# THE SOIL ASSOCIATION LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 206862
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [00409726](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00409726)
- **Registered:** Sept. 22, 1962
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=206862


## Contact

- **Address:** SOIL ASSOCIATION, SPEAR HOUSE, 51 VICTORIA STREET, BRISTOL
- **Postcode:** BS1 6AD
- **Phone:** 0300 330 0100
- **Email:** sbartolomeu-rook@soilassociation.org
- **Website:** www.soilassociation.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE VITAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HEALTH OF THE SOIL, PLANTS, ANIMALS, PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY CARRYING OUT RESEARCH (AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS) INTO AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY PRODUCTION METHODS AND THE EFFECTS OF THESE METHODS ON THE QUALITY OF FOOD AND OTHER OUTPUTS ON HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT (C) TO PRESERVE, CONSERVE AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING BY THE PROMOTION OF ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING TECHNIQUES (D) TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE IN RELATION TO HEALTHY EATING AND NUTRITION (E) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS IN THE CARE AND WELFARE OF FARM ANIMALS TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO AND SUFFERING BY FARM ANIMALS

**Activities:** -   Building public awareness about the benefits of organic food and farming through:     education and public information; and public events programme.-   Training and support for producers on organic practice.-   Regional development programme to link producers to consumers at a local level.-   Ensure the integrity of organic food by the continued development of organic standards.




## Classification

- **How:** Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Stanley Burgess |  | Nov. 1, 2019 |
| Caroline Ann Missen |  | July 20, 2021 |
| Jonathan William Spencer |  | March 1, 2020 |
| Kirsty Marie Shaw |  | Jan. 28, 2026 |
| Neil Hugh Morris |  | Jan. 28, 2026 |
| Philip Edward Fearnley |  | July 20, 2021 |
| Prof Isabel Oliver |  | March 15, 2017 |
| Richard Friend Allan |  | Jan. 24, 2023 |
| Sabine Vandenbroucke |  | Nov. 1, 2022 |
| Steven Lancaster Lizars |  | July 20, 2021 |
| Victoria Stevens |  | Jan. 28, 2026 |



## Linked charities

- LORD BRADFORD RESEARCH FUND (206862-1)



