NIAB

Charity number: 1064230
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Activities within the general areas of crop varieties and seeds, including: Provision of information and advice to farmers, growers and educators. A programme of public good plant breeding which will positively impact the environment and public well-being. Crop variety performance trials and laboratory testing. Contract research for a wide range of organisations. Education and Training.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 March 2024

Total income:
£32,895,000

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Donations and legacies £683.00k
Charitable activities £32.11m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £105.00k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£32,409,000

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £32.41m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £3,202,000 from 6 government contract(s) and £6,638,000 from 184 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £32.41m
Retained for future use £486.00k

People

347 Employee(s)

10 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 13
£70k to £80k 7
£80k to £90k 2
£90k to £100k 1
£100k to £110k 2
£110k to £120k 3
£150k to £200k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for being a trustee.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 September 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY (Previous name)
  • NIAB CHARITABLE CORPORATION LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Flor Healy Trustee 19 June 2024
None on record
Patricia Malarkey Trustee 20 December 2023
None on record
Dr David James Buckeridge Trustee 21 June 2023
None on record
Dr Guy Henry Smith Trustee 18 November 2021
None on record
Professor Mario Jose Caccamo Trustee 01 October 2021
THE ARABLE GROUP LIMITED
Received: On time
NIAB EMR
Received: On time
Jonathan Peter Regan Trustee 08 December 2020
NIAB EMR
Received: On time
Dr Helen Ferrier Trustee 08 December 2020
None on record
Robert Campbell Lowson Trustee 05 December 2018
None on record
Dr Ian Puddephat Trustee 23 November 2017
None on record
Stephen Ellwood Trustee 24 November 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/03/2020 30/03/2021 30/03/2022 30/03/2023 30/03/2024
Total gross income £26.89m £31.14m £41.84m £29.71m £32.90m
Total expenditure £23.35m £27.50m £31.57m £32.38m £32.41m
Income from government contracts £2.16m N/A N/A £3.54m £3.20m
Income from government grants £5.91m £6.02m £13.38m £6.49m £6.64m
Income - Donations and legacies £828.00k £500.00k £1.16m £947.00k £683.00k
Income - Other trading activities £7.12m £7.83m £7.51m £7.70m £0
Income - Charitable activities £18.87m £22.75m £33.12m £21.00m £32.11m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £75.00k £62.00k £56.00k £63.00k £105.00k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £15.62m £27.50m £21.23m £22.44m £32.41m
Expenditure - Raising funds £7.73m £0 £10.34m £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £422.00k £246.00k £148.00k £150.00k £172.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £9.94m £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/03/2020 30/03/2021 30/03/2022 30/03/2023 30/03/2024
Own use assets £5.81m £8.45m £16.80m £16.42m £14.64m
Long-term investments £141.00k £141.00k £145.00k £35.00k £35.00k
Other assets £8.27m £12.02m £12.91m £10.09m £12.04m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£13.99m -£19.23m -£17.41m -£13.74m -£14.36m
Total liabilities £11.00m £13.85m £13.04m £12.69m £12.54m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 March 2024 23 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2024 23 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2023 01 February 2024 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2023 01 February 2024 2 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2022 15 March 2023 44 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2022 15 March 2023 44 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2021 21 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2021 21 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2020 18 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2020 18 December 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 JUL 1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31 JAN 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 NOV 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15 JUN 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 NOV 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 SEP 2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 MAR 2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 NOV 2017 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09 JUN 2020 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11 JUN 2021 AS AMENDED ON 6 APRIL 2023

Charitable objects

1.1 THE PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND ARBORICULTURE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS SHALL BE THOUGHT FIT INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING):- 1.1.1 THE IMPROVEMENT OF CROPS BY MEANS OF THE TESTING OF VARIETIES, PLANTS AND SEEDS AND THROUGH RESEARCH SO LONG AS THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC; 1.1.2 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; 1.1.3 THE TESTING OF SEEDS PLANTS AND PLANT DERIVED OR RELATED MATERIALS; 1.1.4 RESEARCH INTO AND THE TESTING OF SEEDS AND THE AUTHENTICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL OF PLANT VARIETIES PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC; 1.1.5 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; 1.1.6 THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR THOSE ENGAGED, OR DESIRING TO BECOME ENGAGED, IN THE WORK OF THE INSTITUTE OR RELATED ACTIVITIES OR OCCUPATIONS; AND 1.1.7 THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE INSTITUTE, INCLUDING THE GIVING OF ADVICE ON ANY MATTER RELATING THERETO TO THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE FISHERIES AND FOOD AND ANY OTHER PUBLIC AUTHORITY. TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE INSTITUTE MAY DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
93 Lawrence Weaver Road
CAMBRIDGE
CB3 0LE
Phone:
01223342304
Email:
info@niab.com
Website:

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