YORKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 224083 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE YORKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, YAS

EDUCATION AND PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF YORK

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Latest income

£87k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's free reserves were £180,869, which is substantially above the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £60,000. The charity reported a net expenditure of £16,388 for the year, driven largely by a £39,940 loss on investments, but maintains a strong balance sheet with total net assets of £1,435,504.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum amount of £60,000 (held: £181k)

“The Trustees consider that Unrestricted Reserves at a minimum amount of £60,000 should be retained to cover the above requirements per annum.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr David John Buckchair
David Asquith
Dr John Stephen Lee
Dr Kathryn Mary Streatfield
Dr Neil Andrew Cookson
Dr Stephen John Sherlock · trustee of 2 other charities
Gillian Ann Eastabrook
Ian Daniel Roberts
Jan Petrus Maria Costima · trustee of 2 other charities
Kirsty Anne Louise Cox
SYLVIA THOMAS

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Doncaster · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kirklees · Leeds City · North Yorkshire · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£87k	£65k
31/12/2024	£77k	£53k
31/12/2023	£91k	£81k
31/12/2022	£91k	£75k
31/12/2021	£71k	£74k

Common questions

Is YORKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's free reserves were £180,869, which is substantially above the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £60,000. The charity reported a net expenditure of £16,388 for the year, driven largely by a £39,940 loss on investments, but maintains a strong balance sheet with total net assets of £1,435,504. 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	26/08/2008	£9k	"This Archaeological Society Will Use An Award To Improve Their Capacity To Deliver Lectures, Courses And Day-Schools Of The History And Arch"
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/08/2008	£9k	Widening Access: Developing Audiences
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	08/03/2004	£50k	"Bradfer-Lawrence 'A Rather Different Kind of Collection'"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	09/12/1996	£17k	"Whixley Cartulary - Acquisition"