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Company description
JOHN INNES CENTRE is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)”. Incorporated on 25 September 1952; registered for 74 years; registered office reported in NORWICH. Its primary declared activity is 72190 · Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 charity record, 13 procurement records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- JOHN INNES CENTRE
- Company number
- 00511709
- Company type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- GROUP
- Mortgage charges
- 1 total · 0 outstanding · 1 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025Next accounts due
31 December 2026Last statement made up to
25 January 2026Next statement due
8 February 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 69.5%
- Mean bonus gap
- 36.7%
- Women receiving bonus
- 4.8%
- Men receiving bonus
- 7.2%
- Women in top quartile
- 30.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 59.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 46.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 71.0%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 250 to 4995.9% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4996.3% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4996.4% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4997.0% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4996.1% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4994.0% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4993.4% median hourly gap
- 250 to 4994.8% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 October 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Filed
- 27 April 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 0 days
- Longest standard term
- 30 days
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- Reported as used
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 1 April 2025
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £23,772,352
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £2,583,074
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £562,111
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £14,409,163
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 23.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 13.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 30 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Retention circumstances
Retention clauses are incorporated into our construction contracts typically where the nature, complexity, or risk profile of specific projects necessitates such a provision.
Retention release
Retention is withheld as a percentage of the sums due to the contractor. In accordance with contract terms, 50% of the retention is released upon practical completion of the works. The remaining 50% is released at the end of the defects liability period, typically 12 months after practical completion, subject to satisfactory resolution of any identified defects.
Retention release stages
50% upon practical completion of works
50% at the end of the defects liability period.
- Retention in all contracts
- No
- Retention in standard terms
- No
- Retention threshold
- Not supplied
- Standard retention rate
- Not supplied
- Retention compared with client
- 0.0%
- Retention compared with payments
- 3.0%
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
The buyer shall make a payment within 30 days after the month end in which it received a correctly rendered VAT invoice from the Supplier.
- Dispute resolution process
Invoice processing is managed by the Accounts Payable team and any supplier queries are initially reviewed within the team. In the event that the Accounts Payable team are unable to resolve the matter, the dispute will be discussed between the Supplier and the relevant colleague to ensure satisfactory resolution for both the Supplier and the Company.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 25.0 average days to pay55.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay56.0% outside terms
- 29.0 average days to pay57.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay54.0% outside terms
- 25.0 average days to pay51.0% outside terms
- 28.0 average days to pay63.0% outside terms
- 27.0 average days to pay56.0% outside terms
- 27.0 average days to pay57.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay59.0% outside terms
- 37.0 average days to pay63.0% outside terms
- 29.0 average days to pay68.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
John Innes Centre
Registration Z7216521
- Registered from
- 22 November 2002
- Current end date
- 21 November 2026
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
06 Environmental regulation
Environment Agency records
John Innes Centre
DB3695DN · NR4 7UH
- Permit or record holder
- John Innes Centre
- Record date
- 16 March 2015
- Local authority
- Not supplied
- Regulated site or public record address
- Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UH
- Activity
- Keeping & Use of Radioactive Materials and Disposal of Radioactive Waste
- Grid reference
- Site A136.
- Easting
- 618205.000
- Northing
- 307605.000
- All populated source fields
- Permit Number: DB3695DN; Permit Holder Name: John Innes Centre; Approved Date: 2015-03-16; Permit Type: Keeping & Use of Radioactive Materials and Disposal of Radioactive Waste; Site Address: Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UH; Site Postcode: NR4 7UH; Site Reference: Site A136.; Easting: 618205; Northing: 307605
These are candidate company associations. The public-register downloads do not supply Companies House numbers. BritDB requires one unique exact holder-name and postcode match; the regulated site may differ from the registered office, so verify the record at source.
07 Charity register
Charity Commission links
JOHN INNES CENTRE
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 4 October 1976
- Latest income
- £78,782,050
- Latest expenditure
- £54,047,867
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- The General Public/mankind
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
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08 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
09 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
10 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
Site Wide Infrastructure - Next Generation Infrastructure Programme
JOHN INNES CENTRE · updated 7 September 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
4-year service contract renewal for Carl Zeiss Gemini SEM
JOHN INNES CENTRE · updated 1 September 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Leica SP8 confocal microscope 2-year service contract
JOHN INNES CENTRE · updated 1 September 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
3-year service contract for 3 Gatan/Ametek items
JOHN INNES CENTRE · updated 1 September 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Next Generation Infrastructure Programme - Project Manager Secondment
JOHN INNES CENTRE · updated 19 August 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Site Wide Infrastructure North - Next Generation Infrastructure Programme
JOHN INNES CENTRE · updated 7 August 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
NBI Energy Centre - CHP Engines - Next Generation Infrastructure Programme
JOHN INNES CENTRE · updated 8 July 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 3
NBI Energy Centre - CHP Engines - Next Generation Infrastructure Programme
JOHN INNES CENTRE · updated 24 June 2026
- Tender value
- £11,500,000
- Awards
- 0
Next Generation Infrastructure Programme - Engineering Design Consultant
JOHN INNES CENTRE · updated 23 April 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Physical and Electronic Security and BMS Services - Next Generation Infrastructure Programme
JOHN INNES CENTRE · updated 16 April 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
NBI Data Centre - Clerk of Works
JOHN INNES CENTRE · updated 7 April 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
NBI Energy Centre - Next Generation Infrastructure Programme
JOHN INNES CENTRE · updated 18 February 2026
- Tender value
- £11,800,000
- Awards
- 1
Norwich Biosciences Institute Data Centre and Energy Centre
JOHN INNES CENTRE · updated 21 February 2025
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
11 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
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12 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
13 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
1 exact company-number link.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
13 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
14 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
15 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Candidate permit and enforcement associations based on a unique exact holder-name and postcode match.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
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