Institute of Grocery Distribution (The)

Active00105680 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
1 November 1909 (117 years)
Industry
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (74909)
Other education n.e.c. (85590)
Directors
Andrew Iain Armstrong Leitch
Thomas Georges Delabriere
Accounts type
Group
Region
East of England
Address
- Grange Lane
Letchmore Heath
Watford
WD25 8GD

Website & contact details

Website

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
16 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
2 July 2026

Charges

Total
2
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
2

Officers 13 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Leitch, Andrew Iain Armstrong
Director · Appointed 16 September 2026
British
Born November 1972
Director · Appointed 16 September 2026
Also at Argos Business Solutions Limited, Igd Services Limited
British
Born July 1977 (49)
Delabriere, Thomas Georges
Director · Appointed 11 June 2026
British,French
Born February 1972 (54)
Director · Appointed 11 June 2026
Also at The Felix Project Trading Company Limited · more companies
British
Born March 1979 (47)
Edwards, Karin Yvette
Director · Appointed 12 March 2026
British
Born April 1970 (56)
Boulter, Matthew Sparkes
Director · Appointed 11 September 2025
British
Born May 1985 (41)
Dunkley, Ian
Secretary · Appointed 4 June 2025
Thomas, Heather Mary
Director · Appointed 5 March 2025
British
Born July 1969 (57)
Laraud, Alessandra
Director · Appointed 13 February 2024
British
Born June 1986 (40)
Lee, Matt
Director · Appointed 15 November 2023
British
Born February 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 27 September 2023
Also at Igd Services Limited
British
Born October 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 29 June 2022
Also at Greencore Grocery Limited, Greencore Beechwood Limited, Greencore Northwood Limited · more companies
British
Born June 1975 (51)
Director · Appointed 14 February 2022
Also at Igd Services Limited · more companies
British
Born November 1969
Officer history (177 former)
16 September 2026
Appointed Majumder, Surojit as Director
16 September 2026
Appointed Leitch, Andrew Iain Armstrong as Director
11 June 2026
Appointed Delabriere, Thomas Georges as Director
11 June 2026
Appointed Hill, Charlotte Emily Jane as Director
16 March 2026
Resigned Davies, Claire Lisanne as Director
12 March 2026
Appointed Edwards, Karin Yvette as Director
11 September 2025
Appointed Boulter, Matthew Sparkes as Director
11 September 2025
Resigned Sharp, Richard as Director
11 September 2025
Resigned Moss, Colin James Wright as Director
4 June 2025
Resigned Charalambous, Doulla as Secretary
4 June 2025
Appointed Dunkley, Ian as Secretary
5 March 2025
Appointed Thomas, Heather Mary as Director
17 June 2024
Resigned Whitfield, Christopher Paul as Director
17 June 2024
Appointed Davies, Claire Lisanne as Director
13 February 2024
Appointed Laraud, Alessandra as Director
31 December 2023
Resigned Morley, Ian Douglas as Director
15 November 2023
Appointed Lee, Matt as Director
15 November 2023
Resigned Sim, Joshua Suan Cheng as Secretary
27 September 2023
Appointed Rice, Natasha Alexandra as Director
27 September 2023
Resigned Freathy, Morag as Director
27 September 2023
Appointed Sim, Joshua Suan Cheng as Secretary
1 September 2023
Resigned Fish, Ian Peter as Secretary
15 August 2023
Appointed Charalambous, Doulla as Secretary
28 June 2023
Resigned Adams, Natasha Elizabeth as Director
8 March 2023
Resigned Boswell, Lindsay as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned Clappen, Andrew James as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned Ross, Jill Margaret as Director
29 June 2022
Appointed Mcdonald, Ruth Ann Elizabeth as Director
30 May 2022
Resigned Bastiman, Julia Clare as Secretary
30 May 2022
Appointed Fish, Ian Peter as Secretary
14 February 2022
Appointed Amirahmadi, Afshin as Director
6 July 2021
Appointed Freathy, Morag as Director
30 June 2021
Resigned Webster, Mark John as Director
30 June 2021
Appointed Sharp, Richard as Director
30 June 2021
Appointed Adams, Natasha Elizabeth as Director
11 February 2021
Resigned Oflynn, David as Director
11 February 2021
Resigned Bell, Ann Michelle as Director
1 January 2020
Appointed Boswell, Lindsay as Director
19 September 2019
Resigned Moore, Bradley as Director
19 September 2019
Resigned Tenney, Philip John as Director
28 February 2019
Appointed Moss, Colin James Wright as Director
1 January 2019
Resigned Evison, Emma Louise as Director
30 October 2018
Resigned Barratt, Susan Verity as Director
2 February 2018
Appointed Whitfield, Christopher Paul as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Mckenzie, Mark Timothy as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Huse, Geraldine Claire as Director
2 November 2017
Appointed Morley, Ian Douglas as Director
2 November 2017
Appointed Oflynn, David as Director
2 November 2017
Appointed Moore, Bradley as Director
31 December 2016
Resigned Bell, David James as Director
31 December 2016
Resigned Maciver, Angus as Director
23 September 2016
Appointed Ross, Jill Margaret as Director
18 August 2016
Resigned Mather, Anthony Martin as Director
27 June 2016
Resigned Logan, Paul David as Director
27 June 2016
Appointed Clappen, Andrew James as Director
18 March 2016
Appointed Bell, Ann Michelle as Director
18 March 2016
Appointed Barratt, Susan Verity as Director
14 January 2016
Resigned Shelley, Rebecca Ann as Director
22 October 2015
Resigned Twigger, Simon John as Director
22 October 2015
24 September 2015
Appointed Twigger, Simon John as Director
24 September 2015
Appointed Webster, Mark John as Director
24 September 2015
Appointed Tenney, Philip John as Director
11 September 2015
Resigned Jones, Charles Martyn as Director
21 August 2015
Resigned Hill, Colin Curtis as Director
2 April 2015
Resigned Twigger, Simon John as Director
30 March 2015
31 December 2014
Resigned Cock, Oliver William Francis as Director
2 December 2014
Appointed Bastiman, Julia Clare as Secretary
2 December 2014
Resigned Stratford, Fiona Margaret as Secretary
14 August 2014
Appointed Logan, Paul David as Director
13 June 2014
Resigned Simmons, James Andrew as Director
29 May 2014
Appointed Twigger, Simon John as Director
9 April 2014
Resigned Sachdev, Nilesh as Director
30 April 2013
Resigned Price, Garry James as Director
11 March 2013
Appointed Jones, Charles Martyn as Director
11 March 2013
Appointed Mather, Anthony Martin as Director
11 December 2012
Appointed Hill, Colin Curtis as Director
8 November 2012
Resigned Franklin, Amanda Jane as Director
8 November 2012
Resigned Bacon, Ian Donald Fordyce as Director
7 September 2012
Appointed Shelley, Rebecca Ann as Director
31 August 2012
Resigned North, David as Director
22 March 2012
Appointed Franklin, Amanda Jane as Director
29 February 2012
Resigned Wragg, Jonathan Leslie as Director
29 June 2011
Appointed Cock, Oliver William Francis as Director
5 June 2011
Appointed Wragg, Jonathan Leslie as Director
3 May 2011
Resigned Walden, Mike as Director
21 April 2011
Resigned Hutchison, Colin Anthony as Director
11 April 2011
Resigned Fox, Emma Louise as Director
1 February 2011
Resigned Garden, Andrew Stephen Alan as Director
2 January 2011
Appointed Huse, Geraldine Claire as Director
9 November 2010
Appointed Walden, Mike as Director
8 July 2010
Resigned Malhotra, Deepak Kumar as Director
30 June 2010
Resigned Pain, John as Director
12 May 2010
Appointed Bell, David James as Director
12 April 2010
Resigned Turner, David as Director
9 April 2010
Resigned Kittmer, David as Director
29 March 2010
Appointed North, David as Director
23 March 2010
Appointed Evison, Emma Louise as Director
23 March 2010
Appointed Mckenzie, Mark Timothy as Director
23 March 2010
Resigned Robinson, Vince as Director
5 March 2010
Appointed Maciver, Angus as Director
22 February 2010
Appointed Simmons, James Andrew as Director
11 December 2008
Appointed Fox, Emma Louise as Director
17 November 2008
Resigned Blackhurst, Darren Anthony as Director
8 August 2008
Appointed Malhotra, Deepak Kumar as Director
10 June 2008
Resigned Newiss, Stephen as Director
10 June 2008
Resigned Smith, Anthony Roscoe as Director
4 March 2008
Appointed Sachdev, Nilesh as Director
4 March 2008
Resigned Coupe, Michael Andrew as Director
13 September 2007
Appointed Pain, John as Director
5 July 2007
Resigned Kelly, Paul as Director
1 March 2007
Resigned Bailey, Steven Clive as Director
1 December 2006
Resigned Sachdev, Neil as Director
28 September 2006
Appointed Turner, David as Director
28 September 2006
Appointed Price, Garry James as Director
27 June 2006
Resigned Spindler, Angela Lesley as Director
27 June 2006
Appointed Blackhurst, Darren Anthony as Director
21 June 2006
Appointed Kittmer, David as Director
12 April 2006
Appointed Bacon, Ian Donald Fordyce as Director
12 April 2006
Appointed Robinson, Vince as Director
12 April 2006
Resigned Joll, David John as Director
12 April 2006
16 June 2005
Resigned Cooper Jones, Timothy John, Mr. as Director
23 May 2005
Resigned Dawson, Fiona Eleanor as Director
20 April 2005
Resigned Malhotra, Deepak Kumar as Director
20 April 2005
Resigned Johnson, Gerald Thomas as Director
20 April 2005
Appointed Joll, David John as Director
22 February 2005
Appointed Hutchison, Colin Anthony as Director
22 February 2005
Appointed Kelly, Paul as Director
22 February 2005
Resigned Totty, Martin Richard as Director
16 February 2005
Appointed Coupe, Michael Andrew as Director
16 February 2005
Resigned Coupe, Michael Andrew as Director
30 November 2004
Resigned Whitbread, Robin Peter as Director
30 November 2004
Resigned Ansell, Michael William George as Director
16 September 2004
Resigned Shawe, Jan as Director
10 June 2004
Resigned Harvey, John Anthony as Director
10 June 2004
Resigned Knight, Robert Frederick as Director
20 April 2004
Resigned Hawkins, Kevin as Director
18 February 2004
Appointed Bailey, Steven Clive as Director
31 December 2003
Resigned Dries, Michael John as Director
12 June 2003
Appointed Totty, Martin Richard as Director
12 June 2003
Appointed Spindler, Angela Lesley as Director
12 June 2003
Appointed Dawson, Fiona Eleanor as Director
13 May 2003
Resigned Baker, Richard as Director
12 May 2003
Resigned Hutchison, Colin Anthony as Director
23 April 2003
4 February 2003
Appointed Malhotra, Deepak Kumar as Director
14 November 2002
Resigned Whitehead, Adrian as Director
14 November 2002
Resigned Gilliland, Stewart Charles as Director
18 September 2002
Appointed Whitbread, Robin Peter as Director
18 September 2002
Appointed Johnson, Gerald Thomas as Director
2 July 2002
Resigned Barnett, Stephen Ambrose as Director
1 February 2002
Resigned Esom, Steven Derek as Director
15 November 2001
Appointed Whitehead, Adrian as Director
4 September 2001
Appointed Baker, Richard as Director
4 September 2001
Appointed Shawe, Jan as Director
4 September 2001
Resigned Matthews, Nigel Frederick as Director
6 June 2001
Resigned Earl, Philip Alan as Director
6 June 2001
Resigned Bowen, Michael John as Director
12 April 2001
Appointed Esom, Steven Derek as Director
14 February 2001
Resigned Simons, John Michael as Director
14 February 2001
Appointed Garden, Andrew Stephen Alan as Director
14 February 2001
Resigned Millen, John Ernest as Director
29 November 2000
Appointed Newiss, Stephen as Director
29 November 2000
Appointed Ansell, Michael William George as Director
29 November 2000
Appointed Barnett, Stephen Ambrose as Director
19 September 2000
Resigned Pearce, Anthony Michael as Director
19 September 2000
Resigned Brasen, Ulf Ulrich as Director
19 September 2000
Appointed Smith, Anthony Roscoe as Director
19 September 2000
Resigned Connolly, Edward Joseph as Director
6 June 2000
Resigned Elmer, Anthony John as Director
6 June 2000
Appointed Sachdev, Neil as Director
11 April 2000
Appointed Earl, Philip Alan as Director
16 February 2000
Appointed Simons, John Michael as Director
16 February 2000
Resigned Risley, George Francis as Director
16 February 2000
Resigned Cooper Jones, Timothy John, Mr. as Secretary
16 February 2000
Resigned Hardman, Jeremy David as Director
16 February 2000
Appointed Stratford, Fiona Margaret as Secretary
16 February 2000
Appointed Dries, Michael John as Director
7 December 1999
Resigned Fee, Robert William as Director
10 September 1999
Resigned Bailey, Robert Kenneth Charles as Director
28 April 1999
Appointed Hutchison, Colin Anthony as Director
24 February 1999
Appointed Bailey, Robert Kenneth Charles as Director
15 February 1999
Resigned Marsden, David Eric as Director
29 January 1999
Resigned Wright, Leo William Paul as Secretary
29 January 1999
Appointed Cooper Jones, Timothy John, Mr. as Secretary
30 November 1998
Resigned Broadhurst, Nigel Martin as Director
4 August 1998
Appointed Hawkins, Kevin as Director
12 June 1998
Resigned Humes, William Thomas Findlay as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Darby, Gavin John as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Smith, Anthony Roscoe as Director
28 May 1998
Appointed Hardman, Jeremy David as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Craft, Garry Michael as Director
28 May 1998
Appointed Coupe, Michael Andrew as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Buckland, Ross, Sir as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Dickinson, Thomas Alfred as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Bailey, Robert Kenneth Charles as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Webster, David Gordon Comyn as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Coles, David as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Vyner, Rudolph Thomas, Cbe as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Ballington, John Michael as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Garvey, Richard Anthony as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Smith, Colin Deverell as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Coveney, Gerald Boore as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Ronald, William David Gordon as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Garvin, Peter as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Mcnicol, Neil Archibald as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Lawrence, Charles Anthony as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Beaty, Peter as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Smith, Grahame Douglas as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Summerfield, Gordon Caleb as Director
28 May 1998
Resigned Leighton, Allan Leslie as Director
18 May 1998
Appointed Marsden, David Eric as Director
31 March 1998
Resigned Price, Stephen as Director
1 January 1998
Resigned Spence, Roy James as Director
31 December 1997
Resigned Parkes, Arthur Joseph as Director
31 December 1997
Resigned Cashin, Lionel Morrow as Director
19 November 1997
Resigned Palmer, Peter Stewart Nicholas as Director
29 May 1997
Resigned Davison, George Norton as Director
29 May 1997
Resigned Green, Allan Arthur as Director
8 October 1996
Appointed Broadhurst, Nigel Martin as Director
8 October 1996
Appointed Connolly, Edward Joseph as Director
2 October 1996
Resigned Davey, Phillip as Director
25 June 1996
Appointed Garvin, Peter as Director
15 June 1996
Resigned Cullen, David Gerald as Director
11 June 1996
Appointed Smith, Anthony Roscoe as Director
6 June 1996
Resigned Bremner, David Murray as Director
6 June 1996
Resigned Falconer, Peter as Director
31 March 1996
Resigned Midwood, Peter Alan as Director
20 February 1996
Appointed Knight, Robert Frederick as Director
20 February 1996
Appointed Palmer, Peter Stewart Nicholas as Director
20 February 1996
Appointed Bowen, Michael John as Director
19 February 1996
Resigned Toms, Michael Charles Leonard as Director
13 February 1996
Resigned Abbott, Derek Francis as Director
13 February 1996
Resigned Dealtry, Clifford William as Director
12 December 1995
Resigned Riley, Terry as Director
5 October 1995
Resigned Thompson, Neil as Director
3 October 1995
Appointed Beaty, Peter as Director
3 October 1995
Resigned Simons, David Martin as Director
3 October 1995
Appointed Craft, Garry Michael as Director
1 October 1995
Appointed Buckland, Ross, Sir as Director
6 June 1995
Appointed Cooper Jones, Timothy John, Mr. as Director
6 June 1995
Appointed Davison, George Norton as Director
6 June 1995
Appointed Coles, David as Director
6 June 1995
Appointed Darby, Gavin John as Director
6 June 1995
Appointed Smith, Colin Deverell as Director
6 June 1995
Appointed Brasen, Ulf Ulrich as Director
6 June 1995
Appointed Gilliland, Stewart Charles as Director
6 June 1995
Resigned Scott, John Carr as Director
6 June 1995
Resigned Reid, David Edward as Director
4 April 1995
Resigned Aitken, Neil Stuart as Director
17 March 1995
Resigned Green, Andrew as Director
2 March 1995
Resigned Marsh, Andrew Martin as Director
28 February 1995
Resigned Jenkins, David Gordon as Director
28 February 1995
Resigned Fuller, John Michael as Director
28 February 1995
Resigned Irish, John George Augustus as Director
28 February 1995
Resigned Hughes, Penelope Lesley as Director
17 January 1995
Resigned Knight, David John as Director
9 January 1995
Resigned Moore, Harold as Director
22 December 1994
Resigned Fleming, Michael William as Director
12 December 1994
Resigned Dowling, Paul Edmund as Director
8 December 1994
Appointed Summerfield, Gordon Caleb as Director
31 October 1994
Resigned Grant, Matthew Alistair, Sir as Director
28 July 1994
Resigned Holland, Joseph as Director
28 June 1994
Appointed Lawrence, Charles Anthony as Director
15 June 1994
Appointed Wright, Leo William Paul as Secretary
14 June 1994
Resigned Wood, Keith Frederick as Secretary
2 June 1994
Appointed Midwood, Peter Alan as Director
2 June 1994
Resigned Curtis, John as Director
2 June 1994
Resigned Elliott, Richard as Director
2 June 1994
Resigned Hall, John William Drummond as Director
2 June 1994
Resigned Pilsbury, Geoffrey as Director
2 June 1994
Appointed Bailey, Robert Kenneth Charles as Director
2 June 1994
Appointed Price, Stephen as Director
2 June 1994
Appointed Dickinson, Thomas Alfred as Director
16 February 1994
Appointed Scott, John Carr as Director
16 February 1994
Appointed Fee, Robert William as Director
16 February 1994
Appointed Green, Allan Arthur as Director
16 February 1994
Appointed Marsh, Andrew Martin as Director
16 February 1994
Resigned Dart, Geoffrey Court as Director
16 February 1994
Resigned Thomas, Edward Hugh Roderick as Director
16 February 1994
Resigned Gardiner, Terence as Director
16 February 1994
Resigned Beaty, Peter as Director
13 October 1993
Appointed Davey, Phillip as Director
13 October 1993
Resigned Mullock, Richard Denson as Director
13 October 1993
Resigned Purgavie, Bruce Roy as Director
3 June 1993
Appointed Fleming, Michael William as Director
3 June 1993
Appointed Simons, David Martin as Director
18 February 1993
Appointed Hughes, Penelope Lesley as Director
31 December 1992
Resigned Cadbury, Roger Victor John as Director
23 October 1992
Resigned Willett, Robert Alan as Director
15 October 1992
Appointed Bremner, David Murray as Director
15 October 1992
Appointed Spence, Roy James as Director
15 October 1992
Appointed Thompson, Neil as Director
15 October 1992
Appointed Elliott, Richard as Director
29 September 1992
Resigned Jacques, Ronald Simon as Director
14 September 1992
Resigned King, David as Director
3 July 1992
Resigned Harker, James Richard as Director
30 June 1992
Resigned Ratcliffe, David Keith as Director
2 June 1992
Appointed Grant, Matthew Alistair, Sir as Director
2 June 1992
Resigned Rogerson, Robert George as Director
2 June 1992
Resigned Pickersgill, John Barry as Director
2 June 1992
Resigned Mellett, Edwin Robert as Director
2 June 1992
Resigned Maclaurin, Ian Charter, Lord as Director
2 June 1992
Resigned Lloyd, Norman Hunter as Director
2 June 1992
Appointed Riley, Terry as Director
2 June 1992
Appointed Toms, Michael Charles Leonard as Director
2 June 1992
Appointed Cullen, David Gerald as Director
2 June 1992
Appointed Ballington, John Michael as Director
2 June 1992
Appointed Ronald, William David Gordon as Director
1 May 1992
Resigned Mitchell, Nicholas John as Director
7 February 1992
6 February 1992
Appointed Mullock, Richard Denson as Director
6 February 1992
Appointed Hall, John William Drummond as Director
31 October 1991
Resigned Silverman, Barry Henry as Director
9 October 1991
Appointed Mcnicol, Neil Archibald as Director
19 July 1991
Appointed Leighton, Allan Leslie as Director
1 October 1988
Appointed Smith, Grahame Douglas as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Holdings 1

Companies where Institute of Grocery Distribution (The) is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
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Filings 453

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
22 September 2026Group of companies' accounts31 December 2025
16 September 2026Appointment of a director
16 September 2026Appointment of a director
15 July 2026Confirmation statement with no updates2 July 2026
23 June 2026Appointment of a director
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