01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 27 October 1982
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01618597
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £27,565,833
- Latest expenditure
- £26,545,718
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY LTD, JANUS HOUSE, OSNEY MEAD, OXFORD, OX2 0ES
Website recorded by the regulator: www.oxfordarchaeology.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Archaeological research, archaeological excavations and analysis and publication, heritage and conservation advice.
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
- 4 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £27,565,833
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,545,718
- 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
- 8 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £22,743,133
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £22,625,903
- 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
- 21 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £25,075,900
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £23,251,230
- 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
- 15 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £24,431,991
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £22,778,027
- 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
- 12 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £24,908,600
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,935,878
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
- 4 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £27,565,833
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £26,545,718
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 35
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 513419
- Income From Government Grants
- £239,475
- 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
- 6
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 8 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £22,743,133
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £22,625,903
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 29
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 304492
- Income From Government Grants
- £563,788
- 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
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 21 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £25,075,900
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £23,251,230
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 45
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 690301
- Income From Government Grants
- £209,582
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 15 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £24,431,991
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £22,778,027
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 38
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 638606
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 12 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £24,908,600
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,935,878
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 30
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2838883
- Income From Government Grants
- £462,938
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
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
- 4 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 27565833
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 27565833
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £633
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £26,545,085
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 26545718
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 30800
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5523087
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 113427
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 3948000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £14,996,847
- Assets Total Fixed
- 194323
- Assets Own Use
- 194323
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 9584000
- Assets Other Assets
- £20,954,456
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,957,609
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £24,775,170
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5957609
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £14,095,210
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 23628476
- Funds Restricted
- 1146694
- Funds Total
- 24775170
- Count Employees
- 401
- 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
- 8 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 22743133
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 22743133
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,011
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £22,618,892
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 22625903
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 30800
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5657850
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 125852
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 2884000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £14,103,994
- Assets Total Fixed
- 170060
- Assets Own Use
- 170060
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 5533000
- Assets Other Assets
- £19,014,347
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,910,353
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £19,807,054
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4910353
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £13,517,909
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 19807054
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 19807054
- Count Employees
- 385
- 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
- 21 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 25075900
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 25075900
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £16,482
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £23,234,748
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 23251230
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 29950
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5514380
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 128221
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 10799000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £13,813,392
- Assets Total Fixed
- 236432
- Assets Own Use
- 236432
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 2756000
- Assets Other Assets
- £17,707,684
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,894,292
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £16,805,824
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3894292
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £13,645,774
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 16805824
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 16805824
- Count Employees
- 363
- 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
- 15 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 24431991
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 24431991
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £495
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £22,777,532
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 22778027
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 29350
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4910542
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 104118
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 4805000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £10,702,734
- Assets Total Fixed
- 241420
- Assets Own Use
- 241420
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -6762000
- Assets Other Assets
- £16,537,732
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,834,998
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,182,154
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5834998
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £11,736,889
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4182154
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 4182154
- Count Employees
- 393
- 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
- 12 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 24908600
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 24908600
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £400
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £21,935,478
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 21935878
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 29250
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4268526
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 73680
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -4100000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,703,888
- Assets Total Fixed
- 147302
- Assets Own Use
- 147302
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -10128000
- Assets Other Assets
- £13,967,007
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,263,119
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£2,276,810
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6263119
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £6,776,685
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -2276810
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- -2276810
- Count Employees
- 376
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Jersey
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Isle Of Man
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Saudi Arabia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1982-10-27T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 MARCH 1982 AS AMENDED ON 1 FEBRUARY 1983 AND 5 OCTOBER 1997 NOW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 21 OCTOBER 2009 AND REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 9 NOVEMBER 2009
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF ARCHAEOLOGY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD
- Area Of Benefit
- THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 236516
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- OXFORDARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 236506
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY NORTH
- Charity Name Id
- 236442
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 236456
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff