The RAY Society

Registered charity 208082 Registered since 1962

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

9.9y median 10.5y

average tenure

38y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

8.9y

average years in governance

17 vs 0 portfolio

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Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 17Education/training 17Environment/conservation/heritage 17

Commercial experience

Health and social care 1

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Contact

Website	www.raysociety.org.uk
Email	honsec@raysociety.org.uk
Phone	02079425564
Address	NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, CROMWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW7 5BD

Finances

£7,497 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£13,242	£15,282
2021	£5,103	£8,500
2022	£7,897	£18,921
2023	£5,827	£1,893
2024	£7,497	£6,941

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE PUBLICATION OF WORKS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ISLES.

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

Trustees (17)

17trustees

76median age

1aged 70+

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 Gassonage 76 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

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