QUATERNARY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 262124 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Q R A

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.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£124k

Latest spending

£106k

Registered

1971

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with total funds of £354,401.60, an increase from the previous year's £335,728. The trustees report that the charity holds sufficient reserves, including £30,000 designated for unexpected liabilities, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters requiring attention.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £30,000 for unexpected liabilities (held: £354k)

“The QRA sets aside £30,000 in reserves for unexpected liabilities.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Prof Jane Karen Hartchair
Dr Adrian Paul Palmer
Dr Catherine Ann Delaney
Dr Della Kay Murton
Dr Edmund Taylor-Garrett
Dr Harold Lovell
Dr Jenna Louise Sutherland
Dr Katherine Helen Roucoux
Dr Michael Dempster
Dr Naomi Holmes
Dr Sophie Lauren Williams
Dr Timothy Patrick Lane
Dr William John Fletcher
Prof Christopher Neil Roberts
Professor David Howard Roberts

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£124k	£106k
31/07/2024	£125k	£119k
31/07/2023	£131k	£166k
31/07/2022	£123k	£67k
31/07/2021	£116k	£112k

Common questions

Is QUATERNARY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with total funds of £354,401.60, an increase from the previous year's £335,728. The trustees report that the charity holds sufficient reserves, including £30,000 designated for unexpected liabilities, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£8k
M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PALAEONTOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION.

THE PALAEONTOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION income £589k
THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION income £690k
PRINT QUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS income £187k
THE MODERN HUMANITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION income £748k
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR LIMITED income £675k
ANATOMICAL SOCIETY income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
QUATERNARY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION	£124k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PALAEONTOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FY2024	£589k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOCIAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION FY2025	£690k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PRINT QUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS FY2024	£187k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MODERN HUMANITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION FY2025	£748k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR LIMITED FY2024	£675k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.