CARA was founded at the first committee meeting on 7 February 1975.
Chairs of CARA
- 1975 Ronald Politeyan
- 1976 Frank Dodd
- 1977 George Hallam
- 1978 Frank Dodd (acting chair)
- 1978 Kevin Botting
- 1979 Frank Dodd
- 1980 George Dauman
- 1980 Anthony Rowland
- 1986 Mark Harrington (acting chair)
- 1989 Jennifer Jennings
- 1993 Robert Levy
- 1995 Chair vacant: meetings chaired by Martin Diviney, Geoff Bevitt, Mark Harrington
- 1996 Kingsley Grimble
- 1998 Mark Rowles
- 1999 Tim Poulston
- 2002 Paul Clark
- 2005 Ray Alcock
- 2006 Tony Palmer
- 2008 Robin Springall
- 2015 Margaret Cunningham
Presidents of CARA
- 1976 to c.1985 Ronald Politeyan
- 1993 to 1997 Jennifer Jennings
- 1997 to 2003 Robert Levy
- 2003 to 2009 Tim Poulston
- 2009 to 2011 (?) Patricia Bench