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How we are organised

Ownership structure

Ingka Group (Ingka Holding B.V. and its controlled entities) is based in Leiden, the Netherlands and has an ownership structure that is built for purpose and a long term focus.

Ingka Group is owned by a Dutch foundation, Stichting INGKA Foundation (INGKA Foundation). INGKA Foundation does not have any owners. It also does not have any beneficial owners but holds its assets only on its own behalf. This means that nobody is entitled to the assets of INGKA Foundation and there are no dividends paid to private shareholders.

Purpose and profit

We are proud that our ownership structure is built for purpose, and that the profits made by our business can only be used in one of two ways: to be either reinvested in the company (85% in FY25) or paid as dividend (15% in FY25) to the INGKA Foundation which has a charitable purpose to create a better everyday life for the many people in need.

INGKA Foundation achieves its charitable purpose by providing funding to the Stichting IKEA Foundation (IKEA Foundation), an independent philanthropic grant-making organisation committed to tackling the two biggest threats to the future of children and families: poverty and climate change.

Stichting Ingka Foundation

Owner of Ingka Group

Stichting IKEA Foundation

Charity

Stichting IMAS Foundation

Management of own Financial Assets

Long-term focus

Alongside supporting the charitable purpose of our owner, INGKA Foundation, the majority of our profits are reinvested back into our business, ensuring we are able to keep prices down, accelerate growth, ensure employment, transform and innovate our business, and reach our sustainability and societal goals.

In short, our ownership structure gives us the financial independence to be purpose driven in our decisions, and reinvest in our business to keep growing and improving. We often like to say we are lucky to have the possibility to think in generations, not quarters.

Woman in front of an IKEA store looking at her phone.

IKEA – a franchise business

Ingka Group is one of 12 different franchisees, operating IKEA stores and other sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V., the owner of the IKEA Concept and worldwide IKEA franchisor. Inter IKEA Systems belongs to Inter IKEA Group

Inter IKEA Group and Ingka Group have the same founder, as well as a common history and heritage, but are two groups of companies with different management and different owners.

Potential IKEA franchisees are evaluated and chosen by Inter IKEA Systems B.V. If chosen, franchisees are granted the right to operate IKEA stores and other sales channels in accordance with the IKEA retail system as well as the right to use IKEA trademarks and other intellectual property for that purpose. In return, IKEA franchisees pay Inter IKEA Systems B.V a franchise fee of 3% of their net sales.

co-workers in store

Our business areas

Ingka Group operates three businesses in one: IKEA Retail, Ingka Centres and Ingka Investments.

People in the IKEA centre in Beijing

Ingka Centres

IKEA Retail
Father and daughter in a yellow dress and red rubber boots working together in a green house

Ingka Investments

Ingka Group governance

Our governance is designed to ensure that Ingka Group remains an accountable, purpose-led company that delivers on our strategic ambitions and goals. Ingka Group operates three businesses; IKEA Retail which is our core business, Ingka Centres and Ingka Investments. Ingka Holding BV is the parent company of Ingka Group.

 

Supervisory Board Committees
Management Board Committees

 

Group Management
Councils Ingka Centres Board Ingka Investments Board
Group Functions
Retail Country Boards