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JOHN INNES FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1111527 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting education and research and fostering commercial innovation for the benefit of agriculture, the environment and society

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Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charitable group reported a net deficit of £78,332 before investment results, resulting in a net movement in total funds of £11,906. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted net current liabilities stood at £602,588, though sufficient funds are held in unrestricted investments and cash to meet long-term liabilities. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to ensure that, when invested by the appointed investment manager, they shall produce sufficient income to fund budgeted costs each year and, over the long term, increase their capital value at least in line with inflation (held: £2.5m)
“The reserves policy of the trustees is that the aggregated reserves of the Charitable Company and The Trust shall be sufficient to ensure that, when invested by the appointed investment manager, they shall produce sufficient income to fund budgeted costs each year and, over the long term, increase their capital value at least in line with inflation.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rents charged to Earlham Institute.
“Rents were charged to Earlham Institute of £124,912 (2024: £112,689) and at year end £38,212 was outstanding” — page 33
“During the year John Innes Foundation were due ground rents of £61,888 (2024: £46,185) from Anglia Innovation Partnership LLP ('AIP LLP') an entity the group holds an investment in.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ground rents received from Anglia Innovation Partnership LLP (AIP LLP).
“Rents were charged to Earlham Institute of £124,912 (2024: £112,689) and at year end £38,212 was outstanding” — page 33
“During the year John Innes Foundation were due ground rents of £61,888 (2024: £46,185) from Anglia Innovation Partnership LLP ('AIP LLP') an entity the group holds an investment in.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant committed to AIP LLP for Seed Enterprise Fund.
“Rents were charged to Earlham Institute of £124,912 (2024: £112,689) and at year end £38,212 was outstanding” — page 33
“During the year John Innes Foundation were due ground rents of £61,888 (2024: £46,185) from Anglia Innovation Partnership LLP ('AIP LLP') an entity the group holds an investment in.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: John Innes Bioprospects Limited
“The charitable company owns 100% of the share capital of John Innes Bioprospects Limited (” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lovewell Blake LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Corporate structure

JOHN INNES BIOPROSPECTS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    Leadership, per the charity’s website

    Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

    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.

    Official officers record.

    Property (HM Land Registry)

    3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

    Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

    Total income
    £1.7m
    Total spending
    £1.7m
    Cost of raising funds
    £360k
    Reserves (reported)
    £0
    Employees
    0

    Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (88% 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: 21.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/03/2025£1.7m£1.7m
    31/03/2024£1.5m£5.9m
    31/03/2023£1.3m£2.2m
    31/03/2022£1.1m£1.3m
    31/03/2021£1.1m£3.6m

    Common questions

    Is JOHN INNES FOUNDATION financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charitable group reported a net deficit of £78,332 before investment results, resulting in a net movement in total funds of £11,906. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted net current liabilities stood at £602,588, though sufficient funds are held in unrestricted investments and cash to meet long-term liabilities. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Lovewell Blake LLP.

    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.

    FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
    THE LISTER INSTITUTE OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE1£255k
    DARTINGTON CATTLE BREEDING TRUST1£59k
    THE NFU MUTUAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£57k
    YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY1£56k
    RACHEL CHARITABLE TRUST1£50k
    MOYNITRUST1£15k
    THE JOHN AND PAMELA SALTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£11k
    CHK Foundation1£10k

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    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    JOHN INNES FOUNDATION£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
    JOHN INNES CENTRE FY2025£78.8m——above—no doubt
    NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY TRUST FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
    Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust FY2025£804k——unclear—no doubt
    THE INJUSTICE FOUNDATION FY2026£609k—0unclear55000.0%no doubt
    THE JACOB FOUNDATION FY2024£1.1m——unclear—no doubt

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