# QUATERNARY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 262124
- **Other names:** Q R A
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Feb. 19, 1971
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=262124


## Contact

- **Address:** ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, 1 KENSINGTON GORE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW7 2AR
- **Phone:** 0207 9426479
- **Email:** treasurer@qra.org.uk
- **Website:** www.qra.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSOCIATION IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO THE QUATEMARY PERIOD. THIS SHALL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH A PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES AND BY SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS THAT ARE OF BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC. THE AIMS OF SUCH ACTIVITIES SHALL BE: (I) TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES DURING THE QUATEMARY PERIOD, AND (II) THE DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION TO THE WIDER PUBLIC. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECTIVE, BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS:(A) TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS; (B) TO PUBLISH PAMPHLETS, LEAFLETS, ETC., (C) TO DO ALL SUCH THINGS AS WILL FURTHER THE OBJECTIVE. THE ASSOCIATION SHALL ALSO AGREE FORMAL REPRESENTATION ON THE COMMITTEES OF APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC ORGANISATIONS, SUCH AS INQUA, ICSU AND THE ROYAL SOCIETY.

**Activities:** The objective of the Association is the advancement of education and research into the Quaternary period through a programme of events and activities (discussion and field meetings, outreach activities) and by series of publications that are of benefit to the public. It also provides grants and awards to individuals and groups to promote research and further understanding of the Quaternary period.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £124262 | £105590 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £124902 | £119194 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £131031 | £166287 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £123353 | £66857 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £116380 | £111835 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Prof Jane Karen Hart** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Dr Adrian Paul Palmer — appointed Jan. 1, 2022
- Dr Catherine Ann Delaney — appointed Jan. 1, 2022
- Dr Della Kay Murton — appointed Jan. 5, 2024
- Dr Edmund Taylor-Garrett — appointed Jan. 4, 2024
- Dr Harold Lovell — appointed Jan. 4, 2024
- Dr Jenna Louise Sutherland — appointed Jan. 4, 2024
- Dr Katherine Helen Roucoux — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Dr Michael Dempster — appointed Jan. 7, 2022
- Dr Naomi Holmes — appointed Jan. 4, 2024
- Dr Sophie Lauren Williams — appointed Jan. 4, 2024
- Dr Timothy Patrick Lane — appointed Jan. 4, 2024
- Dr William John Fletcher — appointed Jan. 1, 2022
- Prof Christopher Neil Roberts — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- Professor David Howard Roberts — appointed Jan. 1, 2022