KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1176989 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£101k
Latest spending
£356k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves held at year-end amounted to £1,366,341, with unrestricted reserves representing approximately six months of expenditure, meeting the Board's policy target. The charity reports a net expenditure for the year and notes that revitalising the society has been a costly endeavour, with a primary focus on fundraising to ensure sustainability. The trustees consider the current state of finances to be sound and have confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
However, the unrestricted reserves on 31st December 2023 represent only approximately six months of expenditure. — page 13
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2022 and FY2023 accounts as analysed by this site.

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Bexley · Bromley · Greenwich · Kent · Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£101k£356k
31/12/2023£68k£388k
31/12/2022£81k£484k
31/12/2021£112k£166k
31/12/2020£187k£116k

Common questions

Is KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

The accounts state that total reserves held at year-end amounted to £1,366,341, with unrestricted reserves representing approximately six months of expenditure, meeting the Board's policy target. The charity reports a net expenditure for the year and notes that revitalising the society has been a costly endeavour, with a primary focus on fundraising to ensure sustainability. The trustees consider the current state of finances to be sound and have confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/01/2007£19k"Exhibition of the 'Hidden Treasures of Kent'"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/09/2000£5k"This group promotes the local history of Kent. The project is to enable the display of the many thousands of visual images that have been ga"

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