The Sainsbury Laboratory (number 1065510) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Sainsbury Laboratory do?
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.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Sainsbury Laboratory
Answers The Sainsbury Laboratory gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Sainsbury Laboratory's highest-paid staff paid?
The Sainsbury Laboratory's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 11 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£250,001–£300,000
1
£200,001–£250,000
3
£90,001–£100,000
1
£80,001–£90,000
1
£70,001–£80,000
4
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The Sainsbury Laboratory's money come from?
The Sainsbury Laboratory reported £14m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £12m (86%), other income £1.6m (11%), investments £405k (3%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£12m · 86%
Other income£1.6m · 11%
Investments£405k · 3%
Does The Sainsbury Laboratory receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for The Sainsbury Laboratory. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
The Sainsbury Laboratory reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Sainsbury Laboratory as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Sainsbury Laboratory's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Sainsbury Laboratory registered for?
Education/training
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The register data used for this profile lists The Sainsbury Laboratory as a registered charity (number 1065510) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Sainsbury Laboratory's charity number?
The Sainsbury Laboratory's charity number is 1065510. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does The Sainsbury Laboratory do?
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.
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How can I donate to The Sainsbury Laboratory?
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How much is The Sainsbury Laboratory's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Sainsbury Laboratory's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 11 employees paid more than £60,000, including 4 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Sainsbury Laboratory's money come from?
The Sainsbury Laboratory reported £14m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £12m (86%), other income £1.6m (11%), investments £405k (3%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Sainsbury Laboratory?
The register records The Sainsbury Laboratory as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Sainsbury Laboratory's trustees paid?
The Sainsbury Laboratory's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Sainsbury Laboratory registered as a charity?
The Sainsbury Laboratory was entered on the register on 5 November 1997. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03346853).