Earlham In8tltut8 | Annual Report and Accounts | March 2021
EARLHAM INSTITUTE
Annual Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2021
Registered company nurnber.. 06855533
Registered charity number.. 1136213

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ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS
TRUSTEES, REPORT INCORPORATING THE STRATEGIC REVIEW................................................................
STRATEGIC REVIEW...................................................................................................................................
FINANCIAL REVIEW....................................................................................................................................
RISKASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT.................................................................................................
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCEAND MANAGEMENT.....................................................................
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES
12
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.................................................................................................................................. 16
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS................................................................................................. 32
Earlharn Institute is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity.
The Annu81 Report provides information on the legal purpos85 of the Charity, the 3diMties it undert8kgs and its
main achievements. The Trustees, Report and Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the
Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice ISORPI, Financial Reporting
stand8rd 102 The Financi81 Reporting Stsndard appli¢8ble in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS1021, together
with th8 reporting reqLJir8m8nts of the Cornp8nies Act 2006 and th8 Chariti85 Act 2011.

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TRUSTEES, REPORT INCORPORATING THE STRATEGIC REVIEW
Introduction
The past two decades have laid the foundations for 8 new era of genome-based understanding of genetic5 and the
biology of complex systems. Technological adVan￿S in DNA sequencing have resulted in multiple slep<hange
inoreases in the rate of data acquisition at redU￿d costs to a point that sequence technologies can now affordably
and effectively be applied to research questions acr(>ss the life sciences, from plants to animals to microbes. In
parallel the emergence ol the data Scien￿$, artificial intelligence and the need for data sharing, has opened new
opportLJnities. E8rlh8m Institute IEII is founded on these two revolutions and h85 beoome a leading interdisoiplin8ry
institute in the UK, combining genomics and big data.
El'5 Mission
El's tllission is to advanc8 and enabl8 biosci8nc8 by applwng (xjmputational and data driven approaches.
El's strategy has relied on the implementation of novel applications, establishing collaborative work to advan
knowledge in biosaenTrs, develop novel applications in biolechnolooy, and promole the growth of the UK
bioeconomy.
The Institute's current mission is built on strong foundations and rests on three key strengths..
Expertise- El hosts one ol the largest and most experienced teams in the UK specialising in the generation
and analysis of genomic dat8 using n8Xt%eneration sequencing
Technology - El's genomic and computing platforms include the most advanced equipment and are
configured specifically to deliver cornpetib.ve analysis for large or complex genornics datasets
Digital Infrastructure
El is at the forefront in the development of specialised databases. pipelines and
software for data analysis and visualisation.
El's Strategy
El's Scien￿ strategy °Decoding Living Systems" brings together a wealth of exper￿Se in bioscien￿$,
bioinformatics, high performance wmputing and st8tisti¢s to understsnd wmplex biological systems in plants 3nd
animals and their interaction with the environment.
El's advanced genomics and compuiats.onal plafforms support data-intensive research that embraces and confronts
modern scientific challenges arising from data scale and complexity. We develop and implement new technologies
and apply computational rn8thods to process, Store and interpret cornpl8x and diver58 d8ta58ts, to 8nabl8
bioscience research.
The science faculty collectively conducts three principal kinds ol research activities..
Fundamental research to increase the knowledge base in bioscience.
Applied research to improve plant, animal and human health.
Enabling research to empower both academia and indLJStry with new technologies and scalable bioinfomatics
approaches.
Th8 focus will b8 on int8rpr8ting cornp18X Tnolecular and c811ular data using advanced COrnPLrt8tional and Al
approaches. This will impact on all areas of bi(>logical science and wll continue to demand skilled personnel,
computational systems and analytical tools.
El is moving rapidly from an erd where the emphasis was on generating data. to one in which genome-wide
sequencing and other'omic5 technologies can be used routinely for multiple assays but are often complex to
analyse requiring nov818nd adapt8bl8 approaches.
Culture
El's success is founded on a culture defined by the following core values..
Openn8ss- WE promote the dissemination of kno￿edge and di5tribLJtion of d8ta and software ttx)Is by following
open and transparent data-sharing policies that are embedded in El's research programmes.
Technical Excellence- We are committed to eontinuous improvement, and to work to the highest standards of
quality across the organisation.
Developing and Rewarding T8lent- We airn to recruit, train and retain highly skilled and talented people
Innovation- We apply novel, state ol the art technologies to deliver innovative approaches.
Collaboration- We work collaboratively. internally and externally. through mutual respect and openness.
Equality & Diversity-we value, encourage and support the diversity ol all who work in our institute.

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Public Benefit
El advances biological and biotechnological science for the public benefit by undertaking and promoting
research relating to genomes and their functions, in particular this year by carrying out the following
activities..
Applying our science to issues of public interest e.g. Understanding the diversity of Bees and Pollination
and miorobiomes.
Being part of the n8tion818fft>rts to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Working with industrial partners and breeders to apply our knowledge and expertise to develop robust
crops and fo(Kl sources for the future. whilst understanding natural diversity.
Working with low income countries to build ￿Search capacity that will enable them to developtheir
knowledge.
Training of scientists and 8ncouraging thern to participat8 in public 8ngag8m8nt.
Contributing to the local, nation81 and intemational economy by training first rate scientists
Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus ICovid191 pandemic has brought many challenges to the world. Working Closely with our Norwich
Research Park partners we were able to redirect some of our expertise to support the local hospital to automate
Covid-19 testing and make a difference to our region. The Institute was also able to support its staff and students,
and minirnise disruption to our science programmes. We also had a key focus on supports'ng our staffs wellbeing.
For mor8 inforrnation s88 our p8rform8nce report.
Our Performance
Our performance against the 2020121 objectives is highlighted in the table beltsw..
Objectives
Our Perfom)an¢e
Continue the growth and During the last financial year scientists at El published 112 publications and shared
development of our
14 research tool, m8thod5, datab8s85 and mod81s with the wider 5a8ntific
world leadlng research
community. Our scientists also delivered 24 oral and 14 poster presentations at
programme$, increase
national and international conferen￿5 which were held in a virtual forrnat during the
our published outputs
past year. The diversity ol our funding portfolio has expanded with funding reeeived
and diversify our grant
from the Wellcome Trust, MRC and NERC in addition tr) BBSRC.
income.
Build more industrial
collaborations so that
we are aligned to
government strategy
and can achièva
Impact from our
research
With managed 21 projects with 16 industrial partners funded by.. UKRI IBBSRC,
EPSRC, Innovate UK, MRCI, Royal Acadetmy of Engineering, and industry. Our
collaborations span plant breeding and agrochemical sector, biotech industry,
specialist sequencing and instrumentation companies, dats management and
bioinformatics cornpanies, and d8f8nc& and security s8Ctor. We h8V& 8 strong
pipeline of ICASE studentships arising from these collaborations. We have
maintained the existing and developed new relationships with industry through
mechanisms such a5 external engagement events, industry seminar progratntne and
joint Pho studentships. Our industry facing event El Innovate 2020 attracted 170
attendees, arnong 115 external participants from 73 diffe￿nt organisations, and
generated 26 new connections with industry and 8cad8tMia.
Projects to translate our research 8nd help lo realise societal, economic 8nd
environmental impact, nationally and intemationally included." a modular synthetic
biology pipeline for the engineering bioactive dyes which can help lo reduce
environm8nt81 irnp8Ct of th& t8Xti18 dy8ing industry 8nd,' investigating a new drug
target lor treatment of schizophrenia with the intemational Psychiatry Consortium, a
£4 million collaboration between seven global pharmaceutical companies and two
leading research ¢h8ritigS.
Work Continues on the ooll8boration wth WorldFish which aims to aC￿lerate
selective breeding of tilapia in the Lake Victoria Basin catchment working with
institutions based in Kenya. Tanzania and Uganda. The newly awarded UKRI GCRF
GastroPak project started in 2020 with El working with institut8s in Pakistan INational
University of Sciences & Technology in Islamabad and the University of Agriculture
Faisalabadl. the National University of Galway and other UK insty'tutes. This a
multidis¢iplin8ry project to quantify the transrnission routes of gastroenteritis in
Pakistan and develop targeted interventions.
Strengthen our
partnèrships through
collaboration with world
leading institutes and
sclentlsts that allgn wlth
our scientific strategy.

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Obj•ctlv•s Icontlnuadl
Our Performance Icontinuedl
Develop our National
Capabilities to ensure
that they offer the UK
research community
high quality and high-
value scientific service5
and training.
The year brought specific challenges for the genomics team as they had restricted
aC￿sS to the onsite laboratories due to social distancing and lockdown. This als(>
impacted the national capability users and we saw fewer samples being received and
proc8SSgd in the first half of the r8porting year.
We repurposed some of our infrastructure and expertise towards COVID-19 testing,
initially supporting the expansi(>n and automation ol region's NHS testing in
collaboration with the University of East Anglia earfy in the pandemic, before setting
up and op8rating dedicated facilities 8t El for 8symptom8tic testing of r&turning
university students INorwich Testin
Initiative). The year 8150 saw the cotnpletion of
new facilities for ￿11 sorting, high-lidelity DNA sequencing and laboratory automation,
placing the National capability in a stronger position to SUPPOrt the UK bioscience
community as research acb"vrties gradually retum to normality. By the end of the year
the team were wod(ing closely with the local Norfolk and Norwich University
Pathology labs to Set up 8 new 581iv8 based tgsting lab within El, that will have the
capacity to test up to 35,000 covid samples per week by mid 2021.
The El Biofoundry continues to develop a sustsin8ble Tnodel ft)r providing access to
facilities and expertise in lab-automation and synthetic biology to the UK bioscience
and biotechnology community. It provided access to automated workflows and
progress collaborations with researchers in academia and industry.
El has dev8loped and maintained computing services that serve the scientifi
community including". El's COPO dats broking platfom which was adopted by the
Darwin Tree of Lrfe project IDTOLI htl s.'Ilwww.darwintreeoflile.or
I, where all
eukaryotic life in th8 British Isles will b8 s8qU8nced overthe next 10 years and Aquatic
Symbiosis Gen(>mics IASGI projects, with over 10,000 samples uploaded Sin￿ its
launch in October 2020. Working with the UK'S Designing Future Wheat project, we
used gold-st8ndsrd annotat8d genornic data frorn Ensembl as 8 test case to scale up
the GeneSeqToFamily Galaxy workflow to be used to find and categorise gene
families in large plant genomes such as different wheat varieties, including the
recently published 10+ wheat genomes. Despite the pandernic and Iwkdown, we
have been able to continue remote training delivery, including the provision of
computational cloud infrastructure to support training course participants. A number
of activiti85 h8V8 allowed us to help shar8 best pr8Ctices, dat8, software, protocols,
andlor other tools, bc)th nationally and intemationally. These include Galaxy training
courses, ELIXIR workshops. and the development of Cyverse UK massive open
online courses IMOOGsl in ¢o118bor8tion with Cyverse ALJstri8. We h8ve contributed
to the integration of various lo()Is int() Galaxy, the development of Galaxy training
materials and provided support for external issues not relevant to our own Galaxy
instanc8s but those of the wid8r cornrnunity
Our Advanced Training Programme moved lo a virtual model in April 2020, and w8
delivered 10 events reaching 101 people plus an additional 400 through networking
and engagement events. The training team also assisted with the organisation of
further Iraining events for the GROW Colornbia project. and supported the ELIXIR-
UK All Hands and facilitated a workshop on Big Data Science f(>r a cohort of NRP
Doctoral Training Programme PhD Students. Events locussed on training to address
skills of the research community in single cell approaches to RNAseq dats analysis,
fundamental programming linduding Python) and data management, plus networking
e.g. Single Cell Symposia, the inaugural UK Conference of Bioinformatics and
Computational Biology for which the 8irn was to bring together the communities
working in genomics and structural infomats"cs. We developed new couises and
supported visiting students with both remote and in-person internships for which the
focus were dgveloprngnt of key genorni¢s and bioinforrn8ti¢s skills.

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Obl•ctlv•s Icontlnuadl
Our P*rfom)anc• Ieontlnu￿l
Continue to
communlcate our
sclence through our
publlc engagement
program to a wlder
audience, promoting the
importance of publicly
funded ￿Search to the
general public.
The Communications Team had a productive year and supported the digital presence
and communication ol the Norwich Testing Inits'ative, as well as wider promotion ol
the Instilule's response to the pandemic. National media coverage was achieved at
various points through the year around mass testing, swalled 'silent spreaders,, and
on vaccination. Social media became more important than ever as a tool for reaching
our community, our work in digital media and on our website leading to a significant
rise in engagement and followers compared with previous years. In-person public
engagement events were cancelled or postponed, limiting our output but by creating
opportunities lor public engagement through multimedia. particularly on social
channels we were able to deliver a suc￿sSful pilot citizen science survey for a Royal
Society event. completed by hundreds of bee hotel owners across the UK. We also
adapted some previous work on the 'Bee Trail, into a game, which we're excited to
launch at the Royal Society event in July 2021. We also expanded the team to deliver
Public Engagement on our'Barcoding the Broads, project. as part of the Darwin Tree
of Life programme.
Looklng Ahead
El's objectives for 2021122 are to..
Continue the growth and development of our world leading investigator-led research program, continue to
publish high quality scientific outputs and diversify our income streams.
Build strong industrial collaborations so that we are aligned lo the Government's strategy and so we can
achieve impact from our research.
Strengthen our par￿ershipS through collaboration with worfd leading institutes and scientists that align
with our scientific strategy.
Develop our Nation81 Capabilities to ensure that they offer the UK research cornmunity high quality and
high-value saentilic sewi￿$ and training.
Continue to corntnunicate our science through our public engagernent piogratn to 8 wide audience,
promots'ng the importance of publicly funded research to the general public.
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FINANCIAL REVIEW
Income
income fi()m cash deposits in the year was £54,000
Total incoming resour￿$ for the year were £11.1m
12020.. £125,000).
12020.. £12.6ml. which was down on the previous year
Grant proposals
due to lower capital grants. Inc()me excluding capital During the y88r, El res88rcher5 submitted grant
grants was £10.2rn 12020.. £9.9ml, as higher BBSRC
proposals with a sponsor value of £7.3m 12020..
strategic funding offset lower other generated income.
£20.8rn1 and were awarded grants with a value of
El's principal sponsor is the Biotechnology and £1.7m12020.' £1.8ml.
Biological Sciences Research Council IBBSRCI. which
contributed 87Q/D of tot81 incorning r8sourc8s 12020..
Reserves policy
85¢/ol. Oihei major sources ol funding were UK El's r8serv85 ar8 h81d to support financial solv8ncy,
universities and research organisations and the EU.
manage uncertainty and fund future activities. The level
Expenditure
of resetves required by El is therefore determined by
Total resources expended amounted to £12.5m12020'.
reference to..
£14.1rnl, which was down on the previous year due to
Future operational and capital expenditure
the impact ol COVID-19 on activity and lower
requirements in the Business Plan to March 2022.,
depreciation. Staff costs accounted for £5.2m 141°/.1
Potential financial risks identified in the Business
12020.. £5.1 rn,. 36°/ol of expenditure with depreoiation of
Plan and Risk Register,
tangib18 ass8ts accounting for £3.1m 125P/¢l 12020..
Potential funding required for
strategic
£3.6m', 26¢/ts1.
InV8Stm8nts not inoluded in the Busin8ss Plan.,
Net Movement in Reserves
Working capital I liquidity requirements.
El recorded an increase of 20.7m in unrestricted Unrestricted reserves that have been designated by
reserves 12020.. decrease of £0.9ml due to higher
the Board for specific purposes are shown in separate
BBSRC strategic funding in the year.
designated reserv8S.
Restricted reserves decreased by £2.1m12020". £0.6ml Reserves position
due to depreciation exceeding capital funding in the
year, and drawdown of capital reserves.
Total reserves decreased by £1.4m in the year to
£21.6rn12020'. decreased by £1.5m to £23.Oml.
Subsidiaries and Related Parties
Restricted reserves decreased by £2.1m to £9.8m
El's trading subsidiary. Earlham Enterprises Limited
Iformerfy Genorne Enterprise Lirnitedl, contributed an
12020.. decreased by £0.6m to £11.9ml. Restricted
operating profit of £255,00012020'. £136,000).
reserves include design8tgd reserves of £0.9m for
advance capital funding and project funding from
El has 8 25/0 interest in NBI Partnership Limited BBSRC and £0.4m for advance strategic funding.
I"N81P"I. NBIP supplies support services to El and the
other Norwich Institutes (John Innes Centre, Quadram
Unr85trict8d reserves increased to £11.8m 12020..
decreased to £11.1ml. Reserves of £6.9m have been
Institute Bioscien￿ and The Sainsbury Laboraloryl.
designated by the Trustees in respect of the following..
Capital expenditure
Capital expenditure in the year of £1.7m12020'. £1.8ml
related to InVgStmgnt in s¢igntrfic and compLrting
equiprnent I£0.4tnl and building facilities1£1.3ml.
Cash
Ctrfunding lor the Institute's strategic research
prograrnrn85',
Planned strategic research investment,. and
Planned capitsl investment in leadingedge
sequencing and high performance computing
t8chnology.
General unrestricted reserves at March 2021 were
£4.1rn, £1.6m above the minimum general reserves
target set by the 8oard of £2.5m.
Group cash at 31 March 2021 was £15.5m 12020..
£14.9ml. The cash increase in the year reflects the
increase in unrestricted reserves in the year.
El deposits its cash wth UK registered financial
institutions that meet its credit rating policy. Investment

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RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
The Board of Trust88s is responsible for ensuring there are eff8Ctive and adequate risk managerngnt and intern81
control systems in place, and confirm that the major risks to which the Institute is exposed have been reviewed
and prO￿dureS established lo manage those risks. The Audit and Risk Committee agrees an annual risk-based
internal audit plan which covers major iisks identified by tmanagement and Trustee5. It receive5 report5 fro
inlemal auditors on the effectiveness of internal controls, progress against the internal audit plan and progress on
recommendations made in reports. The Board ￿vIewS a full risk report 8nnually, including a 'heat rnap tracking
major risk5.
Principal risks and uncertalntles
The principal risks and un￿rtaIntIeS facing the Charity a￿ considered to be..
De$¢ription of Risk
Management of Risk
>strategic funding 15 reduced due a
> Regular rnoniloring of scientific perfortnance
reduced fvnding envelop that we can bid
against strategic progratnrne objective5.
into through public sector spending * Regular ¢ommuni¢ation with UKRI- BBSRC
pre55ures or wor 5cientrfic PerfO￿an
to report performance and ensure strategic
Competitive grant funding is r8duced due
81ignm8nt of r8search programmes.
to s￿nsOr budget reductions or failure to > Monitoring of perfOr[nan￿ of CO￿pet￿]Ve
win n8w project funding.
grant submisS￿n$.
El is unable to keep pa¢e with > Bidding into Capital Grant opportunities to
developments in technology underpinning
refresh platforms.
its s¢ien¢e.
Technology strategy kept under regular
Funding andlor cost recoveries are
review and fvnding opportunities identified
inadequate to 5UStain improve
and pursued for technology inveslrnent5.
technologyfacilities ￿e￿ssary lo supwrt > El h88 reseNes that enable il lo move
scientffic objectives.
quickly when t8chnology 8nhancements
b8com8 available.
Ri$k area
Future BBSRC and
other spon50r
research funding
Technology
Inve$tment
Staff retention and
recruitment
El is unable to retain or attract suitably * Strategy and action p18ns in place,
skilled stsff to enable rt to sustsin its
monitored by Strategic Hurnan Resour(xs
scientffic perf0rrnan￿.
Group.
In addition to SC18ntific impact, this risk * Career development programmes in plac8to
are8 could al80 have an impact on the
support high potential staff.
level of funding th8 institute IS 8b18 to > Action following feedback frotn annual staff
attract.
survey.
> Performanc8 Manag8rnent pro(*sses in
pla(x.
> Regular dialogue with UKRI BBSRC and
other key stakeholder5 on risk5 and
emerging issues with respect to potential
changes in arrangetnents.
Kept abreast of risks and potential impact
from staff leaving EIIUK, and ensure we
prepare for th8 new immigration and visa
process post BREXIT.
Realign overseas programmes into new an
evolving funding pr￿ramme$ as they arise.
A major systems failure diswpts scientffjc * Business Continuity and Disaster wovery
sear¢h programmes.
plans in pla￿ and tested periodically.
A major incident datnages El's reputation
> Appropriate Insuran￿ arrangernents are in
impacting on future funding an
pla￿.
Ilaborative opportunities.
El fails to ¢omply with sponsor grant k El Is subject to regular reviews of its grant
qU1￿MentS ￿sUIting in a material
compliance processes from sponsors and
financial Impa¢l.
the Research Councils UK internal auditors.
El fails to deliver its science programme k El
active
business
continuity group
due to th8 implications of COVID-19 on
prioritised the safety of ils st8ff during th8
access to sit8 and or slafflstudenis,
lockdown period. We reopened critical
wellbeing.
onsit8 SCi8nc8 in M8y 2020 and wer8
granted funding extensions by UKRI to
deliv8r th8 scienc8 progr8mmes that Ware
impact8d.
Impact of lezving EU
or other major
international funding
programrne cut5
El is not able to access EU programme
funding or participate in EU research
collaborations.
El is not able to recruit or relain
r8S8arch8rs from EU member countri88.
El is not able to continue with its
intemational fvnding prograrnrnes due to
Government Overseas Development
budgets Cuts.
Major buslness
IntÈrruptlons or lo
of equipment or
computer $y$tems
Compliance with
$pon$or fundlng
requlrements
Impact of COVID-19
on science
programmes

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TRUSTEES, REPORT
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Membars and Patrons
Organisation and gov•manc•
El is incorporated in England and Wales and is a
company limited by guarantee (registered number
0685553318nd 8 registered charity Inumber 11362131.
El is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of
Association, adopted 20 December 2016.
Th8 financial st8tern8nt5 have be8n pr8pared in
accordance with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies
Act 2006 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
statement of R8commended Practice applicable to
charities preparing their accounts in accordance with
the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021.
The Members ol El are..
UK Research and Innovation - Biotechnology and
Biological Sci8nces Research CoLJnciI I"BBSRC"I',
University of East Anglia I'UEA.)",
The Chair of the Board of Trustees.
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees cornprises the Chair and up to
eight additional trustee directors. The Trustees who
Se￿ed during the year and up to the date of signing
these financial statements were as follows..
rustees
Sub-committees
Changes during period
At date ofReport.-
Professor Dame Janet Thornton (Chalrl
Dr Ala5dair Macnab
Professor Peter Holland
Profassor Thomas Richards
Ms Amanda Tag9
Mrs Andrea Finègan
Professor Jean Beggs
Profassor Edward Louis
Professor Philip Gilmartin
AC (Chairl, Rem Com
Rem Com
AC
AC, Rem C(>m (Chairl
Rem Com
AC lup to 12 October 20211
AC (from 12 October 20211
Audlt Commlttee
are in regular contact with the Institute Director and
The Audit Committee is responsible lor oversight of the
executive team and receive presentations on key areas
areas of audit,. financial
reporting., regulatory
of activity.
compliance., intern81 syst8ms and controls lincluding Trustee remuneration
the integrity ol financial controls) within El. The Audit El remunerates trustees where the Board Considers
Committee
reports lo
El's
Board,
making that payment is necessary to attract trustees with
recommendations for Board consideration where
specialist skills and experience.
The power to
necessary.
remunerate trustees is included in El's Articles of
Remuneration Committee IRem Com)
Association and has been approved by the Charitie5
El's Rernuner8tion Cornmittee is responsible for
Commission. Details ol trustee remuneration in the
advising tsn the remuneration and policy on executive
year are included in noie 8 of the financial statements.
pay and performance packages. It reports to the Board
and is comp058d of fourTrustee Director5 r8presenting
the scientific and commercial expertise.
The Scientific Advisory Board ISABI
The SAB, chaired by Prof Simon Hubbard, is
r8spon5ible for providing strat8gic advic8 on i55U85
relevant lo El's scientific mission and science
programmes.
Recruitment, induction and training of Trustees,
The Institute advertises n8tion8lly for prospective
Trustees to ensure appropriate expertise on the Btrard
is maintained.
The Institute will also approach
individuals thought to have the right skills. The Board
strives through its recruitment to keep good diversity
within the Board membership.
An induction programme h8s been put in pla￿ for
newly appointed Trustees and is kept under review and
updated where appropriate. In addition, the Trustees
Decision making and key management
The El Board has delegated the day-to-day
rnanagement of the charilable cornpany to the Director
and the Executive Teatn, who are considered to be the
key management personnel for the insts"tute".

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Direttttrr
furtherance of the NRP Enterprise Vision. El is entitled
to receive a share of certain profits generated by AIP,
however it has no liability for losses or in the event ol
insolvency. AIP has not yet generated any profits.
BBSRC
Professor Neil H811 is the Director of El. He has
previously led research gr(>ups at the Sanger Institute,
The Institute for Genomic Research and The University
of LiverFK)oI.
Director of Op8r8tions
Sarah Cossey is the Director of Operations,
professional accountant and project manager with 20+
years, experience across the public and private sector.
Head of Genomics Pipeline
Dr. Karim Gharbi is a biologistwith over two decades of
experience
genomics
and
nexl-generation
sequencing INGSI and has previously led NGS in
Edinburgh G8nomic5 and University.
Head ofpiant Genomics
BBSRC is a member tsf the charitable company. El is
strategically funded, along with seven other institutes,
by BBSRC. BBSRC supports El vi8 Strategic 5-y8ar
funding programmes, competitively won project grants
and capital funding for infrastructure and technology
investtnents. The principal teirns and conditions under
which BBSRC provides its funding are set out in El's
Institute Grant Agreement.
88SRC is part of UK Research and Innovation IUKRII,
an organisation that brings together the UK'S seven
research councils.
Prof. Ant H811 pr8viously he h81d the Holbrook G8sk811 Employees
Chair ol Botany at the University of Liverpool and
research lead for the Institute of Integrative Biology and
El staff that joined before 1 October 2011 were
employed by BBSRC up to 1 October 2017, when they
Director at thg Centre for Genomic Resgarch ICGRI transf8rr&d 8mployment to th8 In5titut8 under TUPE.
and acadetnic lead of the Liverpool Genemill.
Head of Research Faculty Office
Transferred employees retain their membership of the
R8search Qouncils Pension Scheme IRCPSI, where
Dr. Christine Fosker has worked in the field of
applicable, with El becoming an admitted employer in
Genomics lor 20 years, beginning her career working the scheme. The RCPS is a defined benefit scheme
on the Human Genome Project at the Sanger Centre.
funded frorn annual grant-In-8id on a p8y-as-you-go
She received her Ph.D. from the University of basis. El accounts for the scheme as il it were a wholly
Cambridge and the Welleome Trust Sanger Institute
defined contribution scheme.
Head of Research e-infraslruGIu
El has recruited all new staff frorn October 2011 on its
own terms and conditions, covering basic pay and
allowances, contractual payments, tax, Nl, and liabilities
for pension contributions and r8dundancy. Such staff
are eligible to join a defined contribution scheme.
El employs a nurnber of posilionsjoinuywlh UEA. Staff
ar8 8mploy8d und8r El terms & conditions, but are
eligible to join The University Superannuation Scheme
IUSSI. El is obliged to pay the prevailing employer
contribution rate foi staff in the USS, however it has no
liability lor scheme funding deficits.
Communication
Dr. Rob Davey has 15+ years in bioinformatics and
software development. He leads the research e-
infrastructure n8tion81 Capability, and data rn8nag8ment
eletnents of two core research programtnes.
Related Parties
Subsidièries ènd Related Pathes
El's trading 5ub5idi8ry - Earfharn Ent8rpris8s Limit8d
Ifomerfy Genome Enterprise Limitedl- contributed an
operating profit of £255,00012020'. £136,000).
NBIP- Associète
El provides all staff with relevant infomation, and seeks
their views on matters ol common concern through
El has 8 25P/ts Int8r85t in NBI Partnership Limited direct wmmunication and through line managers.
INBIPI. NBIP supplies support and administrative
Priority is given to ensuring that employees are aware
se￿iceS lo El and the other Norwich Institutes lJohn
of all significant matters affecting El's position and any
Innes Centre, Qu8dram Institut8 Bioscience and The
significant organisational changes.
Sainsbury Laboratory) on a not-for-profit basis. NBIP
fully recharges its costs to the four research institutes
Equality and Diversify
and awordingly it gener8tes no profit or loss.
It is El's policy to provide equal opportunities to job
Anglian I￿n0V8h0n Partnership LLP (AIPI
applicants and ernployees of any race, nationality,
ethnic origin, marital status, religion or belief, gender,
El became a member of AIP on 7 August 2012 through disability. sexual orientation, age or employment status.
its 100Qk sub5idi8ry, E8rfham Ent8rprises Limited. AIP El does not condone or tolerate any form of
is responsible for the management and development of discrimination in its recruitment or employment
the Norwich Research Park INRPI estate and for the
practices. All employees and applicants are treated on
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merit, fairly, with respect and dignity, reccyJnised as
individu81s and valued for the contribution they make,
provided lair and equal actsss to training,
development, reward and progression opportunities
and are accountable for the impact of Iheir own
behavi(>ur and actions. Al El's policies ft)Ilow these
principles.
El is aware of its statutory duty to support the
employment of disabled pers()ns where possible, both
in recruitment and by retention of employees who
become disabled whilst in the employment ol the
¢harit8ble ¢omp8ny, 85 well 8s generally through
training and career development.
Health & Safety
El aims to s8fegu8rd and itnprove the health, safety,
welfare and security of its empl()yees and the health
and safety of visitors. El aims lo create an atmosphere
wh8r8 h8alth and safety matt8r5 are paramount
considerations and consults with employees and their
representatives on health and safety matters.
Going Concern
The finanual statements have been prepared on a
From late March 2020 until June 2020, the Institute's
going conTrrn basis which the Trustees consider to be facilities were closed to all staff and students, except for
appropriat8 for the following r&ason5'.
8ss&ntial work and activity supporting Covid-19-r81at8d
testing and research. During this period, El staff and
students have been able to operate effectively from
home and, with f8cilities b&ing re-opened progr8ssively
Sin￿ then, the Institute has been able to successfully
maintain its research programmes and projects with
inimal financial imp8Ct. The Institute has tx)nsider8d
the potential financial impact of continued restrictions
The Institute is reliant on its strategic programme
for the next 12 rnonths. including the potential for 8
funding from BBSRC, which was £6.3m in the year
further lockdown. Taking into account experience to
12020.. £5.2tnl.
BBSRC ha5 confiirned continued
date, business continuity arrangements and financial
strategic funding of £5.2m lor the year lo March 2022 projections. the Institute considers the risk of a
plus provision81 funding al this level for a furtheryear to
significant financial irnpact frorn Covid-19 to be low.
March 2023 subject to the next government spending
review. The Institute expects its funding for the year to
March 2023 to be confirmed in late 2021 based on
feedback frotn 88SRC.
The Trustees have prepared cash flow forecasts for the
period to March 2026 which indicate that, taking
account of reasonable possible downsides and the
anticipated irnpad of COVID-19 on the operations and
its financial resources, the Insts-tute will have sufficient
funds to meet is liabilities as they fall due lorthat period.
Consequenuy, the Truste85 ar8 confident th8t th8
Institute will have sufficient funds to conts.nue to meet its
liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the
date of approval of the financial statements and
therefore have been prepared the finanaal statements
on a going concem basis.

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STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES OF EARLHAM
INSTITUTE IN RESPECT OF THE TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT AND THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The trustees 8re responsible for preparing the Trustees.
Annual Report and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Th8 trustees 8re responsible for the m8intenan¢g and
integrity of the corporate and financial infomation
included on the charitable companys website.
Legislation in the UK governing the preparation and
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial disseminatitsn of financial statements may differ from
stat8Tnents for each financial year. Und8r th8t18w they legislation in otherjurisdictions.
have are required to prepare the group and parent
company financial staternents in accordance with UK Insurance disclosure
Accounting Standards and 8pplic8ble law (UK
Generally Accepted Accounting practi￿), including
The Institute maintains liability insurance for its
FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable
trustees, with an annual aggregate cover limit lor all
in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
claims against them in that capacity. The Iruslees have
also been granted a qualifying third party provisitsn
under section 233 of Companies Act 2006. Neither the
Institut8's ind8mnity nor insur8nC8 provid8s cover in th8
event that a trustee is proved to have acted fraudulently
or dishonestly.
Under company law the trustees rnust not approve the
financial statements unless they are satisfied that they
give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the
group and ch8rit8bl8 company and of th8 group's result
for that period. In preparing each of the group and
charitable company financial statements, the trustees
are required to..
Public benefit
The Trustees are satisfied they have eomplied with their
duly in section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due
r8g8rd to public benefit guidanc8 published by th8
Charities Commission. Based on this guidan￿, and as
described in this Trustees, report, the Trustees believe
the activities of El to be charitable in nature.
$818Ct suitable acwunting policies and then apply
thern consi5tently',
make judgements and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent.,
state whether applicable UK Aeeounting Standards
have been followed, subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the financial The trustees confim that..
staternent5,' and
assess the group's and the d)aritable company's
ability to continue as a going concern. disclosing.
a5 applicable, matters related to going concern.,
and
use the going concem basis of accounting unless
th8y either intend to liquidat8 the group or th8
charitable companyor to cease operations, or have
no realistic alternative bul to do so.
Disc105ure of information to auditor
so far as each trustee is aware, there is no
relevant audit information of which the Company's
auditor is unawaie, and
the trustees have taken all the steps that they
ought to have laken as trustees in order to make
thetM5elves aware of any relevant audit
information and to establish that the Company's
auditor is aware of that information.
The trustees are responsible lor keeping adequate
accounting records that are 5LrfficiBnt to show 8nd
explain the charitable company's transactions and
disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the
rinancial position of the charitable cornpany and enable
them to ensure that its financial statements comply with On behalf of the Board
the Companies Act 2006. They are responsible for
such internal control as they deterrnine is necessary to
enable the preparation of financial statements that are
free from rnaterial rnisststernent, whether due to fraud
or error, 8nd have g8n8ral r85ponsibility for taking such
steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the
assets of the group and to prevent and detect fraud and Janet Thornton, Trustèa Dlractor
other irregu18rities.
7 December 2021
Independent auditors
Larking Gowen LLP have been appointed as auditors
and a resolution has been passed by the Board,
COn￿rnIng their appointment as auditors.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF EARLHAM INSTITUTE
Opinion
period of at least twelve rnonths from when the financial
ststements are authorised for issue.
We have audited the financial statements of Earlham
Institute (the 'parent charitable company'l and its
subsidiaries (the 'group'l for the year ended 31 March
2021 which comprise the Consolidated Slalement ol
Financial Adivities, Consolidated and Charitable
C()mpany Balances Sheets, Consolidated Statement ol
Cash Flows and Notes to the Accounts, including
significant accounting policies. The financial reporting
frarnewotk that has been applied in their preparation is
applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting
standards, including Fin8nci81 Reporting Standard 102
The Finanaal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland Iunited Kingdom Generally
Accepted Accounting practi￿).
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees
with ie5pect to going con￿rn are described in the
relevant sections of this report.
Other Infom)atlon
The other information comprises the information included
in the trustees, annual report, other than the financial
st8t8ments and our auditor's r&port thereon. The trustees
are responsible for the other infomation contained within
the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements
doe5 not cover the othei information and, except to the
extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not
express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our
responsibility is to read th8 Other information 8nd, in doing
so, consider whether the other inlomation is materially
inconsislent with the financial statements or our
knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or
otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we
idents'fy such material inconsistencies or apparenl
mat8rial mis5tatetn8nts, we are r8quired to d8t8rmin8
whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the
financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we
have p&rformed, we conclude that there Is 8 rTl8terial
misstatement ol this other inlomatitsn, we are required to
report that fact.
In our opinion the financial statements..
give a true and fair view of the state of the group's
and parent ¢harit8ble company s affairs as 81 31
March 2021, and of the group's incoming resources
and application of resources, including its incorne
and exp8nditur8, for the year then &nd&d.,
have been properly prepared in accordance with
United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
Practice.. and
have been prepared in accoidance with the
requirements ol the Companies Act 2006.
Basis for opinion
We have nothing to report in tt)is regard.
We conducted our audit in accordance with International
Standards on Auditing IUKI IISAS IUKII and applicable
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the
Companies Act 2006
18w. Our responsibilities underthose standards ar8 furth8r
described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of
the financial statements section of our report. We are
independent of the group and parent charitable cotnpany
in accordance with the ethical requirements that are
relevanl to our audit of the financial slaternents in the UK,
including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have
fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance
with these requirements. We believe that the audit
eviden￿ we have obtained is sufficient and appr(>priate
to provide a basis for our opinion.
In our opinion. based on the work undertaken in the
course of the audit..
the information giv8n in the tru5t88s' r8POrt
(incorporating the strategic report and the directors,
report) for the financial year for which the financial
st8t8Tn8nts are prgp8red is ¢onsist8nt with the
financial statements., and
the strategic report and the directors, report have
be8n prepared in accordanc8 With applicab18 18gal
requirements.
Concluslons rèlatlng to golng concèrn
In auditing the financial statements, we have conduded
that the trustees. use of the going con￿rn basis of
accounting in th8 pr8par8tion of th8 financial st8tem8nt5
is appropriate.
Based on the work we have perfomied, we have not
identified any material uncertainties relating to events or
conditions that, individually or collectively, may ¢8st
significant doubt tsn the group's or parent charitable
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Matters on whlch we are requlred to report by
exception
aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to
influence the economic decisions of users taken on the
basis of these financial statetnents.
In the light of the knowledge and undersianding of the
group and parent charitable company and its environrnent
obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified
material misstatements in the strategic report and the
directors. report.
Itregularitie5, induding fraud, are instances of non-
compliance with laws and regulations. We design
procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined
above, to d8t8Ct mat8ri81 mi55tat8ments in r85PeCt of
irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our
procedures are capable of detecting irregularities.
ineluding fraud, is detailed below.
We hav8 nothing to r8POrt in r85P8Ct of th8 following
matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006
requires us to report to you if. in our opinion..
adequate accounting records have not been kept by
the parent charitsble cornpany, or returns adequate
for our audit have not been received from branches
not visited by us., or
thg parent charitable wmp8ny s financial statern8nts
are not in agreernent with the accounting records and
retums., or
certain disclosures ol directors, remuneration
specified by law are not made., or
we have not reTrived all the infom)alion and
explanations we require for our audit.
Due to the field in which the group op8rates, we identrfigd
the areas most likely tts have a direct material impact on
the financial statements as compliance with UK tax
18gis18tion, UK 8ccounting Standards, UK charity law and
the Companies Act 2006. In addition, we considered the
provisions of other laws and regulations which whilst not
having a direct imp8d on the fin8n¢i81 st8terngnts, are
fundamental to the group's ability to operate including
health and safety,. employment law. and compliance with
various other regulations relevant to the conduct of the
group's operations.
Our approach to identifying and assessing the risk of
material misstatement in respect of irregularities,
including fraud and non-compliance with laws and
regulations, included the following..
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the trustees, responsibilities
st8tgTn8nt set out on pagg 12, the trustees Iwho ar8 also
the directors of the parent charitable company for the
purposes of company lawl are responsible for the
preparation of the financial statements and for being
satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and lor such
inlemal control as the trustees determine is necessary to
8nab18 th8 pr8P8ration of financial statern&nts that are
free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error.
Enquiries with management about any known or
suspected instances of non-compliance with laws
and regulations. accidents in the workplace, potential
litigation or claims and fraud.,
Reviewing legal and professional fees to confim
matters where the group engaged lawyers during the
y88r',
Reviewing financial statement disclosures and tax
matters, and testing to supporting documentation to
asse5S c0tnpli8n￿ with applicable laws and
regulations.,
Reviewing board minutes and any relevant
corr8spond8nce with extem818Uthoriti&s',
Challenging assumptions and judgements made by
management
their significant
accounting
estimates, particularfy in relation to the recognition of
grant income., and
Auditing the risk of management override ol controls,
including through testing journal entries and other
adjustments for appropriateness, and evaluating the
business rationale of any significant transactions
outside the normal course of business.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are
responsible for assessing the groups and parent
charitable company's ability to continue as a going
concern, disclosing. as applicable, matters related to
going concern and using the going wncern basis of
accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate
the group or parent charitable company or to Trase
operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial
statements
We h8V8 be&n appointed auditor under the Compani85
Act 2006 and report in accordance with this Act.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements as a whole are free from
tnaterial misstatetnent, whether due to traud or error, and
to issue an auditor's report that includes tsur opinion.
Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is
not a guar8nt88 that an audit conducted in accordanc8
with ISAS IUKI will always detect a material misstatement
when itexists. Misstatements Can arise from fraud orerror
and are considered tnaterial if, individually or in the
Due to the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk
that we will not detect all irregularities, including Ih(>se
leading to a material misstatement in the financial
st8t8ments or non-complisnce with regulation. This risk
increases the more that compliance with a law or
regulation is removed from the events and transactions
reflected in the financi81 statements, 85 we will be 1855
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The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring
due to fraud rather than error. as fraud involves intentional
contsaltnent,
forgery,
collusion,
omission
or
misrepresentation.
state lo them in an auditor's report and for no other
purpose. To the fullest extent perrnitted by law. we do not
accept or assutne responsibility to anyone other than the
charitable company and the charitable company's
members as a body. for our audit work. for this report, or
for the opinions we have formed.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on
the
Financial Reporting Council's
website
at..
https'.Ilwww.frc.org.LJklOur-WorklAudiVAudit-and-
assUrancelStandards-and-guidan￿1standards-and-
guidan¢e-for-auditorslAuditors-responsibilities-for-
audiVDescription-of-auditors-resporisibilities-lor-
audit.aspx. This description foms part of our auditor's
report.
LLP
Anders Rasmussen FCA (Senior Ststutory Auditor)
Use of our report
for and on b8half of
Larklng Gowen LLP
This report is made solely to the charitable company's
tn8mbers, as 8 body, in accord8nC8 With Ch8Pt8r3 of Part
16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been
undertaken so that we might state to the charitable
mp8ny s rnemb8rs those matters we ar8 required to
Chartered Accountants
Statutory Auditors
Norwich
14 Dec8Tnber 2021

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
I INtJ AN HNV tAVtP4LII I Utr<& ALLOUN I
Unrestr1d￿ Restricted Restrid
funds
fund8
cs
£o(M)
£￿0
Total
Total
2020
Mjle
£000
Incornp
In¢orne fr¢wn charitable aclivifies
Grant In¢om- BBSRC
Grant In¢onE- Other
other Re￿[ch lrtotnè
Capital furKJing- BBSRC
8,466
566
386
1,192
7,979
317
607
2.718
*)1
991
In¢orne from other tradingaclivilies
Trading Ir￿
P£ntal iT￿r
409
Investn7entincoffle
10
127
Olher£Ener8tedincome
422
Total I￿orr
9,233
991
12.608
Expenditure
Charitabl& acti￿tieS
Paising funds
Tradiry
15251 18,7181 13,(fAI 112.307)
11221
11221
1831
1831
113,7661
12221
Total ex
ndrture
Net ex
enditur8 for the
515
Other tr3rEfers
Capital trarEfers
20
20
1.258
17151
11.2581
715
Net mvemÈnt in funds
743
Funds br￿ght fo￿rd
11.053
2,032
22,989
24.484
Funds carrled fcnvard
The Consolidated Statementof FinancialActivilies I"SoFA"l includes all gains and losses re￿gnised in theyear. All intotning resources
and expenditure relates to continuing activities.
The notes on pages 19 to 31 form part of these financial ststements.

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CONSOLIDATED AND CHARITABLE COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS
AS AT 31 MARCH 2021
Group
(>wp Company CcThpany
2020
£o(M)
2021
£000
2020
Note
Fixed &ssels
Tar¥jIb￿ assets
Intary1b￿ 8S8eL8
10.843
12
9,350
10.843
12
12
Current assets
Strtk8
Debtors
Cash at bank arKI in Fwnd
14
15
16
163
3.164
1S461
18,7B6
163
3,005
15.329
18,497
2.071
14.945
17,102
1.947
14.923
16,9
Cmnl 118biliti8s
cr￿ltOrs". a[￿￿TrtS faling due ￿1th1￿ one year
16,51n 14.wl
16,4831
4,9541
Total net curreth assets
12.134
11.
Total assets le55 currerrt liabilit￿$
21,W21
21.364
22,851
Total net asset8
The fvjnds of the charity
Restricted funds
Fi)*d asset r8saN*
DeW9n8￿ resepEs
r*nerJ rese
Total restricted funds
&546
8,556
861
428
9,914
1.651
381
11,946
1.651
381
11,W36
428
9,835
Unrestrictecl funds
FiY2d asset reseThe
De&gn8ted r8sews
r*ner31 rese
Total unrèthcted funds
951
5,572
804
6,B77
3,838
11,519
941
5.572
877
4105
11,786
11.053
10,
Total funds
A separate incom& and expenditure account has not ￿en presentèd for El as this is exempted by S8ction 408 of th& Companies Act
2006. The loss after lax of El was £1.487,00012020.. loss of £1.413.0001
Thefinancial slaternenls on pages 16to 31 were approve(I by the Board of Trustees on 7 December 2021 and were signed on ils behalf
by..
Janet Thornton, Trustse Director
Th& accompanying notes fom part ofth8se financi81 stat&ments.

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Company registration number.. 06855533
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
Total
2021
£000
Totsl
2020
Cash lows from op8ratlng actfvrtbs:
Or*ratiw d&ficil
Interest receivab
Depreciati￿ and ar[￿tis￿￿On
Capital gr8nLq r8cei¥ed
Loss on disposal of tangible assets
IlncreaseVDecrease in 5twks
Incr&asÈ in d8btor8
Increase in creditors
11.3681
1561
3,064
11,4951
3.6(Y
12,7181
169
11.087)
1.029
Net cash
ovided
at
act￿leS
996
256
Cash Fbws trom Inve8tlng actfvttl8S'.
Interest recei*d
Purchase of tangibkg assets
Capital grants reCeI￿d
Proc88d8 frcm Sa￿ of tangib18 as8ets
56
11,7281
1,192
127
2.718
Net cash
used In
rovlded
Investkn actlvtt*8
Chan
111 cash cash
a￿Trts in the re
ortin
iod
516
1.291
Cash and cash eqUIva￿trtS at beginnir¥J irflhp peri(
16
14,945
13,654
Totsl ¢a8h and ¢a8h
ulvalents at tho 8nd ofth8
The rnovement in nel debt forthe current and prior year 15 identlQ31 to the tni)vemen15 in ￿$h flow set oul above.
Th& accompanying note8 form part ofthes& financi81 stat&ments.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Ba$is of preparation
The group financial statements hav& beèn prepared under the
hiStOr￿al cost convention and applicable accounting stsnd3rds.
Th8y have also been prepared in accordance with Accounting
and RÈporting by Charities", Statement of Recommended
Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in
accordance with th8 Financi81 Reporting Sl8nd8rd applic8bl8 in
the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS102F (Charities SORP
IFRS10211. the Financi81 Reporting Standard applicable in the
UK and Republic of Irel8nd IFRS1021 and th8 Comp8ni8s Act
2006.
The principal accounting poI￿leS adopted in these financial
stslements. which have been consistently applied. are..
Basis of Consolidation
The Gonsoli(lated financi31 statetnents incorporate the financi31
stslements of El and 811 its subsidiary undertakings in
accordanc& with Financial Reporting Standard I'FRS'I 102
"A￿U￿tIng for Subsidiary Undertakings"
El is one of four meTnbers of NBI Partnership Litnited I"NBIP"I.
The group accounts for NBIP as an associate. although in
pr8CtIC8 the t￿paThy make8 no profil or Ioss 8nd has n81 asset8
of NIL. therefo￿ has no impact on the Group financial
8ts1ements.
financial projections. the Institute considers the risk of a
significant financi81 impact froKn COVID-19 to be low.
Consequently. the Trustees a￿ confident that the Institute will
have 8uffia8nl fund8 to continue lo me8t its liabilitie8 as they fall
due for at least 12 months from thè date of approval of the
financial statements 3n(I therefore have been prepared the
financial 8tatemenl8 on 8 going conc8m basis.
Judgements in applying accountlng pollcles and k8y
sources of estlmatlon
Pr8paralion of th& financial Slater￿n1$ r8quir8 managem8nt lo
tnake significantjudgements and estitnales. The iletns in the
financial 8tst8menl8 wher& th888 judgements and 88timates
have been made include".
Depreciation, which has b8en charyed in line with th&
a¢¢ounting policy below. The amount of depreciation Gharged
8nd nel book value of the 8ssels is included in Note 11.
Income
Charitable grant incotne represents grants received and
receivable in the year from outside granting bodies and other
mlscellan&ou8 Incom&. Grants that pro¥idÈ core fundlng are
recognise(l in the year in which entitlement passes. Grant
funding received lo undert8ke research is recognised in the year
in vA)ich thè obligation is fulfilled. Grant funding 18 released to
match extenditure incurred during the ye3r together with any
r8lal8d contribulions towards overhead cost8.
Other charitable research income represents non-grant ￿venUe
frorll collabor8tive research projects with other acaderllic
in81ilution8 and olh&r 8ci8ntific services. Revenue is recognised
in the year in which the obligation is fulfilled.
Capital grants are recognised when enlillement passes. which is
typically on recèipt. whe￿ capital funding includes IÈTrns and
con(lilions that must be rllel before there is unconditional
enlitlemenl, the grant income 18 recogni88d as those conditions
a￿ tnet. which usually results in capital funding being rècognised
to match the capitsl costs incurred.
Inv8slm8nl Income r8lale8 to inter88t r8ceivab18 from treasury
deposits and relat￿ party loans. The interest is retognised in
the year in which it is e8rnl.
Other income relates lo
mi8c8llanÉou8 income. R&v8nu8 Is recogni8ed In th& y&ar in
The financial statements of all group undert3kings are made up
to 31 March 2021. A $8p8ral& income and expenditur& aecount
has not been presented for El as pertnitted by Section 408 of the
Companies Act 2006. The loss after tsx of El was £1.487.000
12020.. £1,413,000) for the year.
Golny concem
Thefinanci81 statements have been prepared on a going COn￿M
ba8is which th& Tm8188s ￿nSIder lo b& appropri8t8 for th8
following re3sons'.
The Trustees have prepared cash flow forecasts for the period
to March 2024 which indicate that. tsking account of reasonable
possible downside8 8nd the anticipated Impact of COVID-19 on
the operations and ils financial resou[￿s. the Institute will have
suffiuent funds to meet is liabilities as they f811 due for that
period.
The Institute is reliant on its Strat￿1¢ progratnme fun(ling from
BBSRC. which wa8 £6.3m in the y8ar 12020.. £5.2ml. BBSRC
has confirmed continued slratègit funding of £5.2m for the year
to March 2022 plus provisional funding at this level for a further
year to March 2023 Subject to th& next government spending
view. The Institute expects its funding for the year to March
2023 to be confirmed in late 2021 b8sed on feedb8ck from
BBSRC.
Like tnost researGh organisations, the Institute'5 aGtwities have
been impacted by COVID-19 measures. From late March 2020
nlil Jun& 2020, the Inslilute's facilities wer8 closed to all staff
and students. except for essential work and activty supporting
C0VID-1￿r&lated le81ing and r8se8rch. During this period, El
staff and students have been able to operate efFectively frotn
home and, with facilities being re-opene(I prO9￿SSive1Y sin
then, the Institute h8s be8n able 10 8UCC8ssfully maintain its
search progratnmes and projects wth Tninitnal financial
impact. The Institute has considered the potential financial
Impact of continued restricllons for the next 12 months, Including
the wlential for a further Iwk(lown. Taking into 3WOUnt
experience to date, business continuity arrangement8 and
Exp8nditur8
Expenditure on charitsble activities represents the full cost of the
r8se8rch performed.
11 include8 th& cost of dir8Ct 8taff,
consutnables and indirect costs ap￿rtIoned on the basis of use.
Cost of gènerating funds represents the cost of obtaining fund8
forresearch and preparing grantapplic3tions. Governance costs
represent the n8ce88ary cost of compliance with sl8tulory and
constitutional requiretnenls an(1 any other c05ts whiGh are not
direct ch8rilable expenLlilure. Supwrt costs have been wholty
allctated lo charitabl& activity exp8nditur& based upon activity as
indicated in note 4 to the financial slatetnenls.
R8Stri¢ted funds
Wh8re re8earch at El is funded by grant8 Wlth condition8
attached to thetn these are shown as restricted. Capi131 gran15
received and receivable together with other restricted funds
received and rec81vable and used lo purch8$8 tangible asse18
are included within reslricte(I funds.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
ACCOUNTING POLICIES ICONTINUEDI
Prov181ons
A re81ricled fixed 8sse18 r888N8 h88 b88n eslabli8h8d
A provision is r￿gniSed in Ihefinancial Statements wher& IhÈre
P￿senting the net ￿0k value of fixed assets purchased from
is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefil
capital grants. The reserve is shown a5 restricted due lo
to a third paty.
continuing conditions In ¢onn8clion with th8 Capital grants and
staff and PÈnsion$
assets purchased.
El staff that joined before 1 October 2011 were employed by
Unrestricted funds
BBSRC up lo 1 October 2017. when they transferred
These include any other grants which do not h8ve speafic
&mployment to the In8tilule und8rTUPE.
conditions attached to them.
Transfèrred employees retain their m&mbÈtship of the Research
A fixed assets resepie has been estsblished within Un￿St￿¢ted Councils Pension Scheme IRCPSI, where 8pplicable. with El
reserves representing th8 nel bwk value of fixed a888ls funded
becoming an admitted &mploy8r in the 8¢h&me. Th& RCPS is a
from unrestricted reserves.
defined benefit scheme funded from annual granl-in-aid on a
Unrestricted reserves that have bpen designated by the Board
pay-8s-you-go basis. The RCPS Pension Scheme is 8 mulli-
for specific purposes are shown in separate designated
&mploy&r sch8m& and El is unable to id&ntify 118 share of the
re88Nes. Al March 2021. £6.9m12020.' £5.6ml of unre81ri¢ted
un(lertying assets and liabilities. El therefore accounts for the
reserves have been designated in relation to cTrfunding for
8ch8m8 as If Il w&re 8 wholly defined conlribulion sch&me. As a
institute strategic programmes. strategic r88earch projects and
result. the aFnount charged to the incotne and expenditu
future capital investrnènt.
ccount represents the contributions payable to the scheme in
Capital transfer5
r8sp8cl of th& accounting period. Liabilili&s for the payment of
A transfer from the unrestricted lo the reslricled reserve equal lo
futurebenefits are the responsibilityofthe RCPSand accordingly
the d8pr8¢18lion charge for asse18 purch88&d from unr&8tri¢lèd
re not included in these Financial Slaterllenls.
reseTves is made as 3 capital tr3nsfer.
El ha8 r8crui18d all new staff from October 2011 on 118 own l&m8
Tangible assets and depreciation
and conditions, covering basic pay and allowances, conlradual
Tangible asset8 are shown al c08t or walualion18ss accumulated
payments, tax. Nl, and liabilities for pension contributions and
depreciation. The cost of tangible assets is their purchase cost.
redundancy. Such staff are eligible tojoin a defined contribution
together with any inci(lenlal costs of acquisition.
scheme.
Depreaalion is calculated lowrite off the cost of assets. les8 any
The Company erllploys some staff jointly with the University of
estimated residu81 value, over their È8tlmaled useful lfv&s at th&
Ea81Anglia. Staff are employ8d under El terms & conditions, but
following rates..
are eligible lo join The University Superannuation Scheme
Plant, machinery and 8quipn8nl- over estimated 8conomic life,.
USSI. El is obliged lo pay the prevailing employer contribution
Scientific equipm&nl- 5 year8 straight lin8',
rale for staff In th8 USS, however It ha8 no liability for sch&me
Sequencing equipment- 3 years straight line."
funding deficits
Accordingly, these arrangements have been
8ccoun18d for a8 d8fin8d contribution s¢h8m8.
Computer equipment- 3-5 years straight line.
Termlnatlon benefits
The leaseholLI improvements have been depreci8ted over the
shorter of Ih&ir &stimat8d 8conomi¢ life and the remaind&r of th8
Redundancy payments a￿ recognised as a liability and an
lease period.
expense only when the event is dernonslrably comrnitte(I to by
Assets under construction are not depreciated until the asset is
Èlther". a. termination of the employment of an ern￿oYe￿ or
In full u8&.
group of employees before the noTrnal retirement dale. or b.
Intangible assets amortisation
provision of termination benefits 88 a result of an offer m8de in
Computer Software Lleveloprnent costs are recognised as
ord&r lo encourage voluntary rèdundancy.
Operating Leases
Intangible fixed asse18 al cost less amortisation and any Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to the
provision for impairtnenl.
Amortisation is calcu13te(I lo write off the cost or valuation of
Sla18ment of Finanual A¢livilie8 on a straight lin& ba818 over the
lease terrn.
assets. less the estimated residu81 value. over their eslimaled
useful economic lives as follows".
Foreign Currency transartions
Computer Software- 310 5 ye3rs slraight-line.
The reporting and functional currency 18 pound8 sterling.
Assets under construction are not 8mortised until the asset is in
Transactions in foreign CUTrencies are ￿corded at the rate of
exchange ruling 3t the date of the trans3Ction.
Assets 8nLI liabilities denominaleLI in foreign currencies are
translated at year end exchange rates. Ml gains and losses are
taken lo the stslement of financial activities in the year to which
they relate.
Flnan¢l81 Instrument8
D8btors
Financial assets and financial liabilities are ￿C(￿jnised upon
Debtors are non-intere5t bearing an(1 are slate(l at their norninal
becorning a party to the contractual provisions of the instrurnenl.
value. as reduced by appropri8te allowances for estimated The group only enter8 into E>asic financial instrumenltran88ctions
Irrecoverable amounts.
that fftsult In financial a88&ts and Iiabilitl8$ Ilke trade and other
Trade creditors
accounts receivable and payable.
Trade creditors are non-interesl bearing and are slated at their
nominal value.
Stocks
Stwks are slated 3t the lower of cost 3nd net realisable value.
Provision is made, where n8cess8ry, forslow moving or obsolete
stock.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
2. ANALYSIS OF INCOMING RESOURCES
Total Research
2021
acbmties
Èooo
Cmher
actiNities
Total
2020
£000
actimties
actimties
£000
Grant income
BBSRC
(Iher go*rTh￿nI deparbwts
Eur(yean Lknion
ikniwsities
Cmher charities
(Jher grants
8,466
72
24
246
396
214
7.979
42
7.979
72
24
246
396
214
90
569
113
110
Total rant inco
9,418
8.￿3
Capftal Wants
BBsr
C4ital e￿ndIture
1,192
1.192
2,718
171B
Total ca
ital
rants
Tr￿lthy Inco
Earlham Enterprises Ltd
Rentsl income
409
26
358
358
80
26
Total tradi
435
43$
438
Inv88tnw)t Incc
Interest reCei￿ble on cash ￿e￿￿tS
127
127
Total Investmnt Income
127
127
Other irKorne
(Mher incorr
43
422
422
Total other In¢r*)
43
422
422
Total incorrAn
resr￿rCes
El's activities consist princip8lly of scientific research in the United Kingdom.
Grant income of £9,418k12020.. £8.903kl. £9,032k12020".£8.296kl is restriGled general funds. £386k (2020.. £607kl is
unrestricted funds.
Capital grants of £1,192k12020." £2,718kl, £201k12020'. £42kl18 restrlcted gen&ral fund8 and £991k12020". £2,676kl Is
restricted capital funds
In both periods all trading. investment and other income is unrestrict￿.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
3. ANALYSIS OF RESOURCES EXPENDED
Expenditu￿ on charita￿e activities and governance costs have been analysed below.
Tot
2021
nd￿Ure on charttable act￿ttle5
2020
£OOD
te
Dir¥1 Charitstle ewdityre..
Staff cos
Direct costs
D8preciabon
()Mr￿n¢* co*$
Supwrl ¢ost8
4.Y)1
3,251
4,470
4,180
3,609
1.396
Total e
nditure
Total
2021
£NJo
To&1
2020
Ana
i¥of
n•n¢o ¢O¥t$
staff costs
Tra*1 costs
othèr ¢0*
93
Total
vwnanco Costs
95
Included within 8xp8ndilur8 Is r8slrict8d general expenditure of £8,718k12020.. £8,463kl, and restricted capital expenditure
Id&ptsciationl of £3,064k12020". £3,809kl. Al othèr Èxpenditur& is unrestricted.
4. ALLOCATION OF SUPPORT COSTS
ChJitsW
Attiiibèg
Td
ZQ21
£0
Charitrbl
Actiirytieg
Poising
Funds
£wo
Totrl
2WO
£wo
Basis of
JthabCAI
Funds
£0
I￿Ing Se￿ICe$.
Finance Contracts.
492
213
Y8
130
98
492
328
Y8
130
98
318
Actimty
328
127
19
P£S￿ree$ Snd Stsff Welfarè.
(knr 5UPPOrtSer￿ees
127
Aebmty
Ael￿ty
57
Total su
costs
179
1,281
1.396
Support costs arè allocated based on their nature.
include8 8&rvi¢e8 supplied by NBI Partn&rship ￿MIl6d{S￿8 not8 231.
5. TAXATION
El 18 consid&red to pass the le8ts sel out in Paragraph 1 Sch8dule 8 Finance Act 2010 and Ih8r8fore rt me&ts the definition of a
charitable company for UK Corporation tax purposes Accordingly. the Charity is potenlialty exetnpl from taxation in respect of
incorlle or capit81 gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of
the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively lo charitable
purposes. The Ir3ding activities of ils subsidiary. Earlham Enterprise Limited. are subject lo c£Ypwation tax. however profits are
gifted to the charitabl8 company resulting in £nil12020.' £nill tax payable.
Thère Is no provision for def&rr8d lax on fair value adiustm8nls b8caus8 any charyeable gains are applied to charitable
objectwes so no tax liability arises.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
6. OPERATING SURPLUS
Operating surplus is stated after tharging".
Total
2021
£NJo
Total
2020
AuditseTNices".
Fees for the auditof the charitsLle company and con￿l￿ated financial st8tenEnts
Fees for audltol the chariL4￿ company's S￿￿diSrY pufsu8nit01￿lslation
N￿-￿v￿lI spr¥icps.
Clher lees payaLI8 to Lh& auditorsof th8 charitaLle c(ryany
Deprecistion
Loss on di¥wl Df langiye as*
C¥eratng lease renta￿ I￿nd and bu1￿1￿￿}
Hire of thntand equipment
LO￿<S￿nI on foreign eyLhange tran￿al0Ths
12
12
101
10
7. RESULTS OF TRADING ACTIVITIES OF SUBSIDIARY
Total
2021
£wo
Total
2020
Earlham Enter rlges Un*ed
Profft and loss account
Tumcwer
Costol
Gros¥ rxofft
358
192
153
Adttinitstrati
30
rafft and rofft on ord
acth11t￿5 before taxatlon
255
In addition to the above, £135.50312020.. £218.3821 in Gift Aid was paid lo the to the charitsble cotnpany in the year.
8. REMUNERATION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
El has been given approval by the Charities Comrnission to remunerate trustee5 where the Board wn5iders that payrTTrenl is
necessary to 8ttr8Ct trust8es with sp8cialisl skills and &xperi&nce. The power to remunerate Iruslees 18 Included in El'8 Artic1&8
of Association.
Six tnetnbers of the Board of Trustees ￿CeNed remuneration frorn the group duriTrg the yearfortheir duties as a Trustee12020".
inel. Totsl trustee rernuneralion in the year was £29,OW12020.. £30.0001. Detsils of the remuneration pai(1 during the year is
as follow8..
Total
2021
£No
Total
2020
Nan* ofTruSts0
Professor P8ler Pknland
Professor Ihomas Flchards
Professor Robbie Waugh
Prolessjr Dan* Janetlhornknn
$ kndrea Finegan
Dr Alasdair M8cn8b
Profewr Edvtsrd Ltsui$
Profe￿[ V8ronica Van Hsyningen
PrOfe&￿r Jean Be
Total
29
Attendance expenses were incurred by zero12020 31 TTUStees whilst carrying out Iheirduties amounted to £nil12020." £8771
during th8 year.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
9. EMPLOYEE INFORMATION
The average monthly number of persons employed by ordeployed to the group. analysed by category. was as follows".
Grou
and com
an
2021
Numbor
2020
Nu￿ber
Sciendfic
Officfr rnan
Totsl
91
17
108
87
21
em8ntand ser¥icgS
The aggregate payroll costs of these persons were..
2020
£000
Wages and salaries
RedU￿￿cY Gl)5ts
Social security ¢os¢¥
(Iher
ension Costs
Tota
4,117
4,072
404
570
5,050
5,157
As r8quir8d by Charit8s SORP an analysis ha8 been provid8d below of the number of staff who fall within emoluments bands
frotn £60.000 upwards.
Grou
and ¢har#abk com
2021
Number
NuN*er
£60,0￿- £69,￿9
£70.OW- £79.*9
t1M,NO- £109,
£1￿￿o-£169
To￿1
10
Th& numb&rofstaff with emoluments greaterthan £60.000 whowère members oftt)e Research Councils. Pension Schemes was
412020.. 21. The number of stsff with ernoluments greater than £60.000 who were rnernbers of a cornpany stakeholder pension
Scheme was 512020.. 31.
St8ff Ihatjoined priorto 1 October 2011 We￿ employe(I by BBSRC up lo 1 October 2017. when these employees transferred
8mploym8nt lo the Institu18 under TUPE. Tran8f8rr8d &mploy88s retain their membership of th& Research Councils P8nsion
Scheme. where applicable. with El bpcotning an adtnitted etnployer in the scheme.
stafF Ihatjoin8d after 1 October 2011 are employed undér El terms & conditions.
The key management personnel of the charitable company 8re considered lo be the members of the executive team.. the
In$lilute Dirèctor. Dlreclor of Op&ralions, Head of Genomics Pipelin&, Head of Plant Genomic8, Head of Re8&arch Faculty
Office and Head of Rese8rch e-infraslruclure. The key man8gemenl personnel of the group comprise those of the charity and
the key manag8ment P8rsonn81 ofthe wholly own8d subsidiar18s, Earlham Ent8rprise8 Ltd I'EEL"). The k&y manag8ment
personnel of EEL is considered to be the Institute Director IEII and the Director of Operations IEII. No costs We￿ recharged in
respect of this. The tol81 employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity and group were £673.21412020..
£793,268).
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
10. INTEREST RECEIVABLE AND SIMILAR INCOME
Total
2021
£(KJo
Total
2020
Inkfe# On h)ans
Totsl
11. TANGIBLE ASSETS
PLqnL
r(Éehlnery
Leasehold
under
irnprovemnts equiprnenl ¢￿sIr￿ctI(
Grou
and thar*Abk com
an
Total
£000
£0
£￿0
At 1 April 2020
Transfers
Additons
25.641
971
579
1,164
127
1,022
169
1,728
169
31 March 2021
At 1 April 2020
Charg8 for the year
8L
At 31 March 2021
5.492
205
19.0
2.847
24,4
3,052
Net bookvalue at 31 March 2021
Nel t￿k value al 31 March 2020
All of the charitable company a8sels at 31 March 2021 8re used for direct charitable purpos88.
A88&ts under con81ru¢lion repre8&nl capital il&ms which ar8 not y81 in full economic use.
12. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Grou
Total
£Mo
Al 1 April 2020
Addl￿On5
31 March 2021
177
177
177
177
AccumulatedDeweclaUon
At 1 April 2020
Char
eforthe
ear
31 March 2021
12
177
12
177
Nat book valutr at 31 March 2021
Nel ￿M70k al 31 March %120
12
12
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
12. INTANGIBLE ASSETS ICONTINUEDI
Stsfmèfe
de￿[￿nI
Charita￿0
Total
At 1 Awil 2020
Addl￿ons
31 March 2021
147
147
147
147
At 1 April 2020
Cha
elorthe
At 31 Kgr¢h 2021
125
12
147
135
12
147
ear
Net bookvalue at 31 March 2021
N&1 ￿0k value al 31 Mar¢h 2020
12
12
The intsngible asset relates to internally generated research s?fr￿are.
13.
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Subsldlary
Th&charitable company's Inv&8tm&nt In its subsidiary und&rtaking al costamountsto £1. Th&following Is the operating 8ubsidiary
undertaking in which the charitsble ￿rnpanY has an inlere5t'.
Country of
istration
Cl¥¥$ and of
shares hpkl
Subsldk Undertthn
Prkncl
acthf
E8rlh8m Enterprises
Engl8nd
c￿tr8ct research
100% ordin8ry sh8res
Earfham Enterpris&s Limited (company r8gislralion number 068121131 reg18t&red addre88 18 Norwich R8$ear¢h Park, Norwich,
Norfolk. NR4 7UZ.
Th8 charitable Company has ¢ommitt8d to provide financial support to Earfham Enlerpri88s Limi18d I"EEL"I, and not d8mand
repayment of amounts due to it. in order to enable EEL lo meet its li3bilities as they fall due- bul only to the extent that money
18 not otherwise 8vailable to the company to me81 such 118biliti8s- for a p8riod of al 18a8t 12 month8 from the signing of the
financial statements of the EEL forthe year ended 31 March 2021.
EEL is a tnetnber of Anglia Innovation Partnership LLP. which is reS￿nSibleforIhe managementand developmentofthe Notwich
Research Park land and for the furtherance of the NRP Enterprise Vision. El is entitled lo re￿1ve a share of certain profits
gen8ral8d by Anglia Innovation Partnership LLP. how&v&r il ha8 no liability for 10888s or in the event of Insolv8ncy. Anglia
Innovation Partnership LLP has not yet generated any profits.
El has a 25% interest in NBI Partnership Limited I"NBIP"I. NBIP supplies sUPPQrt and adtninistrative swices to El and the other
Norwich Institutes (John Innes Cenlre. auadram Institute Bioscience and The Sainsbury Laboraloryl on a nol-for-profil basis.
NBIP fully recharges its costs lo th& four re8&8rch organisations and accordingly it g8neral88 no profil or loss.
14.
STOCK
Total
2021
£No
Tolal
2020
Grou
and ¢har*abk com
an
Rawmaterlg& and consuNÈb￿s
Total
163
163
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
15.
DEBTORS
Group
2021
(￿p Corrpany C(wny
2020
2020
£000
bte
Grants rec&vable'
from gO￿￿T￿nt ￿￿leS
from (Aher FA)ufGes
Trade d*btor$
Amunts ovEd by sutHdiary undertakings
knunts i¥vEd by other related parties
Cmher debtors
Pre
nEnts aTKJ &C[L￿ inCOTT
Total arTh)unts fallin
due within one
407
243
314
176
252
470
407
176
252
70
227
178
23
171
73
178
73
882
164
The above amounts fall due within one year.
Grants receivabl8 from government bcK1ies includes £75.602 in relation lo capitsl funding rec8ivabl8 from BBSRC12020..
£127,223).
16.
CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND
Group
2021
£000
(>oup
20
£0
Conyany
2021
£wo
Conwany
2020
C£sh 81 bÈnk
Total
14 945
329
329
14 923
17.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Group
2021
£000
(￿p Conw•ny Con)sny
2020
2020
tooo
te
Grants rec&v6din advance."
from gO￿[￿r￿￿t ￿leS
from (ther sour¢as
OWEd ts) otrer re￿ted parles
Trade creditors
Cmher creditors
Ta¥aton and social S8Gurity
Accruals and deferr￿ Inco￿
Total arwunts fallin
due %*ithin one
1,241
71
1,049
376
307
1,216
939
106
1,241
387
307
1,216
23
190
857
1,241
105
1,241
120
106
ar
517
4.954
18.
RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENT IN GRANTS RECEIVABLE
Total
2021
Tot
2020
£000
Grou
Note
(>8nts racelvabla
fy8nts re¢el*d In 8dv8nce
Not
rants r￿al¥•b￿ at tho ond ofth8
15
650
428
786
granis Irecei¥fd in advanG81 I recei¥fbb at beginning of year
Sni ￿nIeS r*¢ei¥*d during yoar
fy8nl n￿n
rek¥sed 10 SOFA durin
Not
ront¥ r¢¢81vab￿ at tho ènd of th8 o•r I
18841
18,9341
18.4&11
786
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
19.
ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
Fi
assets
£0
current
Total
2021
Group
Un¢siri¢tecl.'
Fiy4d ?ssgt r88fP
Deggnated [￿[
C￿eral reserve
6,877
4,1(
4877
4105
Fi)pd ?sset r88ep
Deggnated reset¥es
G*eral reser¥e
428
Total net assets
271
Charita￿0 wrnpany
UnreslriGled.'
Fi￿d assetreseNe
De%gnated reseDEs
General reser
804
6,877
3,￿6
877
1838
ReslTIGted..
Pl￿d assetrese
Deggn8led reseDES
General re$8TrP
10
8,586
428
Total tw È8s8ts
014
Fix
assets
Èo(K)
current
Total
Group
FIyEd asset reserv
0&ggnated r8sep
eral reserve
951
951
15n
4530
5,572
ResiTi¢ifd."
Fixd ?$8et reseTr
Deggnaled reser¥es
eral reserve
9.904
1,651
381
1,651
381
Total n2t assets
Ch*ritaW8 ¢ornpany
UywaslriGled..
Fixd assetreset¥e
Deggnated reseDES
(knefal ￿Ser¥*
941
&572
ResiTi¢ifd."
Fiy4d ?ssgt r88fP
Deggn81ed resep￿S
c￿er&I reserbÈ
9.914
9,914
1,651
381
Total n2t assets
Th8 unrestricted fixed asset re88rve represents the n8t book value of fixed a888ts purchased from unre81ricted funds. T
nrestricted designated r&servÈ rèlates to funds designated by the Board for use in relation lo co-funding for institute sttslegic
prowJr8mmes. slr8tegic projects and future capital inveslrnent.
The restricted fixed asset reserve relates lo the nel ￿0k value of fixed assets purchas￿ frotn upilal grants The restricted
designated reserve relates lo advance c8pitsI and project funding received from BBSRC. The reslricled general reserve relates
to advanc& strategic funding r8c8ived from BBSRC.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
20.
ANALYSIS OF FUNDS MOVEMENTS
Unrestricted
as8ets Unrestricted Unr8striGted Reskncted
reserve desi
nated
enera d
nated
£000
Restricted
Re*ricled
Total
2021
resen
Èo(K)
Group
At l April 2020
(*efadng Surplugldefieitl ftt year
C?pitsl tr?nsfers
Unrestricted general capital ewendthjre
Unre5tricled designated transfer
REStrleted de51gnated transfer
er transfers
At 31 htsr¢h 2021
951
4,￿0
1,651
9,9
12,0731
381
515
21989
11,3601
12521
105
189
T13
11581
16321
632
468
6.871
468
428
861
Chartta￿e ¢oMpany
At l April 2020
(*er#￿ng Surplugldefieill for the year
C?pitsl transfers
Unrestricted general capital ewendthjre
Unrestricted designated transfer
Restricted designatsd transfer
er transfers
At 31 ktsr¢h 2021
4,392
71
1,651
9,914
12.0731
381
515
21851
11,4871
12421
105
169
T13
11581
16321
632
468
6.871
468
428
3.￿8
861
Unrestricted
y£d 8ssets Unfèstritted Unfèstritted Resthcted
reserw desi
natsd
eneral des
nated
£000
Rethcted
Re*rlcted
Total
2020
r&set
Group
At 1 Pprll 2019
(*eraung 5urpluslldeficill the year
Capitsi transfers
Unrestricted general capital ewenditure
Unrestricted designated transfer
Rèstrieted dè51gnated tr8nsfer
Other transfe
31 March 2020
1.162
6.299
4.517
14381
600
389
19321
474
11,4951
14741
263
704
11581
11041
95
11,1551
63
125
5.572
4.￿0
9.904
Charita￿e Company
At 1 Ppril 2019
er3￿ng Surplugldeficill for the year
C3pitrl tr?nslfrs
Unrestricted general Gapital ewenditure
Unre5tricled designated transfer
Rpstricted designated tr8nsfer
Other transfers
At 31 March 2020
1,140
6.￿9
4.327
13861
600
11,509
I￿2)
389
24,264
11,4131
14WI
263
7LM
11581
11041
I1.1￿)
e3
125
381
5,572
4.392
851
Capital transfer8 r81ale to fund movem8n18 in conn8ction with fixed a8sets and depreciation., Ènsuring ass818 are 8ppropriat8ly
ected in separate reserves.
UnrÈstricled general rapilal expenditure relates to fixed assèt purchases funded from th& unrestr￿ed designated resetve.
Th8 Unrestricted designated transfer represents movements in unr88tricted funding for institute strategic programmes, 8trat8gic
expenditure and futu￿ capital investmènt.
Th8 Restricted designated transfer r8pr8s8nts mov&m8nts in restricted BBSRC funding for capital, projects and 8tr8t8gic grants.
Othertr3nsfers relateto the nel surplus on restricted research grants. which ha5 beentransferred lo Un￿strICted general reseNes
upon performanc& of th8 grant conditions.
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
21. COMMITMENTS
Total
2021
£LKJO
Total
2020
Grou
and ¢h8r#¥b￿ ¢om
an
C£pltsl althe end of the fin8nclgl ye8r for**lth no W￿ls1oTh ha$ been mde.
Contrscidd
892
702
Total
2021
£No
Total
2020
Grou
and ¢harknbk com
an
Amunts due under other operating1è$9e5 for land and bulklng&
Lknder year
Bets¥pen th)e five ye£rs
(hrs
100
400
1476
Amunts due under olher operating l&ases for plant and TTHchinery.
iknder one year
BeNVeen One arhd flve yB8rs
r S
ars
22. PENSION SCHEMES
All staff employed by El on 30 September 2011 became BBSRC employees on 15 March 2012 and were deployed back lo the
Inslilut8 und&r ¢ondition8 set out in th& Deploym&nl Agr88m&nt Ilhe "D8ployed Employe881. On 1 October 2017, D8ploy8d
Employees transferred etnploytnenl to the Institute under TUPE.
Deployed Employ&es relain their membetship of the Resèarch Councils PÈnsion Schème IRCPSI, wh&re applicable, with El
becoming an adrnitte(l employer in the scherne. The RCPS is a defined benefit scheme funde(I from annu31 gr3nl-in-aid on a
pay-as-you-go b88i8. The RCPS Pension Sch&me is a mulli-8mployer scheme and El is unable to identify its share of the
underfying as8&ts and liabilities. El the￿fore accounts for the scheme as if il were a wholly defined contribution schÈme. As
result. Ihe amount charged lo the incorne and expenditure account represents the contributions pay3ble to the scheme in respe
of the accounting p8riod. Liabilities for the payment of future ben8fit8 are th8 re8pon8ibility of the RCPS and accordingly are not
included in these Financial Statements. The employer contribution rate during the yearwas 26'h12020.. 26%).
El 8mploy8e8 thalioined after 30 S&plember 2011 are eligible loiryn a defin8d contribution schem8.
Th& Company &mploy8 some staff jointly with the Univ8r8ity of East Anglia. Staff are employed under El terms & condition8,
bul a￿ Èligible lojoin Thè University Superannuation Scheme IUSSI. El is obliged lo pay the prevailing èmployer contribution
rate for staff in the USS. however il has no liability for scheme funding deficits. Accordingly. these arrangement5 have been
accounted for as d8fined contribut￿n sch8m8.
The tol81 pension charge for the year was £602.27812020.. £570.1301, with outstsnding conthbutions al the year*nd of £40,110
12020.. £34,191).
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
23. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council I'BBSRC'I
Th& charitable company Is stra18gi¢ally ftIr￿ed by BBSRC along with seven other Inslilut8s and BBSRC 18 one of the memb&rs
ofthe charitable company. BBSRC is part of UK Research and Innovation IUKRII. an organisation that brings together the UK'S
seven research councils. Innovate UK 8nd Research Eng18nd.
During the year BBSRC charged El £nil12020 £3.9831 for subscription charges and Olher costs. As at 31 March 2021, El owed
BBSRC £52,39912020.. £nill.
BBSRC provided £6.707.000 12020.. £7.979.0001 of funding for ￿Se￿rCh and in gddition it provided £1.778.000 12020..
£2,676,000) of funding for capital purchases in the year 8nded 31 March 2021. As at 31 March 2021, BBSRC owed El £78,772
12020". £176.2811, ofwhich £75,60212020". £127,223) was for capital purchases.
NBI Partnershlp Llmlted I'NBIP'I
El is one of four members and guarantors of NBIP. a company lirlliteLI by guarantee. El has provided short-terrll loans lo NBIP
to Ènabl& NBIP to manage its cash re4uiremÈnts. Al 31 March 2021, El had a loan balance Nwth NBIP of £100,000 12020".
£105.0001.
During the yÈar, El was charged £1,312,698 12020". £1,353,299) for 8Èrvices under a c081 sharing agre&ment. As at 31 March
2021. El owed NBIP £159.81212020.. £122.4091 and NBIP owed El £2.00012020. £2.1001.
University of East Anglia I'UEA'I
UEA 18 a m8mb8r of the charitable company. During the year, El invoiced UEA £82,268 12020.. £79.0651 for servic88. UEA
invoiced El £171,57012020". £73.9021 for miscellaneous costs and £473,46812020". £477.0961 for staff costs.
A8 at 31 March 2021, UEA ow8d El £68,55512020." £71,201) and El ow8d UEA £128,18812020'. £48,812).
Anglia Innovation Partnership LLP I'AIP LLP"I
El is a mernber of Angli3 Innovation Partnership LLP through ils 100% subsidiary. EEL. Angli3 Innovation Partnership LLP is
responsible for the management and development of the Norwich Research Park INRPI e8lale and for th8 furtherance of the
NRP Enterprise Vision. During the year. El received services totalling £5,35712020. £4201, and was charged £19,177 12020".
£19.597 for estste costs. As 3131 March 2021. El owed AIP LLP £19,17712020.. £19.1771.
El invoiced AIP LLP for servi*s totslling £nil12020.. £3751. As at 31 March 2021 AIP LLP i)wed El £nil12020.. £nill.
Earlham Enterprlse8 Ltd
E8rfh8m Enterprise8 Ltd 18 the wholly owned trading sub8idiary of El. EEL undertake8 contract r8se8rch. re88arch serwices
and consultancy.
During the year, El invoiced EEL for s8rvic8S and other costs lotslling £233,49612020.. £279,6411. In addition. EEL mad& a
gitt aid paytnent to El of £135,57312020." £218,382). As at 31 March 2021. EEL owed El £85.10512020." £226.5311.
24. ULTIMATE PARENT UNDERTAKING AND CONTROLLING PARTY
The Trustees consider that there is no ullirnate parent undertaking and controlling party. El is the parent undertaking of the
smallest and18rgesl group of undertakings lo consolid8te these financi81 statements.
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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Directors and Trustees
Professor Darne Janet Thornton
Dr Alasdair Macnab
Professor Peter Holland
Professor Thomas Richard5
Ms Amanda Tagg
Mrs Andrea Finegan
Professor Jean Beggs
Professor Edward Ltsuis
Professor Philip Gilmartin
Chair- Board of Trustees
Chair- Audit Committee
Chair- Remuneration Cornrnittee
Key Management Personn•l
Professor Neil Hall
Mrs Sarah Cossey
Dr Karim Gharbi
Professor Ant Hall
Dr Christine Fosker
Dr Rob Davey
Institute Director
Director of Operations
Head ol Genomics Pipeline
Head ol Plant Genomics
H88d of R8S88rch Faculty Office
Head ol Research e-infrastructure
Registered charity number
1136213
Reglstered company number
06855533
Registered office and principal office of the charity
Norwich Research Park
Colney
Norwich
NR4 7UZ
Independent auditor
Larking Gowen LLP
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
King Street House
15 Upper King Street
Norwich
NR3 1RB
Banker
Barclays Bank PIC
Red Lion Street
Norwich
NR1 3QH
Solicitors
Taylor Vinters LLP
Merlin Plac8
Milton Road
Cambridge
C84 ODP
Birketts
Kingfisher Housg
1 Gilders Way
Off Barrack Street
Notwich
NR3 1UB
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