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Quadram Institute Bioscience

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Quadram Institute Bioscience is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Quadram Institute Bioscience?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£20,434,055
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£20,867,941
Registered charity number
1058499
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Norwich Research Park
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
quadram.ac.uk

Quick answer

Quadram Institute Bioscience (number 1058499) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Quadram Institute Bioscience do?

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

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Quadram Institute Bioscience

Answers Quadram Institute Bioscience gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Quadram Institute Bioscience's highest-paid staff paid?

Quadram Institute Bioscience's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 29 employees paid more than £60,000, including 5 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,0001
£140,001–£150,0001
£110,001–£120,0001
£100,001–£110,0002
£90,001–£100,0002
£80,001–£90,0002
£70,001–£80,00012
£60,001–£70,0008

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Quadram Institute Bioscience's money come from?

Quadram Institute Bioscience reported £20m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £19m (91%), investments £1m (5%), trading and fundraising events £768k (4%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£19m · 91%
  • Investments£1m · 5%
  • Trading and fundraising events£768k · 4%

Does Quadram Institute Bioscience receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Quadram Institute Bioscience. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Quadram Institute Bioscience reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Quadram Institute Bioscience as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Quadram Institute Bioscience's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
03009972 (Companies House)
Also known as
Institute of Food Research
Previous names on the register
The Institute of Food Research
Where it says it operates
Norfolk

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Quadram Institute Bioscience registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Quadram Institute Bioscience yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Quadram Institute Bioscience. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Quadram Institute Bioscience a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Quadram Institute Bioscience as a registered charity (number 1058499) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Quadram Institute Bioscience's charity number?
Quadram Institute Bioscience's charity number is 1058499. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1058499?
Search 1058499 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Quadram Institute Bioscience do?
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
Does Quadram Institute Bioscience have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Quadram Institute Bioscience. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Quadram Institute Bioscience?
Quadram Institute Bioscience's website listed in our register data is https://quadram.ac.uk/. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Quadram Institute Bioscience's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Quadram Institute Bioscience's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 29 employees paid more than £60,000, including 5 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Quadram Institute Bioscience's money come from?
Quadram Institute Bioscience reported £20m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £19m (91%), investments £1m (5%), trading and fundraising events £768k (4%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Quadram Institute Bioscience?
The register records Quadram Institute Bioscience as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Quadram Institute Bioscience's trustees paid?
Quadram Institute Bioscience's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for acting as a trustee). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was Quadram Institute Bioscience previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Quadram Institute Bioscience: The Institute of Food Research.
When was Quadram Institute Bioscience registered as a charity?
Quadram Institute Bioscience was entered on the register on 7 October 1996. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03009972).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.