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Soil Association Ltd

SC039168Registered charity from 15 January 2008
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By Soil Association
Address 20 Potterrow
Edinburgh
Postcode EH8 9BL
Website www.soilassociation.org
Regulatory Type Cross-Border
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
(a) To advance the education of the public by promoting a full understanding of the vital relationship between the health of the soil, plants, animals, people and the environment. (b) To advance the education of the public by carrying out research (and disseminating the results) into agricultural and forestry production methods and the effects of these methods on the quality of food and other outputs on human health and the environment. (c) To preserve, conserve and protect the environment through the prudent use of natural resources, including by the promotion of organic and sustainable farming techniques. (d) To promote and enhance human health through providing information and advice in relation to healthy eating and nutrition. (e) To promote high standards in the care and welfare of farm animals to prevent cruelty to and suffering by farm animals.
Operations:
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 15 Jan 2008
Main Operating Location: Outwith Scotland
Number of Staff: 416
Number of Charity Trustees: 10
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement", "the advancement of animal welfare"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Other defined groups", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £23,385,000 £16,058,000 30 Sept 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £16,299,000 £17,731,000 10 Oct 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £18,548,000 £20,760,000 20 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £21,508,000 £21,658,000 19 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £24,876,000 £24,650 22 Dec 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Charity Commission website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Steven Lancaster Lizars
Caroline Ann Missen
Anthony Ballance
Philip Edward Fearnley
Andrew Stanley Burgess
Sabine Vandenbroucke
Lauren Anne Bryan
Jonathan William Spencer
Richard Friend Allan
Isabel Oliver
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