National Institute of Agricultural Botany Trust

Analysis

National Institute of Agricultural Botany Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07823588). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, National Institute of Agricultural Botany Trust reported income of £2.1m and spending of £5.2m, spending 250% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £4.1m to £2.1m (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 179% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Institute of Agricultural Botany Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Galapagos Conservation Trust (£2.1m), Granta Trust (£2.1m) and St George's Bristol (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 56% and charitable activities 44%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.3m. Reserves of £39.0m would cover about 86 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.