LAWES AGRICULTURAL TRUST

Registered charity 1156150 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of original investigation and research for the advancement of the science of agriculture

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds decreased to £28,663,963 from £29,457,722 in the prior year, driven by a net decrease in cash and investment revaluations. Free reserves were reported at £4,232,000, which the Trustees note is below the level of the prior year's £4,857,000, though no specific policy target amount is stated. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Price Bailey LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

14 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (14 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~94.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (79% 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: 7.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/10/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (15/02/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Professor Quintin McKellarchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Deborah Jane Keith
• John George Lelliott · trustee of 2 other charities
• Julian Anthony Sayers
• Lyndsay Chapman
• Simon John Hardwick
• Will Gemmill

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire · Suffolk

Income and spending

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