CCEW Charity Commission profile

CANTERBURY ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 278861 · organisation 278861

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
9 November 1979
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01441517
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£2,701,593
Latest expenditure
£2,705,358
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 92A BROAD STREET, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 2LU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.canterburytrust.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Archaeological investigations, building recording, educational services, publications

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,701,593
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,705,358
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
16 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
16 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,983,824
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,758,299
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
29 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
29 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,439,380
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,433,997
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
29 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
29 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,564,245
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,040,614
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
25 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
25 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,765,215
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,822,054

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,701,593
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,705,358
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
16
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
83375
Income From Government Grants
£7,295
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
104
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
16 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,983,824
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,758,299
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
19
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
94950
Income From Government Grants
£3,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
29 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,439,380
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,433,997
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
15
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
29 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,564,245
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,040,614
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
632686
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
50
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
25 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,765,215
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,822,054
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£12
Income From Government Grants
£115,566
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
27 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
157866
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2529204
Income Investments
14523
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2701593
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,705,358
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2705358
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
642287
Expenditure Depreciation
33187
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,874,063
Assets Total Fixed
456399
Assets Own Use
456399
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,943,641
Assets Total Liabilities
£399,097
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,000,943
Creditors One Year Total Current
367447
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
31650
Assets Cash
£1,205,334
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1874063
Funds Restricted
126880
Funds Total
2000943
Count Employees
50
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
16 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
118018
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2835284
Income Investments
12715
Income Other
17807
Income Total Income And Endowments
2983824
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,758,299
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2758299
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9650
Expenditure Support Costs
591911
Expenditure Depreciation
23740
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,455,263
Assets Total Fixed
443749
Assets Own Use
443749
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,146,642
Assets Total Liabilities
£585,683
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,004,708
Creditors One Year Total Current
548372
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
37311
Assets Cash
£1,169,403
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1899012
Funds Restricted
105696
Funds Total
2004708
Count Employees
53
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
29 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
46722
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2388882
Income Investments
3776
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2439380
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,433,997
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2433997
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
7500
Expenditure Support Costs
511404
Expenditure Depreciation
33186
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,196,722
Assets Total Fixed
444919
Assets Own Use
444919
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,030,210
Assets Total Liabilities
£695,946
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,779,183
Creditors One Year Total Current
656223
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
39723
Assets Cash
£822,254
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1664284
Funds Restricted
114899
Funds Total
1779183
Count Employees
47
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
29 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
53257
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2510883
Income Investments
105
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2564245
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,040,614
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2040614
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9300
Expenditure Support Costs
469540
Expenditure Depreciation
32626
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£439,110
Assets Total Fixed
439110
Assets Own Use
439110
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,755,222
Assets Total Liabilities
£420,532
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,773,800
Creditors One Year Total Current
394542
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
25990
Assets Cash
£1,169,808
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1660825
Funds Restricted
112975
Funds Total
1773800
Count Employees
47
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
25 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
265345
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1499541
Income Investments
329
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1765215
Income Legacies
11490
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,822,054
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1822054
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9434
Expenditure Support Costs
558961
Expenditure Depreciation
29433
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£675,807
Assets Total Fixed
433593
Assets Own Use
433593
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,325,793
Assets Total Liabilities
£509,217
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,250,169
Creditors One Year Total Current
479978
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
29239
Assets Cash
£628,351
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1113457
Funds Restricted
136712
Funds Total
1250169
Count Employees
44
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CANTERBURY ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1979-11-09T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED 2ND AUGUST 1979 AND AMENDED ON 20TH FEBRUARY 2004 AND 24TH SEPTEMBER 2004
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF ARCHAEOLOGY.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED (IN PRACTICE THE COUNTY OF KENT)

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures