# NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1144528
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 3, 2011
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1144528


## Contact

- **Address:** 93 Lawrence Weaver Road, CAMBRIDGE
- **Postcode:** CB3 0LE
- **Phone:** 01223342304
- **Email:** trust@niab.com
- **Website:** www.niab.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO:4.1 PROMOTE AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND ARBORICULTURE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING):4.1.1 THE IMPROVEMENT OF CROPS BY MEANS OF THE TESTING OF VARIETIES, PLANTS AND SEEDS THROUGH RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF ANY SUCH RESEARCH;4.1.2 THE CARRYING OUT OF TRIALS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF PLANT VARIETIES AND ASSESSMENT OF THEIR PERFORMANCE, THE MULTIPLICATION OF STOCKS OF SEED AND THE MAINTENANCE OF REFERENCE COLLECTIONS;4.1.3 THE TESTING OF SEEDS, PLANTS AND PLANT DERIVED OR RELATED MATERIALS;4.1.4 RESEARCH INTO AND TESTING OF SEEDS AND THE AUTHENTICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF REPRODUCTIVE MATERIAL AND PLANT VARIETIES;4.1.5 THE DISCOVERY AND ASSESSMENT OF THE VALUE OF METHODS OF TREATMENT, PROCESSES AND DESIGNS RELATING TO SEEDS, PLANTS AND CROPS AND OF BENEFIT TO AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, ARBORICULTURE THE SEED INDUSTRY OR ANY RELATED TRADE OR INDUSTRY;4.2 SUPPORT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL BOTANY (THE INSTITUTE: REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1064230) IN THE PURSUIT OF ITS OBJECTS INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE PROVISION OF LAND, FACILITIES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE INSTITUTE UPON SUCH TERMS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE TO ENABLE IT TO PURSUE ITS OBJECTS; AND4.3 PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** Our mission is to provide independent science-based research & information.  We support NIAB (Charity No:1064230) through the provision of facilities & funding to support the provision of information & advice to farmers, growers & educators; A programme of public good plant breeding; crop variety performance trials & laboratory testing; education & training.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2024 | £1534000 | £2983000 | £48099000 | 0 |
| March 29, 2023 | £1169000 | £2739000 | £53970000 | 0 |
| March 29, 2022 | £1832433 | £5277408 | £55699000 | 0 |
| March 29, 2021 | £4108000 | £3025000 | £57624000 | 0 |
| March 29, 2020 | £2876000 | £5503000 | £54258000 | 0 |



## Trustees

- James Eric Godfrey OBE — appointed Nov. 16, 2022
- John Andrew Elliot — appointed Dec. 4, 2018
- John Robert Latham — appointed Jan. 9, 2024
- PHILIP GRAHAM WYNN — appointed Jan. 9, 2024
- Richard Auld MacDonald — appointed Dec. 8, 2020