THE SAINSBURY LABORATORY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£14.2m
Expenditure
£12.3m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £10.1m | £9.4m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £9.4m | £9.6m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £10.8m | £10.0m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £12.7m | £10.4m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £14.2m | £12.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £12.1m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £405k |
| Total income | £14.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £12.3m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £191k |
| Total expenditure | £12.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £3.4m |
| Total funds | £14.8m |
| — restricted | £3.4m |
| — unrestricted | £11.4m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £14.8m |
| Cash | £8.7m |
People
| Employees | 85 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.