ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED

Charity number: 802038
Charity reporting is up to date (59 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income:
£29,253,000

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Donations and legacies £0
Charitable activities £28.05m
Other trading activities £823.00k
Investments £379.00k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£34,103,000

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Raising funds £462.00k
Charitable activities £33.64m
Other £0

-£221,000 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £14,700,000 from 40 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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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.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £462.00k
Charitable expenditure £33.64m

People

376 Employee(s)

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 16
£70k to £80k 6
£80k to £90k 1
£90k to £100k 3
£100k to £110k 3
£110k to £120k 3
£140k to £150k 1
£150k to £200k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading 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
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Devon
  • Hertfordshire
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 October 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ROTHAMSTED EXPERIMENTAL STATION (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Social media 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sir Peter Ashley Kendall Trustee 31 December 2024
None on record
Professor Matthew Lobley Trustee 31 March 2024
None on record
Neil Grant Scragg Trustee 09 May 2023
None on record
Professor Sandra Mary Thomas Trustee 03 September 2022
None on record
Professor Julie Elizabeth Gray Trustee 01 February 2022
None on record
Johannes Vincentius Maria Holthuis Trustee 10 May 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £35.47m £36.28m £39.99m £39.72m £29.25m
Total expenditure £31.14m £32.35m £33.70m £33.62m £34.10m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £34.52m £14.16m £28.65m £30.04m £14.70m
Income - Donations and legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other trading activities £172.00k £352.00k £436.00k £670.00k £823.00k
Income - Charitable activities £35.13m £35.89m £39.32m £38.56m £28.05m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £40.00k £39.00k £241.00k £492.00k £379.00k
Income - Other £128.00k £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £31.03m £32.34m £33.69m £33.43m £33.64m
Expenditure - Raising funds £116.00k £11.00k £8.00k £187.00k £462.00k
Expenditure - Governance £87.00k £0 £0 £181.00k £198.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £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 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets £52.69m £55.76m £63.21m £68.62m £69.68m
Long-term investments £356.00k £374.00k £378.00k £499.00k £278.00k
Other assets £23.43m £22.52m £24.31m £20.55m £14.47m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £7.71m £5.94m £8.44m £4.20m £4.23m

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 31 March 2025 31 March 2026 59 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 31 March 2026 59 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 23 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 26 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 02 February 2022 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 February 2022 2 days late 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 07/06/1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/05/1990 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/07/1991 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/07/1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/07/1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/06/2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13/10/2011 AS 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

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

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 802038-1 ROTHAMSTED INTERNATIONAL
Governing document
TRUST DEED OF 8TH SEPTEMBER 1999
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INTO AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (SEE CLAUSE 4.1 FOR FULL DETAILS)
Area of benefit
NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS
Registration history
  • 21 October 1999 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH
WEST COMMON
HARPENDEN
AL5 2JQ
Phone:
01582763133
Email:
louise.warren@rothamsted.ac.uk
Website:

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