CCEW Charity Commission profile

COLCHESTER ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 283354 · organisation 283354

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
12 January 1982
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01578133
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,429,151
Latest expenditure
£1,431,200
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: ROMAN CIRCUS HOUSE, ROMAN CIRCUS WALK, COLCHESTER, ESSEX, CO2 7GZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.catuk.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objectives of the Trust are to advance the education of the public in the science of archaeology and to promote the appropriate preservation, recording, excavation and interpretation of archaeological sites and historic buildings in Colchester and the neighbouring districts.

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
13 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
13 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,429,151
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,431,200
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
21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
21 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,161,807
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,260,139
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
15 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
15 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,467,539
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,244,719
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
12 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
12 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,317,402
Total Gross Expenditure
£999,107
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
£949,316
Total Gross Expenditure
£802,767
Accounts Qualified
Yes

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
13 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,429,151
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,431,200
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
No
Count Volunteers
30
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
21 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,161,807
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,260,139
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
No
Count Volunteers
30
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
15 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,467,539
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,244,719
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
No
Count Volunteers
30
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
12 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,317,402
Total Gross Expenditure
£999,107
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£2,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
30
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
£949,316
Total Gross Expenditure
£802,767
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Grants
£50,929
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
30

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
13 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
18538
Income Other Trading Activities
1406135
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
4478
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1429151
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,321,853
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£109,347
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1431200
Expenditure Investment Management
26205
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
7185
Expenditure Support Costs
109347
Expenditure Depreciation
17232
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,194,945
Assets Total Fixed
504884
Assets Own Use
504884
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,113,449
Assets Total Liabilities
£411,112
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,207,221
Creditors One Year Total Current
321974
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
89138
Assets Cash
£1,113,449
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1194945
Funds Restricted
12276
Funds Total
1207221
Count Employees
28
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
21 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
173193
Income Other Trading Activities
984903
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
3711
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1161807
Income Legacies
143088
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,055,594
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£204,545
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1260139
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
204545
Expenditure Depreciation
13903
Gain Loss Investment
-98332
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
8937
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,159,845
Assets Total Fixed
499708
Assets Own Use
499708
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,115,722
Assets Total Liabilities
£406,160
Assets Current Investment
2198
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,209,270
Creditors One Year Total Current
308000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
98160
Assets Cash
£646,167
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1170304
Funds Restricted
38966
Funds Total
1209270
Count Employees
31
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
15 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
7319
Income Other Trading Activities
1459364
Income Charitable Activities
155740
Income Investments
856
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1623279
Income Legacies
4724
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,088,979
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£155,740
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1244719
Expenditure Investment Management
155740
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
7926
Expenditure Support Costs
155740
Expenditure Depreciation
10805
Gain Loss Investment
215921
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
490771
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,278,602
Assets Total Fixed
490771
Assets Own Use
490771
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,309,956
Assets Total Liabilities
£493,125
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,307,602
Creditors One Year Total Current
391742
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
101383
Assets Cash
£518,803
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1278602
Funds Restricted
29000
Funds Total
1307602
Count Employees
34
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
12 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
16604
Income Other Trading Activities
1300798
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1317402
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£870,037
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£129,070
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
999107
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
2838
Expenditure Support Costs
12070
Expenditure Depreciation
39206
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,060,690
Assets Total Fixed
480074
Assets Own Use
480074
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,094,035
Assets Total Liabilities
£489,327
Assets Current Investment
2198
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,084,782
Creditors One Year Total Current
375206
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
114121
Assets Cash
£303,424
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1060690
Funds Restricted
24092
Funds Total
1084782
Count Employees
32
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
146692
Income Other Trading Activities
802588
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
36
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
949316
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£699,777
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£102,990
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
802767
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
102990
Expenditure Depreciation
4468
Gain Loss Investment
20
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-2642
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£468,849
Assets Total Fixed
470484
Assets Own Use
470484
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£568,692
Assets Total Liabilities
£272,689
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£766,487
Creditors One Year Total Current
154286
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
118403
Assets Cash
£226,535
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
739129
Funds Restricted
27358
Funds Total
766487
Count Employees
33
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Essex
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Hertfordshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Suffolk
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
COLCHESTER ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1982-01-12T00:00:00
Charity Name
COLCHESTER ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST LIMITED
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2019-11-18T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
275055
Assoc Registered Charity Number
275055
Assoc Charity Name
BILLERICAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/08/1981AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13/02/2014
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND TO PROMOTE THE APPROPRIATE PRESERVATION, RECORDING, EXCAVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN COLCHESTER IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX TOGETHER WITH THE SURROUNDING OR NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS OF COLCHESTER AFORESAID.
Area Of Benefit
COLCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING OR NEIGHBOURING DISTRICTS

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
201588
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
COLCHESTER ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST LTD

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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