Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The world-wide advancement of education in food sciences and food related matters by undertaking research and disseminating for public benefit the useful results of such research

Latest income

£20.4m

Expenditure

£20.9m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £22.7m £20.0m
2022-03-31 £18.8m £18.2m
2023-03-31 £21.1m £19.7m
2024-03-31 £21.6m £19.3m
2025-03-31 £20.4m £20.9m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £0
Charitable activities £18.6m
Trading £768k
Investment income £1.0m
Total income £20.4m

Spending

Charitable spend £20.9m
Raising funds £0
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £76k
Total expenditure £20.9m

Balance sheet

Reserves £17.1m
Total funds £41.9m
— restricted £14.0m
— unrestricted £28.0m
— endowment £0
Total assets £41.9m
Cash £24.6m

People

Employees 150

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.