8,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£33,690,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
33698000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
5461000
Expenditure Depreciation
3735000
Gain Loss Investment
4000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
7454000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£136,000,000
Assets Total Fixed
63592000
Assets Own Use
63214000
Assets Long Term Investment
378000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£24,309,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£8,441,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£79,460,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
8441000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£15,321,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
13647000
Funds Restricted
65813000
Funds Total
79460000
Count Employees
356
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
26 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
352000
Income Charitable Activities
35887000
Income Investments
39000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
36278000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£11,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£32,341,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
32352000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
6324000
Expenditure Depreciation
1512000
Gain Loss Investment
-18000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
3093000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£14,977,000
Assets Total Fixed
56138000
Assets Own Use
55764000
Assets Long Term Investment
374000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£22,515,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£5,943,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£72,710,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
5943000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£15,372,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
14977000
Funds Restricted
57733000
Funds Total
72710000
Count Employees
357
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
2 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
172000
Income Charitable Activities
35128000
Income Investments
40000
Income Other
128000
Income Total Income And Endowments
35468000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£116,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£31,025,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
31141000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
87000
Expenditure Support Costs
6169000
Expenditure Depreciation
3170000
Gain Loss Investment
202000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,900,000
Assets Total Fixed
53045000
Assets Own Use
52689000
Assets Long Term Investment
356000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£23,426,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£7,705,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£68,766,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
7705000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£16,616,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
18666000
Funds Restricted
50100000
Funds Total
68766000
Count Employees
340
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Suffolk
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Central Bedfordshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Devon
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hertfordshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1989-09-18T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/06/1989AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/05/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/07/1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/07/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/07/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/06/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13/10/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/12/2013
Charitable Objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECT IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF AGRICULTURE BY THE INITIATION, PROSECUTION, DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUANCE OF INVESTIGATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS RELATED THERETO AND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:1. THE CHEMISTRY PHYSICS AND BIOLOGY OF SOILS ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO THE RESPONSES OF CROPS TO MINERAL NUTRIENTS WATER SOIL COMPACTION DRAINAGE TILLAGE PRACTICES AND MICROBIAL PROCESSES.2. THE BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF PLANTS AND ARABLE CROPS.3. THE PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF PLANTS AND ARABLE CROPS TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRONOMIC FACTORS AND THE PHYSICS OF CROP MICROCLIMATE.4. THE BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, BEHAVIOUR AND DISPERSAL OF PLANTS, ANIMALS, FUNGI, BACTERIA AND VIRUSES.5. PROCESSES COMPOUNDS AND ORGANISMS CAPABLE OF MONITORING PREDICTING AND CONTROLLING PESTS AND DISEASES OF CROPS.6. BIOMATHEMATICS INCLUDING STATISTICAL AND COMPUTING SERVICES.7. THE IMPACT OF AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND OPERATIONS ON THE NATURAL AND SEMI-NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND MEANS OF MINIMISING OR ELIMINATING DAMAGING OR UNDESIRABLE EFFECTS PRODUCED BY SUCH PRACTICES AND OPERATIONS.8 THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SOIL, MICROBES, PLANTS, ANIMALS, WATER AND THE ATMOSPHERE WITHIN GRASSLAND-DOMINATED AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES IN ORDER TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE, MULTIFUNCTIONAL LAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT ARE ADAPTABLE TO DIFFERENT PRODUCTION AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS; THAT HELP PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES; THAT HELP MITIGATE AGAINST, AND ADAPT TO, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THAT TAKE ACCOUNT OF CHANGING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, POLICY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
30697
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ROTHAMSTED EXPERIMENTAL STATION

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment