STC RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1106618 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STC RESEARCH LIMITED

Working with primary schools in the area to help them understand food production and increase consumption of fruit and vegetables. Holding free open days for the public to reconnect them with farming and countryside. Hosting visits from HE and FE colleges and holding technology transfer events for farmers and growers. Working with public sector organisations on health projects.

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Latest income

£2.5m

Latest spending

£2.0m

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a net income of £427,611 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £4,142,800. The trustees note that while free reserves are approximately 156 days of expenditure, a substantial proportion of total reserves are tied up in fixed assets. The group confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Remuneration paid to Project Manager, daughter of trustee P R Branfield

“Included within remuneration of key management personnel is paid £34,311 (2023 - £34,082) paid to the Project Manager, the daughter of P R Branfield, a trustee, this is paid by the subsidiary entity in which she is employed.” — page 34

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£2.5m

Total spending

£2.0m

Reserves (reported)

£872k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (71% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr David George FRES
MARTIN MEREDITH EVANS
NIGEL DEREK BARTLE · trustee of 1 other charity
PETER RICHARD BRANFIELD

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£2.5m	£2.0m
31/12/2023	£2.4m	£2.1m
31/12/2022	£2.2m	£2.0m
31/12/2021	£1.9m	£1.7m
31/12/2020	£1.9m	£1.3m

Common questions

Is STC RESEARCH FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net income of £427,611 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £4,142,800. The trustees note that while free reserves are approximately 156 days of expenditure, a substantial proportion of total reserves are tied up in fixed assets. The group confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services Limited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CLAN TRUST LIMITED	2	£32k
SOCIETE GENERALE UK FOUNDATION	1	£650k
LAWES AGRICULTURAL TRUST	1	£593k
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION	1	£400k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	1	£220k
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION	1	£185k
THE AURORA TRUST	1	£144k
THE NUTRITIONAL WELLBEING FOUNDATION	1	£120k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FARM URBAN.

FARM URBAN income £143k
Prept. Foundation income £284k
FOOD FOUNDATION income £2.0m
ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED income £29.3m
TIM WHITE'S COUNTRYWIDE FOUNDATION income £119k
Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust income £804k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STC RESEARCH FOUNDATION	£2.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FARM URBAN FY2025	£143k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Prept. Foundation FY2025	£284k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FOOD FOUNDATION FY2025	£2.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED FY2025	£29.3m	—	—	above	—	material uncertainty
TIM WHITE'S COUNTRYWIDE FOUNDATION FY2025	£119k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.