The Institute Of Grocery Distribution
I G D
Address
- Address
- Institute Of Grocery Distribution
Grange Lane
Letchmore Heath
Watford
WD25 8GD
Contact
- Phone
- 01923 857141
- company.secretary@igd.com
- Website
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
Geography
- Country
- Northern Ireland, Scotland
- Region
- Throughout England And Wales
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £19,342,659 | £19,237,043 | £11,626,231 | 175 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £18,567,675 | £19,215,810 | £10,758,056 | 178 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £16,517,316 | £16,677,414 | £10,817,555 | 168 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £15,588,838 | £14,655,116 | £11,263,965 | 149 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £13,263,970 | £13,479,202 | £10,271,947 | 157 |
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 |
Linked charities
- The Arthur Williams Of Manchester Prize (309939-1)
- Arthur And George Williams Memorial Prize (309939-10)
- The Institute Of Certified Grocers Charitable Trust (309939-11)
- The Tate And Lyle Prize (309939-2)
- The Leverhulme Trust Fund (309939-3)
- The Bodinnar Trust Fund (309939-4)
- The Brindley Memorial Prize (309939-5)
- The Grocers Institute Educational Trust (309939-6)
- The Cullen Gibson Prize (309939-7)
- The Alfred Bird And Sons Charitable Trust (309939-8)
- The Mary Williams Prize (309939-9)
Nearby
- Aldenham War Memorial Hall 0.2 mi
- The Nek Chand Foundation 0.2 mi
- The Lotus Trust 0.2 mi
- The Paradox Foundation 0.2 mi
- Edge Grove School Trust Ltd 0.7 mi