THE INSTITUTE OF GROCERY DISTRIBUTION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£19.3m
Expenditure
£19.2m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £13.3m | £13.5m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £15.6m | £14.7m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £16.5m | £16.7m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £18.6m | £19.2m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £19.3m | £19.2m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £418k |
| Trading | £18.8m |
| Investment income | £99k |
| Total income | £19.3m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £6.0m |
| Raising funds | £13.3m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £60k |
| Total expenditure | £19.2m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £9.1m |
| Total funds | £11.6m |
| — restricted | £12k |
| — unrestricted | £11.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £11.6m |
| Cash | £3.5m |
People
| Employees | 175 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Other Charitable Purposes
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Other Charitable Activities
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.