# JOHN INNES CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 223852
- **Other names:** AFRC INSTITUTE OF PLANT SCIENCE RESEARCH, PLANT SCIENCE RESEARCH LIMITED, THE PLANT BREEDING INSTITUTE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 4, 1976
- **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=223852


## Contact

- **Address:** JOHN INNES INSTITUTE, COLNEY LANE, COLNEY, NORWICH
- **Postcode:** NR4 7UH
- **Phone:** 01603 450000
- **Email:** comms@jic.ac.uk
- **Website:** www.jic.ac.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECT IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY WORLD-WIDE BY UNDERTAKING RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH, AND TRAINING RESEARCH SCIENTISTS.

**Activities:** An independent, international Centre of excellence in plant science and microbiology.  The Centre's mission is:- To generate knowledge of plants and microbes through innovative research- To apply it's knowledge of nature's diversity to benefit agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being- To train scientists for the future- To engage with policy makers and the public

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Norfolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £78782050 | £54047867 | £150788165 | 344 |
| March 31, 2024 | £74414677 | £52796137 | £126056149 | 346 |
| March 31, 2023 | £58426337 | £53494209 | £104438787 | 363 |
| March 31, 2022 | £52948148 | £47024574 | £135611119 | 378 |
| March 31, 2021 | £50268463 | £46142609 | £118782402 | 375 |



## Trustees

- **SIR THOMAS HUGHES-HALLETT** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 1, 2021
- Christopher Maw — appointed July 21, 2022
- Dr James Daniel McCafferty — appointed May 11, 2023
- Professor Jane Alison Langdale — appointed May 9, 2024
- Professor Judith Patricia Armitage — appointed Oct. 20, 2020
- Professor Julian Michael Hibberd — appointed Feb. 14, 2024
- Professor Robert Andrew Field — appointed May 8, 2025
- Sarah Sands — appointed Oct. 17, 2024
- William Bruce Kendall — appointed Feb. 14, 2024