CHADACRE AGRICULTURAL TRUST — grant history

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Latest income

£202k

Grants listed (FY2025)

Listed grants total

£139k

Accounts grants total

£166k

listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts

Application guidance — from the funder’s own website

How to apply: To apply for a Grant Application Form, please check the criteria for eligibility and, if eligible, submit the form.
What they don’t fund: Grants are given only to individuals who are not eligible for state funding.

Summarised from www.chadacre-trust.org.uk · www.chadacre-trust.org.uk/grants-students.html · www.chadacre-trust.org.uk/grants-farming-education.html on 14/08/2026. Always check the funder’s site before applying.

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded

Animals (1 grantee)
Education/training (1 grantee)
Environment/conservation/heritage (1 grantee)

Where grantees operate

Northern Ireland (1 grantee)
Scotland (1 grantee)
Throughout England And Wales (1 grantee)

What changed: FY2024 → FY2025

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings we have read. A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

Change	Grantee	FY2024	FY2025
new	Universities of Hertfordshire, Nottingham, Lincoln, and Cambridge, and Rothamsted Research	—	£56k
new	Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex Agricultural Associations, and the Country Trust	—	£35k
not listed	individuals	£67k	—
not listed	Universities of Hertfordshire, Nottingham, Lincoln, and Cambridge	£55k	—
not listed	NIAB	£55k	—
not listed	Rothamsted	£55k	—
not listed	LEAF	£30k	—
not listed	Essex Agricultural Associations	£30k	—
not listed	Norfolk Agricultural Associations	£30k	—
not listed	Suffolk Agricultural Associations	£30k	—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
Universities of Hertfordshire, Nottingham, Lincoln, and Cambridge, and Rothamsted Research	FY2025	£56k	research projects
Young Farmers' Clubs	FY2025	£47k	training of young people
Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex Agricultural Associations, and the Country Trust	FY2025	£35k	education events for primary and secondary school pupils
individuals	FY2024	£67k	helping students receive training in agriculture and associated activities, including degree courses, apprenticeships, and short practical courses
Universities of Hertfordshire, Nottingham, Lincoln, and Cambridge	FY2024	£55k	grant aid for research projects
NIAB	FY2024	£55k	grant aid for research projects
Rothamsted	FY2024	£55k	grant aid for research projects
Young Farmers' Clubs	FY2024	£36k	support the training of young people
individuals	FY2024	£36k	attending courses including the Institute of Agricultural Management's Leadership Development Course and the Worshipful Company of Farmers' Advanced Course in Agricultural Business Management
LEAF	FY2024	£30k	support the education events they run for primary and secondary school pupils
Essex Agricultural Associations	FY2024	£30k	support the education events they run for primary and secondary school pupils
Norfolk Agricultural Associations	FY2024	£30k	support the education events they run for primary and secondary school pupils
Suffolk Agricultural Associations	FY2024	£30k	support the education events they run for primary and secondary school pupils
Prof J Knox Water resources	FY2023	£15k	Research
Prof M Hudson York Agroforestry	FY2023	£12k	Research
Dr D Sparkes sugar beet project	FY2023	£10k	Research
Essex Agr Soc Schools Day	FY2023	£9k	Education of the Public
Suffolk Rural staff training	FY2023	£9k	Agricultural Education
RNAA Show 2022 Discovery Zone	FY2023	£7k	Education of the Public
Norfolk Fed of Young Farmers	FY2023	£7k	Agricultural Education
Dr Y Huang OSR LLS ascospore project	FY2023	£5k	Research
Prof D Sparkes elder flower	FY2023	£5k	Research
SAA Student Day	FY2023	£4k	Education of the Public
T & S Gurton - cheese making course	FY2023	£3k	Agricultural Education
D Fleming WCF Business management	FY2023	£3k	Agricultural Education
E Barker WCF Rural leadership	FY2023	£3k	Agricultural Education
Gressenhall Open Farm Sunday	FY2023	£3k	Education of the Public
Prof B Glover Pollination of field beans	FY2023	£2k	Research
L Paterson WCF Business management	FY2023	£1k	Agricultural Education
Suffolk Young Handlers	FY2023	£700	Agricultural Education
AFCP Subscription	FY2023	£300	Agricultural Education
Prof D Sparkes Conservation agriculture	FY2022	£38k	Research
Dr O Gaju Lincoln Linseed yields	FY2022	£36k	Research
Dr K King Eyespot in cereals	FY2022	£32k	Research
Dr T Wood NIAB soil microbiome	FY2022	£18k	Research
AFCP/TMAF Dr N Yelida Cambridge	FY2022	£16k	Research
Suffolk Horse Society	FY2022	£9k	Agricultural Education
DR H Stotz OSR Leaf Wax Project	FY2022	£7k	Research
H Blakiston Houston Genomic predictions	FY2022	£7k	Research
Dr F van den Bosch Fungicide resistance	FY2022	£7k	Research
AFCP Subscription	FY2022	£300	Agricultural Education
AFCP AHDB Studentship	FY2022	£250	Research

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 138579 vs reference 166489 (16.8% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.