Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 5

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 2

THE SAINSBURY LABORATORY

The principal activity of the charity is plant and plant disease research, with the aim of funding out how pests cause disease, and exploring how plants protect themsleves against these pathogens. The Laboratory also provides education and research training in the subject areas of the research programme.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Established: 26 years

www.tsl.ac.uk

debbie.feather@tsl.ac.uk

01603450420

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£10,772	£9,962	£811	£0	£10,445	£7,826	9.4	84
31/03/22	£9,357	£9,571	£-214	£0	£9,696	£7,353	9.2	92
31/03/21	£10,053	£9,419	£634	£0	£9,798	£6,857	8.7	90
31/03/20	£9,892	£8,141	£1,751	£0	£9,165	£6,484	9.6	80
31/03/19	£8,560	£7,505	£1,056	£0	£7,413	£4,404	7	71
31/03/18	£8,939	£7,412	£1,526	£0	£6,358	£3,823	6.2	79
31/03/17	£7,187	£7,218	£-31	£0	£4,831	£3,478	5.8	78
31/03/16	£7,414	£6,814	£599	£0	£4,862	£3,382	6	72
31/03/15	£6,718	£6,436	£282	£193	£4,393	£3,372	6.3	72
31/03/14	£6,481	£6,865	£-384	£208	£4,111	£2,892	5.1	71
31/03/13	£7,980	£6,321	£1,659	£216	£4,495	£2,773	5.3	62
31/03/12	£4,934	£5,814	£-880	£185	£2,429	£2,076	4.3	56
31/03/11	£4,594	£5,590	£-996	£184	£3,309	£2,397	5.1	54
31/03/10	£5,865	£4,893	£972	£185	£4,305	£3,701	9.1	42
31/03/09	£5,975	£5,034	£941	£169	£3,332	£2,223	5.3	46
31/03/08	£4,628	£4,973	£-345	£136	£2,391	£2,110	5.1	46
31/03/07	£4,124	£3,823	£301	£130	£2,736	£2,240	7	37
31/03/06	£4,699	£3,595	£1,104	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05	£4,446	£4,576	£-129	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04	£4,351	£4,916	£-565	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 20%
Highest pay band: £250,000-£300,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 9.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3.7

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Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

84 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Sainsbury Laboratory
£1,100,000	09/12/2021	Advanced Technology Centre in new plant sciences complex
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Renewal of funding for the next research cycle 2019 - 2024
£15,000,000	03/04/2019	To provide core and reserach support for the 2019-2024 research cycle.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Renewal of funding for the next research cycle 2019 - 2024
£15,000,000	03/04/2019	To provide core and reserach support for the 2019-2024 research cycle.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards new microscopy equipment
£450,000	12/03/2019	A contribution towards a new confocal microscope for plant sceince research.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards new microscopy equipment
£450,000	12/03/2019	A contribution towards a new confocal microscope for plant sceince research.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards the five-year research cycle at TSL
£15,000,000	25/02/2014	Towards the five-year research cycle from 2014 to 2019 at the Sainsbury Lab (TSL) in Norwich.
Gatsby Charitable Trust - Towards the five-year research cycle at TSL
£19,200,000	24/11/2008	Towards the five-year research cycle from 2009 to 2014 at the Sainsbury Lab (TSL) in Norwich.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 56-66

DR APPOLINAIRE DJIKENG Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Professor & Director Ctlgh, University Edinburgh, Other trusteeship: GETGENOME,

PETER HESKETH Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Director, Charity Sector

PROF NEIL GOW Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Research Scientist

PROFESSOR MARK SEARCEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Research Scientist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/11/1997, number: 1065510
Registered at Companies House on 02/04/1997, number: 03346853

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE SAINSBURY LABORATORY
NORWICH RESEARCH PARK
NORWICH
NR4 7UH

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY WORLDWIDE BY UNDERTAKING RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH AND BY TRAINING RESEARCH SCIENTISTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

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