JENNER VACCINE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1051079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE EDWARD JENNER INSTITUTE FOR VACCINE RESEARCH

The aims of the Foundation are to undertake research and development aimed at the creation, testing and deployment of new vaccines against diseases of humans and livestock. The Foundation will have a particular focus on vaccines of the developing world where greatest needs exist for novel vaccines.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR EDUCATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN THE FIELDS OF IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS MALIGNANT OR OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES OR RELATED FIELDS OF MEDICINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE DISCOVERY OR CREATION OF STRATEGIES FOR NOVEL VACCINES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE BERKSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£31k

Latest spending

£57k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Foundation reported a net surplus of £11,354 for the period ended 31 July 2025, driven by investment gains. Per the trustees' report, the charity operates on a low-cost basis with minimal administrative expenditure and holds unrestricted reserves of £457,771, which the trustees consider sufficient to manage timing fluctuations without undue financial risk.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: such a level as is deemed sufficient to enable the Foundation to accommodate fluctuations in the timing of receipts and payments without exposing the Foundation to undue financial risk (held: £458k)

“It is the policy of the Board that the balance on unrestricted funds is maintained at such a level as is deemed sufficient to enable the Foundation to accommodate fluctuations in the timing of receipts and payments without exposing the Foundation to undue financial risk.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Foundation occupies premises at the University of Oxford’s Old Road Campus site and any operational costs incurred by the University of Oxford are recharged to the Foundation.

“The Foundation has close working relationships with The Pirbright Institute and the University of Oxford. The Foundation occupies premises at the University of Oxford’s Old Road Campus site and any operational costs incurred by the University of Oxford are recharged to the Foundation.” — page 4

“The Foundation is a member of, and purchases discretionary mutual cover from, Oxford Mutual Limited. Oxford Mutual Limited is also a subsidiary of the University of Oxford.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Foundation purchased discretionary mutual cover from Oxford Mutual Limited, a subsidiary of the University of Oxford.

“The Foundation has close working relationships with The Pirbright Institute and the University of Oxford. The Foundation occupies premises at the University of Oxford’s Old Road Campus site and any operational costs incurred by the University of Oxford are recharged to the Foundation.” — page 4

“The Foundation is a member of, and purchases discretionary mutual cover from, Oxford Mutual Limited. Oxford Mutual Limited is also a subsidiary of the University of Oxford.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grants were paid to the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, for Jenner Investigator allowances.

“The Foundation has close working relationships with The Pirbright Institute and the University of Oxford. The Foundation occupies premises at the University of Oxford’s Old Road Campus site and any operational costs incurred by the University of Oxford are recharged to the Foundation.” — page 4

“The Foundation is a member of, and purchases discretionary mutual cover from, Oxford Mutual Limited. Oxford Mutual Limited is also a subsidiary of the University of Oxford.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Investment
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Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03079818

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Wellcome Trust — “In recent years these have included the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council UK, the European Commission, the Gates Foundation, the …” (source page)
Medical Research Council UK — “In recent years these have included the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council UK, the European Commission, the Gates Foundation, the …” (source page)
European Commission — “In recent years these have included the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council UK, the European Commission, the Gates Foundation, the …” (source page)
Gates Foundation — “In recent years these have included the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council UK, the European Commission, the Gates Foundation, the …” (source page)
US NIH — “In recent years these have included the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council UK, the European Commission, the Gates Foundation, the …” (source page)
Foundation for the NIH — “In recent years these have included the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council UK, the European Commission, the Gates Foundation, the …” (source page)
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative — “In recent years these have included the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council UK, the European Commission, the Gates Foundation, the …” (source page)
UK Department of Health — “In recent years these have included the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council UK, the European Commission, the Gates Foundation, the …” (source page)
Malaria Vaccine Initiative at PATH — “In recent years these have included the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council UK, the European Commission, the Gates Foundation, the …” (source page)
Gates Malaria Programme at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine — “In recent years these have included the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council UK, the European Commission, the Gates Foundation, the …” (source page)
European Malaria Vaccine Initiative — “In recent years these have included the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council UK, the European Commission, the Gates Foundation, the …” (source page)
Lister Institute — “In recent years these have included the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council UK, the European Commission, the Gates Foundation, the …” (source page)
BBSRC — “The livestock vaccine programmes are supported by grant income from the BBSRC, DEFRA and the Wellcome Trust.” (source page)
DEFRA — “The livestock vaccine programmes are supported by grant income from the BBSRC, DEFRA and the Wellcome Trust.” (source page)
Wolfson Foundation — “Development of the Jenner Institute Laboratories at the Old Road Campus in Headington has been supported by the University of Oxford, the Je…” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

SCREATON, Gavin Robert, Professor — director, appointed 03/07/2019on trustee list
FLETCHER, Helen Alison, Dr — director, appointed 03/07/2019on trustee list
FRANCIS, Michael James, Dr — director, appointed 01/09/2016on trustee list
NAIR, Venugopal, Professor — director, appointed 02/02/2016on trustee list
CHARLESTON, Bryan, Dr — director, appointed 01/11/2013on trustee list
SALISBURY, David Maxwell, Professor — director, appointed 01/12/2011on trustee list
POLLARD, Andrew John, Professor Sir — director, appointed 01/08/2009not on trustee list
PRYOR, Sophia Elizabeth Sarah, Dr — secretary, appointed 24/04/2020

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Bryan Charleston
Dr Michael James Francis
PROFESSOR DAVID MAXWELL SALISBURY
Professor Gavin Robert Screaton
Professor Helen Alison Fletcher
Professor Sir Andrew Pollard FRS · trustee of 1 other charity
Professor Venugopal Nair

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Oxfordshire · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£31k	£57k
31/03/2024	£21k	£45k
31/03/2023	£15k	£43k
31/03/2022	£14k	£35k
31/03/2021	£10k	£20k

Common questions

Is JENNER VACCINE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Foundation reported a net surplus of £11,354 for the period ended 31 July 2025, driven by investment gains. Per the trustees' report, the charity operates on a low-cost basis with minimal administrative expenditure and holds unrestricted reserves of £457,771, which the trustees consider sufficient to manage timing fluctuations without undue financial risk. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.