WEST STOW SAXON VILLAGE TRUST

Registered charity 272897 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST STOW ANGLO SAXON VILLAGE TRUST

The object of the trust shall be to preserve and restore for the benefit of the public the settlement and to advance education in environmental archaeology with special reference to the settlement.

Objects

TO PRESERVE AND RESTORE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE SAXON VILLAGE SETTLEMENT AT WEST STOW AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ENVIREMONTAL ARCHAEOLOGY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE SETTLEMENT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - NORMALLY LOCAL

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 operated at a net deficit of £2,810 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted cash funds from £2,034 to £2,141 (note: the table shows a decrease from 2,034 to 2,141 is an increase, but the net receipts were -2,096 unrestricted? Let's re-read carefully. Unrestricted Receipts: 145,705. Unrestricted Payments: 148,516. Net: -2,811? No, the table says Net Receipts/(Payments) for Unrestricted is -2,096? Wait. 145,705 - 148,516 = -2,811. The table says -2,096. There is a discrepancy in the provided text's math or my reading. Let's look at the 'Actual Total Funds' column. Receipts 152,495. Payments 154,591. Net -2,096. The Unrestricted column has Receipts 145,705 and Payments 148,516? No, the table layout is tricky. Let's look at the 'Actual Unrestricted Funds' column. Receipts: 145,705? No, the line 'Total Receipts' is 145,705. 'Total Payments' is 148,516. Net is -2,811. But the table says -2,096. The 'Actual Total Funds' column has Receipts 152,495 and Payments 154,591. Net -2,096. The 'Actual Restricted Funds' column has Receipts 107 and Payments 0. Net 107. -2,096 + 107 = -1,989. This doesn't match -2,811. The document is internally inconsistent or I am misaligning columns. However, the 'Accumulated fund' note states: 'The low level of balances reflects past decisions to draw on reserves to fund deficits.' The unrestricted cash fund went from 2,034 to 2,141? No, the table says 'Cash funds last year end' 2,034 and 'Cash funds this year end' 2,141. This is an increase. But the net receipts are negative. This implies other adjustments or the table is formatted poorly. Regardless, the narrative states balances are low due to past deficits. The charity is dependent on grants and visitor charges. The independent examiner reported no material matters of concern.

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 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• DAVID JOHN ADDYchair
• ALAN HAMILTON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Adrian Tindall
• Andrew Neal
• David Charles Gordon · trustee of 2 other charities
• Dr CATHERINE HILLS
• Ian Shipp
• Jon London
• Marilyn Sayer · trustee of 1 other charity
• Susan Glossop · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Suffolk

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