JOHN RAY CHARITY

Charity number: 294915
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bursaries are provided annually for individuals undertaking natural science projects.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £1,528
Total expenditure: £3,546

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 July 1986: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • JOHN RAY TRUST (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Investment
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stewart Seymour Trustee 23 January 2025
None on record
Chairman Braintree District Council Trustee 05 May 2022
None on record
Paul Wood Trustee 18 February 2021
None on record
Roger John Pertwee Trustee 19 November 2015
None on record
Professor SACHIKO KUSUKAWA Trustee
THE DAIWA ANGLO-JAPANESE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
MR D GASK Trustee
THE METHODIST CHURCH CHELMSFORD CIRCUIT
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £120 £151 £349 £1.25k £1.53k
Total expenditure £1.73k £885 £2.62k £2.60k £3.55k
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 31 March 2025 07 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 21 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 04 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 10 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 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.

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

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.

Area of benefit

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

BRAINTREE

Contact information

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

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