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The RAY Society
The RAY Society is a registered charity (number 208082) based in London, governed by 17 trustees and chaired by Dr Paul Frederick Clark. Latest income £7k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 17 trustees
- Income £7k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Paul Frederick ClarkChair
- Andrea May HartTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Andrea WaeschenbachTrustee · since 2015
- Dr Brian SpoonerTrustee
- Dr David John Nicholas HindTrustee · since 2012
- DR Gillian Margaret MapstoneTrustee
- Dr Hugh Frank CarterTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Lucy WoodallTrustee · since 2012
- Dr Peter GassonTrustee · since 2016
- Dr Phillip James CribbTrustee · since 1988
- Dr Richard PreeceTrustee · since 2010
- Jacqueline Mackenzie-DoddsTrustee · since 2015
- Ms Clare ValentineTrustee · since 2015
- Sharron-Marie RobbinsTrustee · since 2020
- Thomas Samuel PennanceTrustee · since 2026
- Thomas Samuel WhiteTrustee · since 2026
- William Clifford John BeharrellTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.raysociety.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1962
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£7k£22k
- 2024£7k£7k
- 2023£6k£2k
Earlier years
- 2022£8k£19k
- 2021£5k£9k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE PUBLICATION OF WORKS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ISLES.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
17 trustees on the board
- Dr Paul Frederick Clark Chair
- Andrea May Hart since 2023
- DR Gillian Margaret Mapstone
- Dr Andrea Waeschenbach since 2015
- Dr Brian Spooner
- Dr David John Nicholas Hind since 2012
- Dr Hugh Frank Carter since 2024
- Dr Lucy Woodall since 2012
- Dr Phillip James Cribb since 1988
- Dr Peter Gasson since 2016
- Dr Richard Preece since 2010
- Jacqueline Mackenzie-Dodds since 2015
- Ms Clare Valentine since 2015
- Sharron-Marie Robbins since 2020
- Thomas Samuel Pennance since 2026
- Thomas Samuel White since 2026
- William Clifford John Beharrell since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Andrea Waeschenbach since 2015
- Dr David John Nicholas Hind since 2012
- Dr Lucy Woodall since 2012
- Dr Phillip James Cribb since 1988
- Dr Peter Gasson since 2016
- Dr Richard Preece since 2010
- Jacqueline Mackenzie-Dodds since 2015
- Ms Clare Valentine since 2015
- Sharron-Marie Robbins since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (16)
- Dr Paul Frederick Clark Chair
- Andrea May Hart since 2023
- DR Gillian Margaret Mapstone
- Dr Andrea Waeschenbach since 2015
- Dr Brian Spooner
- Dr David John Nicholas Hind since 2012
- Dr Hugh Frank Carter since 2024
- Dr Lucy Woodall since 2012
- Dr Phillip James Cribb since 1988
- Dr Peter Gasson since 2016
- Dr Richard Preece since 2010
- Jacqueline Mackenzie-Dodds since 2015
- Ms Clare Valentine since 2015
- Sharron-Marie Robbins since 2020
- Thomas Samuel Pennance since 2026
- Thomas Samuel White since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- William Clifford John Beharrell since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 208082
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- LAWS OF THE RAY SOCIETY AS REVISED AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MARCH 1947 AND SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED 1949, 1950, 27TH MARCH 1952, 21ST MARCH 1984, AND 24TH MARCH 1994 as amended on 29 May 2020
- Contact on the register
- 02079425564 · honsec@raysociety.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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