Crop Innovations CIO
What it does
Crop Innovations CIO aims to improve food security and nutrition as well as increase farmers' income through research and technology adaptation that will facilitate better use and conservation of our genetic resources.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO CONDUCT AND FOSTER EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF UNDERUTILIZED CROPS (DEFINED AS CROPS OF LOCAL IMPORTANCE WHICH HAVE POTENTIAL FOR ENHANCED PRODUCTION AND WIDER USE) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE BENEFITS WHICH WILL ACCRUE TO RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD IN TERMS OF IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Kenya
- Zambia
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £20,872 and spent £17,953.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £20,872 | £17,953 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £0 | £544 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £124 | £1,211 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £0 | £912 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £5 | £4,029 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 417,340%, from £5 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £20,872 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 86% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 3 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £20,872 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £20,872 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- James Courtney TheobaldChair
- Dr Andrew Bennett CMG
- Dr CHARLOTTE ALLENDER
- Dr HEATHER LOUISE SANDERS
- Kevin Mark Stephens
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 26 January 2026, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 30 January 2025, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 9 July 2024, 160 days late | Received 9 July 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 31 January 2023 | Received 31 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 18 February 2022, 18 days late | Received 18 February 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1172669
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 20 April 2017
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Apr 2017
- Website
- www.crop-innovations.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.