Registered charity · London
Chartered Institute of Food Science and Technology
- 9 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Christopher Robin Gilbert-WoodChair · since 2025
- Alexis James GuestTrustee · since 2026
- Benjamin Mark DodridgeTrustee
- David Alberto FrancisTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Edward FoxTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Mitaben Dhirajlal LadTrustee · since 2026
- Dr Selvarani ElahiTrustee · since 2026
- Martin David AustinTrustee · since 2025
- Sterling CrewTrustee
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland
- Website
- www.ifst.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2026
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE INSTITUTE IS ESTABLISHED IS THE GENERAL ADVANCEMENT AND APPLICATION OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, FOR THE BENEFIT, SAFETY AND HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Christopher Robin Gilbert-Wood Chair since 2025
- Alexis James Guest since 2026
- Benjamin Mark Dodridge
- David Alberto Francis since 2025
- Dr Edward Fox since 2026
- Dr Mitaben Dhirajlal Lad since 2026
- Dr Selvarani Elahi since 2026
- Martin David Austin since 2025
- Sterling Crew
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
Portfolio (7)
- Christopher Robin Gilbert-Wood Chair since 2025
- Alexis James Guest since 2026
- David Alberto Francis since 2025
- Dr Edward Fox since 2026
- Dr Mitaben Dhirajlal Lad since 2026
- Dr Selvarani Elahi since 2026
- Martin David Austin since 2025
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1219356
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 01 OCT 2025
- Contact on the register
- 02076036316 · info@ifst.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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