Institute of Food Science and Technology

Analysis

Institute of Food Science and Technology is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 210 Shepherds Bush Road. It was registered in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00930776). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Institute of Food Science and Technology reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £791k to £1.1m (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Institute of Food Science and Technology sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Imo Charity (£1.1m), Johnson Charitable Trust (£1.1m) and The End of Life Partnership Limited (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and investments 4.6%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.