THE ESSEX SOCIETY FOR ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY

Registered charity 213218 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ESAH, ESSEX ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

i) to promote study of archaeology & history in historic county of Essexii) to publish such studies in Society journal and other mediaiii) to organise lectures visits etc for members & public, & to educate wider community in matters of common concerniv) to provide library facilities for members & public

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Latest income

£29k

Latest spending

£23k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves are maintained at a level sufficient to produce and distribute publications for at least the next five years. The charity reports sound finances with total funds increasing to £291,033 in 2025. The trustees confirm the Society has sufficient reserves to make occasional donations and grants to support heritage projects.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: level which would ensure the capability of producing and distributing volumes of the Transactions, Occasional Papers and the Essex Journal for at least the next five years (held: £126k)

“The unrestricted general reserves of the Society are being maintained at a level which would ensure the capability of producing and distributing volumes of the Transactions, Occasional Papers and the Essex Journal for at least the next five years.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/06/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (20/09/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANTHONY BARRY CROSBY
Adam Nicholas Wightman BSc MA
Dr Mark Edward Curteis · trustee of 2 other charities
HOWARD BROOKS BA FSA
Laura Elizabeth April Pooley BA, MA
MR MARTIN STUCHFIELD · trustee of 5 other charities
Neil Robert Wiffen BA MA
Philip John Wise MA FSA AMA · trustee of 1 other charity
Samara King BA
Teresa O'Connor MSc, MCIfA
William Abbott

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Essex · Havering · Newham · Redbridge · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£29k	£23k
31/12/2024	£34k	£39k
31/12/2023	£26k	£25k
31/12/2022	£30k	£40k
31/12/2021	£44k	£31k

Common questions

Is THE ESSEX SOCIETY FOR ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves are maintained at a level sufficient to produce and distribute publications for at least the next five years. The charity reports sound finances with total funds increasing to £291,033 in 2025. The trustees confirm the Society has sufficient reserves to make occasional donations and grants to support heritage projects. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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	23/02/2006	£5k	"Archaeological & Historical Society Uses An Award To Engage The Wider Community In A Research Project Into Essex Place Names - Through Publi"
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/02/2006	£5k	Essex Placenames Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	24/07/2003	£2k	"Is To Provide For Various Outreach Elemnets Of The Essex Placenames Project. Placing Place Names On The Web In Collaboration With Essex Univ"