Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

EAST HERTS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

East Herts Archaeological Society works in several area: i) education/training in the field of Archaeologyii) art/culture via lectures and visits and working with other societies linked to Archaeologyiii) environment/conservation/heritage
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£1£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£1£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 56 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

  • AMANDA LEE HAYES Appointed: 2020
  • BRIAN RICHARD SHILLUM Appointed: 2012
  • CAROLINE JAYNE BAIGENT Appointed: 2020
  • DR BEN CRYSTALL
  • DR LINDA ANNE ROWE Appointed: 2012
  • ELISABETH ANN BARRATT
  • GEOFFREY STEPHEN RICE Appointed: 2019
  • HELEN MARGARET GIBSON
  • KRIS LOCKYEAR Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/12/1968, number: 257254
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 125 days late, AR16: 126 days late, AR14: 110 days late,
Main office

7 Cedar Close
HERTFORD
SG14 1LU

Objectives

(A) TO FOSTER INTEREST IN THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF THE COUNTY BY VISITS AND LECTURES AND COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF RELEVANT INFORMATION. (B) TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST IN EXCAVATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF GENERAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST. (C) TO OPPOSE AND PREVENT AS FAR AS MAY BE PRACTICABLE THE EXECUTION OF ANY INJURIES WITH WHICH ANCIENT BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION WITHIN THE COUNTY MAY BE THREATENED AND TO COLLECT ACCURATE RECORDS THEREOF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF HERTFORDSHIRE AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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