BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1014821 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote and further the study of archaeology and the preservation of antiquities; to carry out and encourage research into art, architecture and antiquities and to publish material in furtherance of its activities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE STUDY OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE PRESERVATION OF ANTIQUITIES;TO CARRY OUT AND ENCOURAGE RESEARCH INTO ART,ARCHITECTURE AND ANTIQUITIES AND TO PUBLISH MATERIAL IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS ACTIVITIES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£308k

Latest spending

£127k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £180,942 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds increasing to £799,352. The filing confirms the company is entitled to exemption from statutory audit under the small companies regime, indicating compliance with size criteria.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

Catherine Mary Milburn
Dr Alexandrina Caroline Buchanan
Dr Jana Gajdosova
Dr Nigel Richard Plant
John Andrew Irving

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£308k	£127k
31/12/2023	£113k	£104k
31/12/2022	£91k	£101k
31/12/2021	£62k	£39k
31/12/2020	£112k	£103k

Common questions

Is BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £180,942 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds increasing to £799,352. The filing confirms the company is entitled to exemption from statutory audit under the small companies regime, indicating compliance with size criteria. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BRITISH ACADEMY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES	2	£7.3m
THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY AT ANKARA	2	£332k
THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£1.4m
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION	1	£518k
THE SINO-BRITISH FELLOWSHIP TRUST	1	£214k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£40k
BRITISH ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION	1	£32k
THE ROYAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE	1	£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE COUNCIL FOR BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY.

THE COUNCIL FOR BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY income £978k
THE BRITISH ACADEMY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES income £106.2m
THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY AT ANKARA income £966k
THE BRITISH ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION income £144k
OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY LIMITED income £27.6m
BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR AMERICAN STUDIES income £112k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION	£308k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE COUNCIL FOR BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY FY2025	£978k	Up to £60,000	0	below	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH ACADEMY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL STUDIES FY2025	£106.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY AT ANKARA FY2025	£966k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
THE BRITISH ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£144k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY LIMITED FY2025	£27.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.