The Sainsbury Laboratory

Registered charity 1065510 Registered since 1997

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

8y median 7y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

13.2y

average years in governance

4 vs 0 portfolio

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Sector coverage

Education/training 4

Commercial experience

Professional services 8Business services 2Agriculture 1

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Contact

Website	www.tsl.ac.uk
Email	debbie.feather@tsl.ac.uk
Phone	01603450420
Address	THE SAINSBURY LABORATORY, NORWICH RESEARCH PARK, NORWICH, NR4 7UH

Finances

£14,180,424 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£10,053,174	£9,419,418
2022	£9,357,012	£9,570,782
2023	£10,772,434	£9,961,747
2024	£12,717,776	£10,386,668
2025	£14,180,424	£12,325,613

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

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

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 2 APRIL 1997 AS AMENDED 20 MAY 2004 as amended on 28 Feb 2018

Trustees (4)

4trustees

63median age

0aged 70+

Dr Appolinaire Djikengage 59 since 2019
Peter Heskethage 64
Prof Neil Gowage 68 since 2014
Professor Mark Searceyage 61 since 2021

Linked company (Companies House)

The Sainsbury Laboratory · 03346853 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 02/04/1997

4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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