INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Charity number: 1121681
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 November 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Marcin Tomasz Paluch Trustee 21 March 2025
None on record
Christopher Robin Gilbert-Wood Trustee 21 March 2025
None on record
David Alberto Francis Trustee 21 March 2025
None on record
Martin David Austin Trustee 21 March 2025
None on record
Vasiliki Christidou Trustee 21 March 2024
None on record
John Points Trustee 30 March 2023
None on record
Benjamin Dodridge Trustee 30 March 2023
None on record
Sterling Mitchell Crew Trustee 31 March 2022
None on record
Dr. Wayne Martindale Trustee 13 April 2021
None on record
Alec Louis Kyriakides Trustee 01 January 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £744.56k £790.94k £780.21k £900.59k £847.34k
Total expenditure £735.07k £852.26k £907.07k £1.15m £1.13m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £0 £0 £246.39k £20.85k £0
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £718.10k £741.21k £484.19k £824.08k £795.46k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £26.46k £49.73k £49.64k £55.66k £51.88k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £725.75k £847.95k £902.38k £279.95k £1.13m
Expenditure - Raising funds £9.32k £4.31k £4.69k £4.13k £3.80k
Expenditure - Governance £6.90k £7.10k £8.80k £10.75k £22.70k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £9.32k £4.31k £4.69k £4.13k £3.80k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £869.00k £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Own use assets £251.63k £215.15k £206.72k £247.70k £206.43k
Long-term investments £1.35m £1.58m £1.31m £1.24m £1.30m
Other assets £273.96k £182.14k £270.42k £94.90k £170.48k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£57.82k -£48.10k -£133.15k -£126.78k £0
Total liabilities £203.52k £188.94k £237.94k £240.98k £499.29k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2024 09 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 09 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 25 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 25 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 27 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 28 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 26 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 26 April 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 17 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 17 May 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY
UNIT 5
CAMBRIDGE COURT
210 SHEPHERDS BUSH ROAD
W6 7NJ
Phone:
02076036316
Email:
info@ifst.org