Registered charity · Norwich
Quadram Institute Bioscience
Quadram Institute Bioscience is a registered charity (number 1058499) based in Norwich, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Dr Celia Ann Caulcott since 2017. Latest income £20m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Institute of Food Research (Charity Commission)
For the public benefit the worldwide advancement of education in food and health sciences by: (1) undertaking research and disseminating the useful results of such research; and (2) training research scientists.
- 7 trustees
- Income £20m (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Norfolk
- Website
- quadram.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Quadram Institute Bioscience
- Registered
- 1996
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£20m£21m
- 2024£22m£19m
- 2023£21m£20m
Earlier years
- 2022£19m£18m
- 2021£23m£20m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 17%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
For the public benefit the worldwide advancement of education in food and health sciences by: (1) undertaking research and disseminating the useful results of such research; and (2) training research scientists.
Grants received
106 grants · £18,672,462 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £15,765,833 (75 grants)
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £2,906,629 (31 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Dr Celia Ann Caulcott Chair since 2017
- Dr Ian James Puddephat since 2026
- Dr Paul Quinlan since 2026
- Gillian Fine since 2023
- Professor John Julian Blow since 2024
- Professor Margaret Jane Dallman since 2025
- Timothy Peter Warren Edwards since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Celia Ann Caulcott Chair since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Dr Ian James Puddephat since 2026
- Dr Paul Quinlan since 2026
- Gillian Fine since 2023
- Professor John Julian Blow since 2024
Portfolio (3)
- Dr Celia Ann Caulcott Chair since 2017
- Professor Margaret Jane Dallman since 2025
- Timothy Peter Warren Edwards since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
9.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 8.1 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1058499
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16 JAN 1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 SEP 1996AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 03 MAY 1995AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 31 MAY 1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15 JAN 2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 NOV 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 SEP 2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 28 APR 2017 as amended on 31 Jul 2018 as amended on 07 Nov 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 03009972 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01603255000 · info@quadram.ac.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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