01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 26 November 2007
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00930776
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £1,096,530
- Latest expenditure
- £1,176,388
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE &, TECHNOLOGY, UNIT 5, CAMBRIDGE COURT, 210 SHEPHERDS BUSH ROAD, W6 7NJ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.ifst.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Accredit professional standards for members, accredit CPD and degree courses. Share knowledge publish research & other scientific material. Support education/training via technical meetings & website; support students via careers information and support for schools/university teaching. Code of professional conduct and disciplinary process. Impartial advice on science/policy, represent profession.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,096,530
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,176,388
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £847,342
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,130,740
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £900,585
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,153,083
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £780,214
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £907,071
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £790,938
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £852,259
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 23 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,096,530
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,176,388
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 400
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £847,342
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,130,740
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 400
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £900,585
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,153,083
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 150
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £780,214
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £907,071
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 80
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £790,938
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £852,259
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 250
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 23 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 20
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1046106
- Income Investments
- 50404
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1096530
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,780
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,172,608
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1176388
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3780
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 15375
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 31013
- Gain Loss Investment
- 31236
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,133,660
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1390027
- Assets Own Use
- 175524
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1214503
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £172,700
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £429,067
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,133,660
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 429067
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £144,036
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1133660
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1133660
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 9 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 795464
- Income Investments
- 51878
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 847342
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,799
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,126,941
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1130740
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3799
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22695
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 937938
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10252
- Gain Loss Investment
- 115875
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 132136
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,182,282
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1511087
- Assets Own Use
- 206434
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1304653
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £170,484
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £499,289
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,182,282
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 499289
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £118,600
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1182282
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1182282
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 20850
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 824079
- Income Investments
- 55656
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 900585
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,127
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £279,953
- Expenditure Other
- 869003
- Expenditure Total
- 1153083
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4127
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10750
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 865645
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10281
- Gain Loss Investment
- 12334
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 10281
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,217,679
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1490537
- Assets Own Use
- 247702
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1242835
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -126778
- Assets Other Assets
- £94,896
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £240,976
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,217,679
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 240976
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £47,369
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1197679
- Funds Restricted
- 20000
- Funds Total
- 1217679
- Count Employees
- 13
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 246391
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 484186
- Income Investments
- 49637
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 780214
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,690
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £902,381
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 907071
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4690
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8800
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 755670
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 59166
- Gain Loss Investment
- 115540
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 59166
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,411,180
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1511841
- Assets Own Use
- 206722
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1305119
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -133149
- Assets Other Assets
- £270,424
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £237,936
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,411,180
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 237936
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £171,248
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1411180
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1411180
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 741208
- Income Investments
- 49730
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 790938
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,314
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £847,945
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 852259
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4314
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7100
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 695954
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8672
- Gain Loss Investment
- 184890
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 2709
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,470,975
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1791023
- Assets Own Use
- 215146
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1575877
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -48100
- Assets Other Assets
- £182,141
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £188,943
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,736,121
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 188943
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £152,587
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1736121
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1736121
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2007-11-26T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/04/1968AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 26/04/2011
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE INSTITUTE IS ESTABLISHED IS THE GENERAL ADVANCEMENT AND APPLICATION OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, FOR THE BENEFIT, SAFETY AND HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC."
- Area Of Benefit
- WORLDWIDE
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures