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The John RAY Initiative Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 33

  1. Rev Dr David Gregory 2020–2023 Director View profile
  2. Ratcliffe, Elizabeth Clare, Rev'D 2019–2021 Director View profile
  3. Dr Andrew Wright 2013–2020 Director View profile
  4. Professor James Gordon Mcconville 2010–2012 Director View profile
  5. Dr Hilary Frances Marlow 2009–2019 Director View profile
  6. Dr Martin John Hodson 2006–2007 Director View profile
  7. Rev Dr John David Weaver 2006–2020 Director View profile
  8. Professor Ian Macdonald Arbon 2005–2008 Director View profile
  9. Professor Graham William Ashworth 2005–2006 Director View profile
  10. Ann Brown 2005–2006 Director View profile
  11. Dr Simon Peter Carruthers 2004–2006 Director View profile
  12. Professor Robert Stephen White 2004–2013 Director View profile
  13. Paul Geoffrey Wagstaff 2004–2009 Director View profile
  14. Dr Jan William Drozd 2003–2005 Director View profile
  15. Houghton, Paul Michael, Mr. 2001–2019 Director View profile
  16. Gordon John Wenham 2000–2006 Director View profile
  17. Dr Michael David Morecroft 2000–2004 Director View profile
  18. Revd Dr Ernest Charles Lucas 1999–2000 Director View profile
  19. Professor Stephen Owen 1999–2000 Director View profile
  20. Prof Colin Archibald Russell 1999–2006 Director View profile
  21. Dr John Benjamin Sale 1998–2006 Director View profile
  22. Peter John Clark 1997–2000 Director View profile
  23. Simon Morrison Steer 1997–1999 Director View profile
  24. John William Twidell 1997–2001 Director View profile
  25. Robert Cecil John Carling 1997–2001 Director View profile
  26. Peter Edward Bright 1997–2002 Director View profile
  27. Dr Donald Malcolm Bruce 1997–2005 Director View profile
  28. Sir Timothy Edward Charles Hoare 1997–2001 Director View profile
  29. Sir John Theodore Houghton 1997–2006 Director View profile
  30. Professor John Rotherham Salter 1997–2004 Director View profile
  31. Professor Robert James Berry 1997–2006 Director View profile
  32. Paul Michael Houghton 2014–2019 Secretary View profile
  33. Claire Heather Ashton 2000–2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/08/1997
Also a registered charity
The John RAY Initiative Limited
Board analysis for researchers

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

5.5y median 3.2y
average tenure
14.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Property 2Tech and media 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03420063
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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