Soil Association Limited(The)

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The Soil Association is a charity dedicated to transforming the way we eat, farm, and care for our natural world, advocating for organic practices and environmental sustainability.

Founded: 03/05/1946

Industries: Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.

Website: https://soilassociation.org

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Location: Edinburgh

Products

Certification Services
Farming Resources
Organic Standards

Services

Environmental Campaigns
Farming Advice
Organic Certification

Financial Snapshot

Last accounts made up to 31 March 2024

Next accounts due 31 December 2025 (7 months)

Cash in Bank £5.27m

↓ -33%

Turnover £18.55m

↑ 14%

EBITDA -£2m

↓ 67%

Total Liabilities £6.3m

↑ 6%

Employees 348

↑ 1%

Directors

Name	Role	Appointed ↓	Nationality	Age
Richard Friend Allan	Lawyer And Farmer	24/01/2023	British	60 years
Anthony John Ballance	Chief Strategy & Regulation Officer	24/01/2023	British	60 years
Lauren Anne Bryan	Director	24/01/2023	British	52 years
Sabine Livine Vandenbroucke	Chief Operating Officer/company Director	01/11/2022	Belgian,british	53 years
Steven Lancaster Lizars	Banker	20/07/2021	British	53 years
Philip Edward Fearnley	Director	20/07/2021	British	60 years
Caroline Ann Missen	Consultant	20/07/2021	Australian,british	53 years
Jonathan William Spencer	Consultant Ecologist	01/03/2020	British	68 years
Andrew Stanley Burgess	Managing Director	01/11/2019	British	60 years
Martin John Nye	Company Director	01/11/2017	British	61 years
Rosemary Anne Radcliffe	Economist	01/11/2017	British	80 years
Maria Isabel Oliver	Director National Infection Service, Phe	15/03/2017	Spanish	56 years

Richard Friend Allan

Role:

Lawyer And Farmer

Appointed:

24/01/2023

Nationality:

British

Age:

60 years

Anthony John Ballance

Role:

Chief Strategy & Regulation Officer

Appointed:

24/01/2023

Nationality:

British

Age:

60 years

Lauren Anne Bryan

Role:

Director

Appointed:

24/01/2023

Nationality:

British

Age:

52 years

Sabine Livine Vandenbroucke

Role:

Chief Operating Officer/company Director

Appointed:

01/11/2022

Nationality:

Belgian,british

Age:

53 years

Steven Lancaster Lizars

Role:

Banker

Appointed:

20/07/2021

Nationality:

British

Age:

53 years

Philip Edward Fearnley

Role:

Director

Appointed:

20/07/2021

Nationality:

British

Age:

60 years

Caroline Ann Missen

Role:

Consultant

Appointed:

20/07/2021

Nationality:

Australian,british

Age:

53 years

Jonathan William Spencer

Role:

Consultant Ecologist

Appointed:

01/03/2020

Nationality:

British

Age:

68 years

Andrew Stanley Burgess

Role:

Managing Director

Appointed:

01/11/2019

Nationality:

British

Age:

60 years

Martin John Nye

Role:

Company Director

Appointed:

01/11/2017

Nationality:

British

Age:

61 years

Rosemary Anne Radcliffe

Role:

Economist

Appointed:

01/11/2017

Nationality:

British

Age:

80 years

Maria Isabel Oliver

Role:

Director National Infection Service, Phe

Appointed:

15/03/2017

Nationality:

Spanish

Age:

56 years

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Charges

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Lloyds Bank PLC Outstanding

Created 13/09/2021

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Triodos Bank Nv Outstanding

Created 14/09/2016

Victoria house, 51 victoria street, bristol, BS1 6AG.

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Properties

1 property

Regions

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SOUTH WEST

Victoria House, 51 Victoria Street, Bristol, (BS1 6AG)

Freehold • BS1 6AG

£2,250,000

Added 20/09/2016 • CITY OF BRISTOL

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Grants

Total grant funding received: £891,240.96

			Programme
20/03/2023	£250.00	Oxfordshire Community Foundation	Undisclosed
Donor Request
01/04/2022	£97,891.64	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	UKRI - ISCF - Scheme 22/23
Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10004096
01/04/2022	£88,385.98	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	UKRI - HEG - Scheme 22/23
Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10049476
01/04/2022	£42,354.68	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	UKRI - ISCF - Scheme 22/23
Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10004348
01/04/2022	£33,005.88	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund (NEIRF) 2021-2026
The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will stimulate private sector investment in protecting and enhancing the environment in line with the governments 25 Year Environment Plan.Projects receiving funding focus on tackling climate change and restoring nature through schemes such as woodland and habitat creation, peatland and kelp forest restoration and river catchment management. Helping to provide natural flood risk management, improve water quality and biodiversity.

Oxfordshire Community Foundation

£250.00

Donor Request

Date Awarded:

20/03/2023

Programme:

Undisclosed

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

£97,891.64

Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10004096

Date Awarded:

01/04/2022

Programme:

UKRI - ISCF - Scheme 22/23

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

£88,385.98

Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10049476

Date Awarded:

01/04/2022

Programme:

UKRI - HEG - Scheme 22/23

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

£42,354.68

Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10004348

Date Awarded:

01/04/2022

Programme:

UKRI - ISCF - Scheme 22/23

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

£33,005.88

The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will stimulate private sector investment in protecting and enhancing the environment in line with the governments 25 Year Environment Plan.Projects receiving funding focus on tackling climate change and restoring nature through schemes such as woodland and habitat creation, peatland and kelp forest restoration and river catchment management. Helping to provide natural flood risk management, improve water quality and biodiversity.

Date Awarded:

01/04/2022

Programme:

Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund (NEIRF) 2021-2026

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SOIL ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE)

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