JOHN INNES CENTRE
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Cash
£44M
-8.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£151M
+19.6% vs 2024
Employees
344
-0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £74,412,000 | £78,782,000 | +5.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £21,616,000 | £24,734,000 | +14.4% | |
| Cash | £48,334,000 | £44,093,000 | -8.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £126,054,000 | £150,788,000 | +19.6% | |
| Net assets | £126,054,000 | £150,788,000 | +19.6% | |
| Equity | £126,054,000 | £150,788,000 | +19.6% | |
| Average employees | 346 | 344 | -0.6% | |
| Wages | £13,630,000 | £13,960,000 | +2.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 29.0% | 31.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.4% | 12.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.46x | 2.76x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- JOHN INNES CENTRE 1994-06-10 → present
- PLANT SCIENCE RESEARCH LIMITED 1990-08-21 → 1994-06-10
- AFRC INSTITUTE OF PLANT SCIENCE RESEARCH 1987-10-01 → 1990-08-21
- PLANT BREEDING INSTITUTE(THE) 1952-09-25 → 1987-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Larking Gowen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have prepared cash flow forecasts for the period to March 2028 which indicate that, taking account of reasonable possible downsides and the potential impact of inflation on the operations and its financial resources, the Institute will have sufficient funds to meet is liabilities as they fall due for that period. The Institute is reliant on its strategic programme funding from BBSRC, which was £14.6m in the year (2024: £14.6m). BBSRC has confirmed strategic funding of £14.6m for the year to March 2026 and in principle funding at this level for the 2 years to March 2028. The Institute has prepared income, reserves and cash flow forecasts to March 2028. The forecasts indicate that the Institute will have significant cash headroom over the period. The assessment has included consideration of the NGI project, and in particular, funding, cash flows and the programmes wider risks. Consequently, the trustees are confident that the Institute will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- JOHN INNES CENTRE · parent
- John Innes Enterprises Limited 100%
- Norwich Biosciences Limited 100%
- Norwich Research Limited 100%
- JIC NRP Capital Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Professor Graham Moore retired as Director, and Professor Cristobal Uauy was welcomed into the role of Director.”
- “A new world-class research environment project, Next Generation Infrastructure (NGI), supported by UKRI Infrastructure Fund capital investment of £317.7m, has started.”
- “Leaf Expression Systems Limited entered liquidation in August 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 77 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOREMAN, David | Secretary | 2012-06-17 | — | — |
| ARMITAGE, Judith Patricia, Professor | Director | 2020-10-20 | Feb 1951 | British |
| BAULCOMBE, David Charles, Sir | Director | 2025-12-11 | Apr 1952 | British |
| FIELD, Robert Andrew, Professor | Director | 2025-05-08 | Feb 1964 | British |
| HIBBERD, Julian Michael, Professor | Director | 2024-02-14 | Dec 1969 | British |
| HUGHES-HALLETT, Thomas, Sir | Director | 2021-09-01 | Aug 1954 | British |
| KENDALL, William Bruce | Director | 2024-02-14 | Aug 1961 | British |
| LANGDALE, Jane Alison, Professor | Director | 2024-05-09 | Aug 1960 | British |
| MAW, Christopher | Director | 2022-07-21 | Aug 1961 | British |
| MCCAFFERTY, James Daniel, Dr | Director | 2023-05-11 | Jan 1964 | British |
| SANDS, Sarah Louise | Director | 2024-10-17 | May 1961 | British |
Show 77 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILES, Alan | Secretary | 2005-09-23 | 2007-12-18 |
| HADDEN, Denys Ralph | Secretary | — | 1994-04-01 |
| HALL, Joseph William | Secretary | 2007-12-19 | 2010-06-02 |
| O'NIONS, Donald John | Secretary | 1994-04-01 | 2005-07-29 |
| WILLIAMS, Gareth Alun | Secretary | 2010-09-28 | 2012-06-17 |
| AP REES, Thomas, Professor | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1994-07-01 |
| ARMITAGE, Judith Patricia, Professor | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2011-02-15 |
| BARSBY, Tina Lorraine | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2013-02-13 |
| BARSBY, Tina Lorraine | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2006-06-22 |
| BERINGER, John Evelyn, Sir | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2009-03-31 |
| BOULTER, Donald, Professor | Director | — | 1997-10-01 |
| BRIDGES, Ian George | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2005-10-31 |
| BROWN, Nigel Leslie, Professor | Director | 1999-12-01 | 2004-06-30 |
| BURKE, Derek Clissold, Professor | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| CALIGARI, Peter Douglas Savaria, Professor | Director | — | 1999-06-30 |
| CALLOW, James Arthur, Professor | Director | 1992-04-15 | 1994-07-01 |
| CAULCOTT, Celia Ann, Dr | Director | 2022-05-12 | 2025-05-08 |
| CROSS, John Stanley | Director | — | 1994-07-01 |
| CRUTE, Ian Richard, Professor | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1999-03-26 |
| DAVIES, Trevor David, Professor | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2011-07-27 |
| DICKINSON, Hugh Gordon, Professor | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| EASTWOOD, David Stephen, Professor | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2006-08-31 |
| EMES, Michael James, Dr | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2002-08-01 |
| ESTEVE COLL, Elizabeth Anne Loosemore, Dame | Director | 1995-10-17 | 1997-09-30 |
| FALCON, Michael Gascoigne | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1998-06-30 |
| FINCHAM, John Robert Stanley, Professor | Director | — | 1991-09-30 |
| GIBSON, Ian, Dr | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1997-05-01 |
| GILL, Arthur Benjamin Norman, Sir | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2014-05-08 |
| GILMARTIN, Philip Mark, Professor | Director | 2013-10-29 | 2017-10-31 |
| GRAHAM, Ian Alexander, Professor | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2017-12-12 |
| GREEN, Malcolm Leslie Hodder, Professor | Director | — | 1991-10-14 |
| GRIERSON, Donald, Professor | Director | — | 1992-11-19 |
| HERRMANN, John Peter Richard, Dr | Director | 1999-12-22 | 2002-07-31 |
| HETHERINGTON, Alistair Macculloch, Professor | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2010-05-21 |
| HIGGINS, Christopher Francis, Professor | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| HOLMES, Stuart Lang | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| INGRAM, David Stanley, Professor | Director | — | 1991-07-02 |
| INNES, John Hugh | Director | 2018-05-15 | 2024-05-09 |
| INNES, Peter David | Director | 2001-07-06 | 2002-11-30 |
| KEITH, Deborah Jane, Dr | Director | 2015-05-12 | 2022-05-11 |
| LEADLAY, Peter Francis | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2004-02-28 |
| LEAVER, Christopher John, Professor | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2012-02-28 |
| LEYSER, Ottoline, Professor | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-06-03 |
| LILLFORD, Peter John, Dr | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| LORD PHILLIPS OF ELLESMERE, Lord | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1996-12-31 |
| MACMILLAN, William Donald, Professor | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2009-01-12 |
| MASKELL, Robert John | Director | 2015-07-22 | 2022-07-21 |
| MCCARTHY, John Edward Grimwade, Prof | Director | 2004-12-01 | 2011-02-15 |
| MCCLEAN, Simon Peregrine | Director | — | 1994-07-01 |
| MIDURA, Jennifer Kristin | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2024-02-14 |
| MURPHY, Gillian, Prof | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2000-09-30 |
| MURRELL, John Colin, Professor | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2023-05-11 |
| NORMAN, Keith Richard | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2020-06-03 |
| NORMAN, Reginald Fred | Director | — | 2002-07-03 |
| OLDFIELD, John Francis | Director | 1993-06-01 | 2012-02-28 |
| PAYNE, Peter Ivor | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2001-09-30 |
| POWELL, Wayne, Professor | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2012-02-28 |
| RICHARDSON, David John, Professor | Director | 2011-07-27 | 2013-10-29 |
| SALMOND, George Peacock Copland, Professor | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2010-04-30 |
| SCHELL, Jozef, Professor | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1998-06-30 |
| SCHULZE LEFERT, Paul, Dr | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2007-02-27 |
| SEARCEY, Mark, Professor | Director | 2023-07-20 | 2025-05-08 |
| SELBORNE, John Roundell, The Earl Of Selborne | Director | 1997-06-01 | 2000-01-20 |
| SELF, Colin Henry, Professor | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2003-04-30 |
| STRAWSON, William Henry | Director | — | 1992-04-30 |
| TALBOT, Nicholas Jose, Professor | Director | 2018-10-23 | 2025-10-16 |
| THOMSON, Andrew James, Professor | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2001-02-28 |
| TREWAVAS, Anthony, Professor | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2004-06-30 |
| VINCENT, Jason Leigh | Director | 2020-07-21 | 2023-07-20 |
| WATTS, Vincent Challacombe | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2010-10-01 |
| WEST, William Henry Lewarne, Dr | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| WHITE, David Richard | Director | 2013-10-29 | 2016-07-25 |
| WIEGHARDT, Karl Ernst, Professor | Director | 1998-10-01 | 1999-09-09 |
| WILLIAMS, Robert Joseph Paton, Professor | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1998-06-30 |
| WILLMITZER, Lothar, Prof Dr | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2006-09-14 |
| WOODWARD, Frank Ian, Professor | Director | 1992-04-15 | 1994-07-01 |
| WOOTTON, John Christopher, Doctor | Director | — | 1991-01-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Of East Anglia | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| John Innes Foundation | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| The Biotechnology And Biological Sciences Research Council | Legal person | Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 280 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.