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THE EAST MALLING TRUST

Registered charity 1134729 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST MALLING TRUST FOR HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH

The Trust's key objectives are:-Contribute to health, wellbeing and wider society for the public benefit through the support of research, innovation and education in plant sciences, particularly horticulture. Preserving the fabric, history and heritage of Grade 1 listed Bradbourne House; and the scientific research history of the estate.

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Latest income
£3.9m
Latest spending
£3.5m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £386,345 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £3,856,622. The trustees confirm that the group has sufficient free reserves, equivalent to 4.5 years of operating expenses, to meet its policy target of three to twelve months of forecast operating expenses.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“In the band £60,001 - £70,000” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to twelve months of forecast operating expenses (held: £15.3m)
“In order to meet this policy the Trustees concluded that they require free reserves equivalent to three to twelve months of forecast operating expenses.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: East Malling Limited
“The Trust had, during the year, two directly wholly owned subsidiary companies in East Malling Limited (EML), which carries out commercial activities on the East Malling Estate, and Bradbourne House Limited (BHL is a dormant company).” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

EAST MALLING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £98k
  • Profit before tax: £40k
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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)

22 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (22 freehold); recorded price paid £4.7m. 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
£3.9m
Total spending
£3.5m
Cost of raising funds
£2.5m
Reserves (reported)
£76.4m
Employees
19

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (94% 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: 64.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

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£3.9m£3.5m
31/03/2024£3.3m£3.4m
31/03/2023£2.7m£3.0m
31/03/2022£12.9m£2.5m
31/03/2021£9.1m£9.0m

Common questions

Is THE EAST MALLING TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £386,345 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £3,856,622. The trustees confirm that the group has sufficient free reserves, equivalent to 4.5 years of operating expenses, to meet its policy target of three to twelve months of forecast operating expenses. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE EAST MALLING TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band.

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
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£523k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£400k
THE LINBURY TRUST1£250k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£200k
WIRRAL CVS1£7k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)1£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PARHAM PARK TRUST (1984).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE EAST MALLING TRUST£3.9m£60,001 - £70,000—above—no doubt
THE PARHAM PARK TRUST (1984) FY2025£983k—0above—no doubt
CHISWICK HOUSE AND GARDENS TRUST FY2025£3.2m——unclear—no doubt
BROMLEY HOUSE LIBRARY FY2025£505k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EXBURY GARDENS TRUST FY2025£128k—0above—no doubt
THE MANOR TRUST BEDHAMPTON FY2024£753k—0unclear—no doubt

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