{"id":13666,"date":"2020-11-12T12:19:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T12:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/t-creative.com\/asiatic\/?page_id=13666"},"modified":"2026-01-03T12:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T12:02:07","slug":"governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1759671177263{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;border-color: #eeeeee !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604513832373{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13480&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604513704459{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Governance<\/h1>\n<p>The Royal Asiatic Society is incorporated by Royal Charter and is a UK registered charity (No. 209629). The Society is governed by an elected Council. Officers of the Council usually serve for a three-year term and members of the Council usually serve for a four-year term.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Members of Council (2025-26)<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>President<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Dr N. Peabody\u00a0(2024-2027)[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Vice-President<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Professor S. Ansari (2025-2028)[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Treasurer<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Mrs E. Robb (2025-2028)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Members<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Dr P. Basu (2022-2026)<br \/>\nDr R. Blurton (2022-2026)<br \/>\nDr B. Brend (2022-2026)<br \/>\nDr E. Driver (2025-2029)<br \/>\nDr G. Johnson (2025-2029)<br \/>\nDr G. Jorayev (2024-2028)<br \/>\nMr L. Knight, MBE (2022-2026)<br \/>\nDr J. Lally (2025-2029)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Dr R. Llewellyn-Jones, MBE (2022-2026)<br \/>\nProfessor J. Majeed (2024-2028)<br \/>\nProfessor F. Robinson (2022-2026)<br \/>\nDr J. Sokoly (2024-2028)<br \/>\nDr Y. Stoyanov (2025-2029)<br \/>\nProfessor S. P. Subedi, OBE, KC (2024-2028)<br \/>\nDr W. Tsai (2023-2027)<br \/>\nProfessor S. Whitfield (2023-2027)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1759667377327{background-image: url(https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/landscape1.jpg?id=1875) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Governance Documents<\/h3>\n<p>The Society received its <strong>Royal Charter<\/strong> in 1824 which confers its independent legal personality and defines its purposes. A Supplemental Charter was granted in 1987. These documents can be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/charter\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Society is governed by its <strong>Byelaws<\/strong> and <strong>Standing Orders<\/strong>, which further outline the regulations that govern its management and operations. These documents can be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/byelaw-standing-orders\/\">here<\/a> and are available to download as PDF files:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Byelaws.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Byelaws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/New-Standing-Orders-with-correctionsFinal-Jan-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Standing Orders<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Society acknowledges the contributions of those who give their time freely to help achieve its goals. We have a <a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/RAS-Volunteer-Policy-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Volunteer Policy<\/a> which outlines the relationship between the Society and our volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>Our Privacy Policy can be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/privacy-policy\/\">here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Reports<\/h3>\n<p>Annual Reports and Financial Statements are presented at the Society&#8217;s Anniversary General Meetings as an overview of the Society&#8217;s achievements and financial performance for the year under review. Past reports and statements in PDFs can be viewed below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/RAS-FY24-Final-Accounts-UHY-signed.pdf\">Report and Financial Statements 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Royal-Asiatic-Society-FINAL-accounts-at-13.05.24-signed-4.pdf\">Report and Financial Statements 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/RAS-2022-signed-accounts.pdf\">Report and Financial Statements 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RAS-2021-signed-accounts-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report and Financial Statements 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RAS-2020-signed-accounts-website.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report and Financial Statements 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RAS-2019-signed-accounts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report and Financial Statements 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ras-signd.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report and Financial Statements 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Royal-Asiatic-Society-Financial-Statements-2017-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report and Financial Statements 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Royal-Asiatic-Society-of-Great-Britain-and-Ireland-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report and Financial Statements 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-Report-Accounts.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report and Financial Statements 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Report-and-Financial-Statements-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report and Financial Statements 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/royalasiaticsociety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Report-and-Financial-Statements-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Report and Financial Statements 2013<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; 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