THE NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY SOCIETY

Registered charity 264209 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NAS, THE NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY TRUST LIMITED · also registered in Scotland as SC040130 (OSCR)

The NAS is dedicated to advancing education in nautical archaeology at all levels; to improving techniques in excavating, conservation and reporting; and to encouraging the participation of members of the public at all stages.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £22,313 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £154,055 to £131,742. The trustees note that restricted funds in deficit have sufficient funding in the following year to cover shortfalls, and unrestricted reserves of £90,586 exceed the stated policy target of £60,000. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no trading subsidiaries.

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Lottery Heritage Fund — “BIG NEWS - We have been awarded a grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to protect the coastal archaeology of Sandwich Bay, Kent.” (source page)
• Honor Frost Foundation — “Honor Frost Foundation - event funder and sponsor of the International Journal of Nautical Archaeology and the Big Anchor Project” (source page)
• Historic England — “Maritime Archaeology Trust - partners in the Chesil Beach Community Archaeology Project (Historic England Funded)” (source page)
• 3Deep Media — “3Deep Media - supporter of The Big Anchor Project” (source page)
• Dive Master Insurance — “Dive Master Insurance - sponsors of the 2019 Conference and the Save The London Campaign” (source page)
• Wessex Archaeology — “Wessex Archaeology - sponsors of the NAS Conference 2022” (source page)
• The British Sub-Aqua Club — “The British Sub-Aqua Club- sponsors of the NAS Conference & Adopt A Wreck Award supporter and judge” (source page)
• The Sub-Aqua Association — “The Sub-Aqua Association - sponsors of the NAS Conference & Adopt A Wreck Award supporter and judge” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Timothy Stephen Parkerchair
• Alex Denny
• Alison James · trustee of 1 other charity
• Anthony Norman Taylor
• Catherine Holt
• Claire Louise Hallybone
• Dr DAMIAN JASON ROBINSON
• Dr DAVID JOHNSTON
• Evelin Eros
• Geoff Downer
• Jacqueline Anne Louise Riley
• Michael Curtis
• Nicholas Callum Davidson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Paul Charles Harwood
• Susannah Heighton Hart

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

Operates in: Argentina · Australia · Canada · Croatia · Cyprus · Egypt · Finland · Germany · Italy · Mexico · Philippines · Scotland

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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