THE DEVON ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 276865 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEVON ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

FOUNDED IN 1929 THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY IS TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE HISTORIC COUNTY OF DEVON FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY MEANS OF:= THE PROMOTION AND EXECUTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH; = THE CONSERVATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORIC SITES AND LANDSCAPES AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS; = THE PUBLICATION OF MATERIAL RELEVANT TO THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE COUNTY OF DEVON; = MEETINGS, LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER FORMS OF EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY; = SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO FULFIL THE CHARITABLE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded an overall increase in funds of £27,973 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by a surplus in unrestricted operational funds and restricted funds, despite investment losses. The trustees maintain that free reserves of at least £120,000 are required, and the actual unrestricted reserves at year-end were £329,049, which exceeds this policy target.

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.

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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Devon Archaeological Society (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr EILEEN WILKESchair
• AMANDA LOUISE EVERSETT
• CELIA MARY KING
• CRESSIDA JANE MARGARET WHITTON
• Dr Andrew Binding
• Dr Denise Anne Allen
• Dr Lee Shaun Bray
• Dr PHILIP NEWMAN
• Dr Stuart Blaylock
• FRANCES MARIAN GRIFFITH
• JOHN DAVID GRIFFITHS
• Jennifer Yendall
• John Philip Allan
• NEIL ROBERT HOLBROOK
• PROF VAL MAXFIELD
• Prudence Theresa Manning
• Raymond William George Flack
• Timothy John Powles
• WILLIAM STUART HORNER

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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