CAISTOR ROMAN PROJECT LIMITED

Registered charity 1131293 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Caistor Roman Project was set-up in 2009 to develop community involvement in archaeological research in and around the Roman town of Venta Icenorum near present-day Caistor St. Edmund in Norfolk. Funds permitting there is an annual archaeological project in the forefront of geophysical surveys, talks, walks and continuous finds processing and publications.

Objects

"THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLICIN THE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF CAISTOR ROMAN TOWN IN NORFOLK AND ITSSURROUNDING REGION"

Area of benefit: NORFOLK

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 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

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

• Andrew Walker Woodman
• 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

Common questions

Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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