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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.

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Latest income
£637k
Latest spending
£718k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £80,693 for the year, driven by increased expenditure on the Assize Court project and a decline in investment returns. Unrestricted reserves decreased to £437,629, which the trustees note is above their stated policy target of £400,000 to provide a measure of security. The trustees consider the going concern basis of accounting appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One employee received emoluments for the period exceeding £60,000.” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received emoluments for the period exceeding £60,000.” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by David Owen & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£637k
Total spending
£718k
Cost of raising funds
£65k
Reserves (reported)
£34k
Employees
13

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£637k£718k
31/03/2024£561k£645k
31/03/2023£361k£516k
31/03/2022£796k£507k
31/03/2021£331k£398k

Common questions

Is WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £80,693 for the year, driven by increased expenditure on the Assize Court project and a decline in investment returns. Unrestricted reserves decreased to £437,629, which the trustees note is above their stated policy target of £400,000 to provide a measure of security. The trustees consider the going concern basis of accounting appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by David Owen & Co.

What does the highest-paid employee of WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/06/2023£8.7m"Assizes for Devizes: unlocking WiltshireÂ’s Stories"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/03/2023£9k"Eric Walrond: A Caribbean Writer in Wiltshire"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/03/2020£10k"Connecting with our countryside - "Eric Ravilious: Downland Man""
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/09/2018£9k"Remembrance Reinvented - Devizes and Wiltshire"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/06/2013£10k"Wessex Museums Partnership: Building fundraising strategies"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/03/2011£428k"Bronze Age Wiltshire at the Time of Stonehenge"

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£733k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£150k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£100k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£20k
THE NATIONAL MANUSCRIPTS CONSERVATION TRUST1£18k
THE J P MARLAND CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£10k
THE ROSE FOUNDATION1£5k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY£637k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE DORSET NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FY2025£1.0m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION FY2025£2.2m——above—no doubt
THE SALISBURY AND SOUTH WILTSHIRE MUSEUM TRUST FY2024£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
THE SUSSEX ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FY2025£1.6m—0below—no doubt
SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON FY2025£2.6m——below—no doubt

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