RAY LANKESTER FUND

Charity Number: 206855
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

For the purpose of advancing the knowledge of marine animals or marine plants or the furtherance of marine biological research by the detection and appointment from time to time of an Investigator to be based at the Plymouth laboratory of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £13,168
Total expenditure: £3,661

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Plymouth City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Prof WILLIAM WILSON Trustee 31 July 2018
PLYMOUTH MARINE SCIENCE AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Received: On time
PROFESSOR MICHAEL EDWIN AKAM FRS Trustee 12 August 2011
None on record
PROFESSOR PETER WILLIAM HAROLD HOLLAND Trustee
WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT TRUST FUND
Received: On time
THE WARDEN AND SCHOLARS OF THE HOUSE OR COLLEGE OF SCHOLARS OF MERTON IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £11.69k £9.05k £9.53k £12.58k £13.17k
Total expenditure £45.42k £2.21k £8.52k £12.79k £3.66k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 05 April 2024 01 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2023 09 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2021 06 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2020 03 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 11TH MAY 1911 WITH DEED OF VARIATION DATED 1ST JUNE 1948.

Charitable objects

FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING THE KNOWLEDGE OF MARINE ANIMALS OR MARINE PLANTS OR THE FURTHERANCE OF MARINE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH BY THE DETECTION AND APPOINTMENT FROM TIME TO TIME OF AN INVESTI-GATOR PLYMOUTH LABORATORY OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
The Marine Biological Association
The Laboratory
Citadel Hill
PLYMOUTH
PL1 2PB
Phone:
01752633331
Email:
info@mba.ac.uk
Website:

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