Governing document THE INSTITUTE OF GROCERY DISTRIBUTION
Charity number: 309939
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)
Governing document
Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established. It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 NOVEMBER 1909, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 26 OCTOBER 1971, 6 JANUARY 1972, 29 JUNE 1978, 6 MAY 1987, 29 MAY 1997 AND 28 MAY 1998 as amended on 29 Jun 2011 as amended on 13 Sep 2019
Charitable objects
The objects of the Charity (the “Objects”) are:
a) To promote education and training and more particularly industrial and technical education and training in knowledge required for persons working in the food industry but so that the educational and training facilities shall not be restricted to persons who are or who intend to become members of the Institute or other like body or to persons who are employed by or intend to be employed by particular firms or groups of firms; and
b) To promote, foster and develop in such ways as are exclusively charitable the general advancement and application of science, technology and economics by all appropriate means relative to all aspects of the food industry and to support, conduct, assist and promote research, investigation and experimental works in relation thereto and to publish the results thereof.
The expression “the food industry” means primarily the trade of manufacture, distribution and sale of food and drink both retail and wholesale but shall include also such ancillary trades or activities relating to manufacture, distribution and sale of food and drink products generally or of particular non-food products as are likely to concern such trade.
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
