EAST DORSET ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY

Registered charity 1171828 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Surveys and excavations of archaeological sites to professional standards with full publication. Programme of archaeological talks, visits, open days and field trips, as well as opportunities for participation and hands-on training in all aspects of the archaeological process. Information, advice and practical support on archaeological matters, including heritage and conservation.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE AND LOCAL HISTORY OF DORSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THE EXPLORATION, EXCAVATION, RECORDING AND CONSERVATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONUMENTS AND THE CONSERVATION OF ANTIQUITIES AND ORGANISING AND DELIVERING PUBLIC EVENTS SUCH AS TALKS, VISITS, TRAINING AND OPEN DAYS

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £32,779 at the end of the year, with £2,585 set aside for known projects. The trustees report a regular income surplus and note that membership subscriptions are usually sufficient to cover normal operating costs.

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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Philip John D'Eathchair
• ALAN ROBERT DEDDEN
• ANDREW JOHN MORGAN
• GEOFF TAYLOR
• Karen Mann
• PETER DAVID WALKER · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert David Heaton · trustee of 1 other charity
• VANESSA ANNE JOSEPH · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Hampshire · Poole · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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