WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Registered charity 1080096 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WILTSHIRE HERITAGE

The WANHS objects are to educate the public by promoting, fostering interest in, exploration, research and publication on the archaeology, art, history and natural history of Wiltshire for the public benefit. An accredited and designated museum, library and art gallery with temporary exhibitions are open to the public throughout the year and an education service provides activities for all ages.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING, FOSTERING INTEREST IN EXPLORATION, RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ON THE ARCHAEOLOGY, ART, HISTORY AND NATURAL HISTORY OF WILTSHIRE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Area of benefit: THE COUNTY OF WILTSHIRE

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £80,693 for the year, driven by a significant contribution to the Assize Court Project and poor investment returns. Unrestricted reserves decreased to £437,629, which the Trustees consider sufficient to provide a measure of security given their reliance on investments for ongoing income.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by David Owen & Co. Discloses 6 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Caroline Margaret Kaychair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Adelaide Hope Longhurst · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ben Reed · trustee of 1 other charity
• Bethany Louise Hocking · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christine Mary Gay · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher Rayner Kelly · trustee of 1 other charity
• Claire Louise Dobbin · trustee of 1 other charity
• DAVID WILLIAM DAWSON · trustee of 2 other charities
• DIANE ADERYN · trustee of 2 other charities
• Earl of Kerry Simon Henry George Petty-Fitzmaurice · trustee of 4 other charities
• Katie Michelle Brown · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nicola Harris · trustee of 1 other charity
• PETER GRAHAM WRAGG · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ruth Bridget Kerr · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DORSET NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

• THE DORSET NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £1.0m
• THE MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION income £2.2m
• THE SALISBURY AND SOUTH WILTSHIRE MUSEUM TRUST income £1.8m
• THE SUSSEX ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY income £1.6m
• SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON income £2.6m
• WEALD AND DOWNLAND OPEN AIR MUSEUM LIMITED income £3.4m

Side by side with its peers

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