John RAY Charity

Registered charity 294915 Registered since 1986

Operates: Throughout England

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.7y median 5y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10.2y

average years in governance

3 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 5Arts/culture/heritage/science 1General Charitable Purposes 1Other Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 1

Boards that share trustees

The Leonardo DA Vinci Society 1 shared trustee
The Methodist Church Chelmsford Circuit 1 shared trustee
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Leonardo DA Vinci Society 1 shared trustee
The Methodist Church Chelmsford Circuit 1 shared trustee
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation 1 shared trustee
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Friends of Almondbury Infant and Nursery School Similar size; both Education
Port Isaac PRE-School Playgroup Similar size; both Education

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Contact

Website	www.Johnraytrust.com
Email	Johnraytrust@outlook.com
Phone	07800614943
Address	The Old Cottage, Little St. Marys, Long Melford, SUDBURY, Suffolk, CO10 9LQ

Finances

£1,528 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£120	£1,725
2022	£151	£885
2023	£349	£2,622
2024	£1,255	£2,597
2025	£1,528	£3,546

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To Individuals

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND TO PROMOTE THE INCREASED AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE WORK OF JOHN RAY AND IN PARTICULAR TO ESTABLISH A BURSARY FOR STUDENTS STUDYING NATURAL HISTORY AT ANY UNIVERSITIES AND TO ENCOURAGE GREATER KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT MATTER RESEARCHED AND DOCUMENTED BY JOHN RAY WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF BRAINTREE.

Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 21ST MARCH 1986 AS VARIED BY SCHEME OF 27TH MARCH 1991

Trustees (6)

5trustees

0aged 70+

Chairman Braintree District Council since 2022
MR D Gask
Paul Wood since 2021
Professor Sachiko Kusukawa
Roger John Pertwee since 2015
Stewart Seymour since 2025

Connected charities (3)

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation 1 shared trustee
The Methodist Church Chelmsford Circuit 1 shared trustee
The Leonardo DA Vinci Society 1 shared trustee

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