THE AMARNA TRUST

Registered charity 1161292 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our concern is the ancient city of Amarna, Egypt. An international team pursues a variety of research programmes, & local people are trained in excavation & building repair. Outputs inc. scientific publications, a free bulletin & web updates. In the UK we work with ancient Egypt societies & adult education programmes to raise awareness of Amarna & its contribution to understanding humanity's past.

Objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ANCIENT CITY OF TELL EL AMARNA, EGYPT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:I CREATING A PERMANENT FACILITY FOR STUDY (THE RESEARCH BASE - THE AMARNA CENTRE);II UNDERTAKING AND SUPPORTING FIELD RESEARCH (AND PUBLISHING USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH);III PROMOTING TRAINING IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SKILLS;IV PROVIDING, AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF, LECTURES AND PUBLICATION IN FURTHERANCE OF THE STATED OBJECTS;V DEVELOPING DISPLAYS AND EXHIBITIONS AT A SITE MUSEUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND AN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMME FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUPILS AT SCHOOLS; ANDVI WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY OF STATE FOR ANTIQUITIES OF EGYPT TO MAINTAIN THE ANCIENT CITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted reserves of £19,232 as of 30 June 2025, which includes a £10,000 emergency reserve. The trustees' report indicates that the charity's policy is to spend all raised funds on its charitable objectives with no significant reserves, and that the adequacy of the contingency reserve is regularly reviewed. The charity reported net receipts of £18,172 for the year, with total receipts of £32,576 and total payments of £14,404.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Amarna Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Helen Fenwickchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Anna Elizabeth Garnett
• Dr Judith Shirley
• Dr Margaret Teresa Serpico
• Dr Pamela Jane Rose
• Gemma Elizabeth Tully
• Paul Stanley Docherty
• Susan Kelly

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

Operates in: Egypt · Throughout England And Wales

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