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international food information service (ifis publishing)

The charity supports other defined groups and the general public. International Food Information Service (ifis Publishing) is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing advocacy, advice, or information. The charity is based in Surrey and operates in Reading.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

IFIS is the independent global provider of quality international scientific information about the science of food and drink. www.IFIS.org provides a guide to finding and searching for food science information. The bibliographic database FSTA-Food Science and Technology Abstracts (www.fsta.com) is the leading database of what has been published worldwide on food science.

Fundraising

See where International Food Information Service (ifis Publishing) is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,229,816
Latest Expenditure
£1,871,572

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 83.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £1,624,166
Other Trading £0
Investments £65,345
Other Income £540,305

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,856,572
Raising Funds £15,000
Governance £32,029
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£2,229,816£1,871,572£1,856,572-£503,124£503,12417 / 0
2024£1,763,894£1,982,080£1,964,923-£1,143,551£1,143,55120 / 0
2023£1,733,025£2,077,569£2,060,641-£1,117,148£1,117,14817 / 0
2022£1,827,413£2,047,863£2,021,104-£1,436,887£1,436,88717 / 0
2021£1,846,705£2,312,287£2,290,747-£1,260,087£1,260,08720 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers