CAISTOR ROMAN PROJECT LIMITED

Registered charity 1131293 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are to advance the education of the public in the history and archaeology of Caistor Roman town in Norfolk and its surrounding region.There have been two major programmes running during the period: field walking in the area0001

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Latest income

£25k

Latest spending

£27k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £25,262 to £24,029, resulting in a net expenditure of £1,233 for the year. The trustees report that the charity maintains sufficient unrestricted funds to cover overheads and continue operations for at least a year, citing a reserves policy to ensure funds cover fixed costs for a year ahead. The charity relies entirely on fundraising efforts and volunteers, with no statutory funding or government grants received.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to cover fixed costs for a year ahead (held: £24k)

“It also has a reserves policy of ensuring that there are always sufficient funds to cover fixed costs for a year ahead.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

National Lottery Heritage Fund — “The development of this website was supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Heritage Emergency Fund.” (source page)
Veteran’s Foundation — “We are also grateful to the Veteran’s Foundation for supporting our work.” (source page)
Heritage Lottery Fund — “supported principally by grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Sharing Heritage and Our Heritage schemes” (source page)
Foyle Foundation — “supported principally by grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Sharing Heritage and Our Heritage schemes, and the Foyle Foundation” (source page)
British Academy — “Sponsored by the British Academy, the conference brought together specialists and archaeologists to summarise results to date.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Alexandra Mary Atherton · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Walker Woodman
Caroline Lowton
John Watson
Michael Robin Pinner
Professor William Bowden
Valerie Cossey
WENDY ELIZABETH BYLETT

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£25k	£27k
31/12/2023	£29k	£21k
31/12/2022	£18k	£25k
31/12/2021	£25k	£21k
31/12/2020	£27k	£15k

Common questions

Is CAISTOR ROMAN PROJECT LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £25,262 to £24,029, resulting in a net expenditure of £1,233 for the year. The trustees report that the charity maintains sufficient unrestricted funds to cover overheads and continue operations for at least a year, citing a reserves policy to ensure funds cover fixed costs for a year ahead. The charity relies entirely on fundraising efforts and volunteers, with no statutory funding or government grants received. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CAISTOR ROMAN PROJECT LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CAISTOR ROMAN PROJECT LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE DU BROW CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DU BROW CHARITY	FY2025	£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	06/07/2020	£9k	"COVID19: Caistor Roman Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/05/2016	£84k	"From Roman town to Medieval manor: Community research and capability development at Caistor St Edmund"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	22/04/2014	£10k	"Roman town to modern village: Mapping the past at Caistor St Edmund"