Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 1

LAWES AGRICULTURAL TRUST

The promotion of original investigation and research for the advancement of the science of agriculture

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £31,650,555 available, equivalent to 141 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/03/23	£6,373	£2,687	£3,686	£56	£31,651	£31,651	141.4	7
31/03/22	£2,393	£2,363	£30	£47	£27,905	£27,905	141.7	7
31/03/21	£2,695	£2,113	£582	£0	£27,502	£27,502	156.2	5
31/03/20	£2,767	£2,357	£410	£484	£25,976	£25,976	132.3	5
31/03/19	£1,674	£2,005	£-330	£0	£24,565	£24,565	147	0
31/03/18	£1,393	£710	£683	£0	£23,731	£23,475	396.6	0
31/03/17	£1,465	£3,426	£-1,961	£0	£23,030	£22,700	79.5	0
31/03/16	£2,002	£1,250	£752	£0	£24,486	£24,123	231.5	0
31/03/15	£1,129	£827	£303	£102	£23,970	£23,571	342.2	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 141.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9

Asset Split ?

Established: 10 years

www.rothamsted.ac.uk/about-us/lawes-agricultu

peter.oxley@lawestrust.org

01582938440

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Hertfordshire, Suffolk,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

7 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 59-72

DR DEBORAH JANE KEITH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Non-Executive Director

JULIAN ANTHONY SAYERS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

DR GRAHAM JOHN BIRCH (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Farmer

PROFESSOR SIR DAVID CHARLES BAULCOMBE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Academic

WILL GEMMILL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Farming Consultant And Senior Director

CHARLES GODFRAY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: University Professor, Other trusteeship: FOOD FOUNDATION,

CHARLES RICHARD PERCY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeship: HERTFORDSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,

PROF TINA LORRAINE BARSBY OBE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Ceo, Other trusteeship: ST EDMUND'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/03/2014, number: 1156150
Registered at Companies House on 19/02/2014, number: 08901784

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

15/02/2016 - Asset transfer in from THE LAWES AGRICULTURAL TRUST
15/10/2020 - Asset transfer in from ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH ASSOCIATION on 15/10/2020

Main office

Lawes Agricultural Trust
Rothamsted Research
West Common
HARPENDEN
AL5 2JQ

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH, WHICH MAY EMBRACE ALL OR ANY SUBJECT(S) CONNECTED TO OR BEARING UPON AGRICULTURE, INCLUDING ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY, METEOROLOGY, BOTANY AND CHEMISTRY.

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