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British Beet Research Organisation

UK company 03918877, incorporated on 3 February 2000.

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The British Beet Research Organisation implements and commissions research to support the UK sugar beet industry.

Company number
03918877
Incorporated
3 Feb 2000
Companies House status
Active

Company identity

Founded / incorporated
3 February 2000

Company number 03918877

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Legal name
BRITISH BEET RESEARCH ORGANISATION
Company type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Region
East of England
Registered address
CENTRUM
COLNEY LANE
NORWICH
ENGLAND
NR4 7UG
Insolvency history
No

Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

5 events
07 Feb
2027

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

31 Dec
2026

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

24 Jan
2026

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

31 Mar
2025

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

03 Feb
2000

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

5 awards
First funded
2015
Funded years
2015, 2017, 2018, 2026
Age at first award
15 years

Projects

2026 Collaborative R&D

Unlocking PoteNtial: precision sugar beet nutrition

1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2028

Awarded
£24,311
Total cost £30,389

Sugar beet growers are under pressure to meet ever increasing sustainability challenges whilst facing more turbulent weather conditions and decreasing margins. Improving nutrient use efficiency is key because it can meet both the sustainability demands, and improve margins, either through reduced fertiliser use or improved yields. Unlocking PoteNtial: pre...

2018 Knowledge Transfer Partnership

University of Nottingham and British Beet Research Organisation

1 Nov 2018 to 31 Oct 2021

Awarded
Unknown

To develop physiological screens for resistance/tolerance to beet cyst nematode and other future novel traits developed specifically for the UK. Current novel traits within varieties are priced at a premium and hence growers need independent advice on when to invest in these varieties.

2017 Knowledge Transfer Partnership

The University of Nottingham and British Beet Research Organisation

1 May 2017 to 30 Apr 2020

Awarded
Unknown

To develop expertise in the application and digital delivery of crop and agricultural systems modelling. Apply this expertise to create a farm level yield improvement tool to support measureable improvement by innovation and knowledge transfer in the UK sugar beet industry grower base.

2015 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

A novel pre-breeding strategy to reduce dependence on insecticides for virus yellows control in sugar beet

1 Apr 2015 to 31 Mar 2020

Awarded
£494,413
Total cost £824,022

Virus yellows in sugar beet is a greater problem in the UK than anywhere else in Europe because of our maritime climate, which favours the aphid vector. The UK beet industry invests up to £7M annually on insecticides (seed treatments and foliar sprays) for aphid control, without which virus yellows could cause losses of up to £10million/year. Recent EU re...

2015 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

SporeID (Innovative disease monitoring and diagnostics for improved efficiency of crop production)

1 Apr 2015 to 30 Sep 2018

Awarded
£174,608
Total cost £291,014

The aim of this project is to minimise the impact of disease on yield of the UK sugar beet crop which is worth approximately £240M per year. Yield potential of the UK sugar beet crop is c.130 t/ha compared to an average yield of 70t/ha. One of the factors responsible for this yield gap is foliar diseases which can reduce yield by more than 50% and, whilst...

Product types

Collaborative R&D Knowledge Transfer Partnership