The Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation
What it does
The Foundation has raised over £39 million for Dementia, Wellbeing, Environmental and Children's causes. Long-standing partners include Alzheimer's Research UK, Prostate Cancer UK, UK Sepsis Trust, and Alder Hey Children's Charity. Recent support for CALM, Nacoa, Natasha's Foundation, National Brain Appeal, Orchard Project, and Together for Short Lives - investing in families and communities
Its charitable purposes
FOR THE BENEFIT OR IN THE FURTHERANCE OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES, CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND IN SUCH MANNER AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Scotland
Area of benefit in its governing document: National
Income and spending
In the year ending 5 April 2025, it had income of £1,231,998 and spent £1,242,979.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £1,231,998 | £1,242,979 | 0 | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | £2,585,816 | £2,286,994 | 0 | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | £1,634,928 | £1,378,631 | 0 | Not reported |
| 5 April 2022 | £958,976 | £1,646,299 | 0 | Not reported |
| 5 April 2021 | £365,493 | £962,551 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 237%, from £365,493 in the year to 5 April 2021 to £1,231,998 in the year to 5 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 101% of its income in the year to 5 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- Iceland Foods Limited gave £592,905 in the year to 5 April 2025, 48% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 5 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 5 April 2025
- Donations and legacies£1,084,310
- Investments£147,688
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 5 April 2025, the charity named 1 funder who gave £592,905. £0 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Apr 2025 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland Foods Limited | Trust, company or other | £592,905 | £736,988 | £579,992 |
| The National Brain Appeal | Trust, company or other | £99,870 | ||
| Alzheimer's Research UK | Trust, company or other | £50,000 |
Grants it paid to others
| Recipient | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| NI Hospice Child | 5 April 2025 | £15,500 |
| Sepsis | 5 April 2025 | £11,000 |
| ARUK | 5 April 2025 | £10,120 |
| Cure Parkinsons | 5 April 2025 | £10,000 |
| The Boparan Trust | 5 April 2025 | £10,000 |
| The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund | 5 April 2025 | £10,000 |
| ICMDA | 5 April 2025 | £6,000 |
| Joseph's Challenge Altrincham FC | 5 April 2025 | £5,000 |
| Solace Woman | 5 April 2025 | £5,000 |
| St John Ambulance | 5 April 2025 | £50,000 |
| Surfers Against Sewage | 5 April 2025 | £25,000 |
| Rhos Male Voice Choir | 5 April 2025 | £10,000 |
| Brain Tumour Research | 5 April 2025 | £1,000 |
| Dreams Come True | 5 April 2025 | £100 |
| Dynamic | 5 April 2025 | £100 |
| The Chesire Wildlife Trust | 5 April 2025 | £5,000 |
| Chester Gang Show | 5 April 2025 | £2,750 |
| CALM Donations | 5 April 2025 | £1,120 |
| Hope House | 5 April 2025 | £1,000 |
| Forget Me Not Hospice | 5 April 2025 | £100 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Lord Richard Malcolm Walker OBE
- Paul Dhaliwal
- Sir Malcolm Walker CBE
- Tarsem Singh Dhaliwal OBE
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Received 5 January 2026, 31 days early | Received 5 January 2026 |
| 5 April 2024 | 5 February 2025 | Received 10 December 2024, 57 days early | Received 10 December 2024 |
| 5 April 2023 | 5 February 2024 | Received 28 November 2023, 69 days early | Received 28 November 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | 5 February 2023 | Received 16 December 2022, 51 days early | Received 16 December 2022 |
| 5 April 2021 | 5 February 2022 | Received 5 August 2021, 184 days early | Received 5 August 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 281943
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 3 March 1981
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 30TH MARCH 1973 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEEDS DATED 28TH SEPTEMBER 1989 & 26 APRIL 2005.
- Website
- www.ifcf.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.