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The Institute Of Grocery Distribution

I G D

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
309939
Status
Registered
Registered
Nov. 26, 1971
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
INSTITUTE OF GROCERY DISTRIBUTION
GRANGE LANE
LETCHMORE HEATH
WATFORD
WD25 8GD

Contact

Activities

IGD is an education and training charity for the food and grocery industry undertaking research for the benefit of the public.We develop people working in or looking to join the industry. We create a secure and sustainable public benefit through publicly sharing best practice and other research on the food industry.

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; andb) 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.

Classification

How
Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees Accounts
Dec. 31, 2024 £19,342,659 £19,237,043 £11,626,231 175 PDF
Dec. 31, 2023 £18,567,675 £19,215,810 £10,758,056 178 PDF
Dec. 31, 2022 £16,517,316 £16,677,414 £10,817,555 168 PDF
Dec. 31, 2021 £15,588,838 £14,655,116 £11,263,965 149 PDF
Dec. 31, 2020 £13,263,970 £13,479,202 £10,271,947 157 PDF

Trustees

Name Appointed
Afshin Amirahmadi Feb. 14, 2022
Alessandra Laraud Feb. 13, 2024
Heather Thomas March 5, 2025
Matt Lee Nov. 15, 2023
Matthew Boulter Sept. 11, 2025
Natasha Alexandra Rice Sept. 27, 2023
Ruth Anne Elizabeth McDonald June 29, 2022
Yvette Edwards March 12, 2026