OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY LIMITED

Registered charity 285627 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT LIMITED, OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY, OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY NORTH, OXFORDARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT LIMITED

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Latest income
£27.6m
Latest spending
£26.5m
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 21% to £27.6 million, resulting in a net surplus of £1.7 million before pension adjustments. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £23.6 million, which exceeds its stated policy target of four months' working capital, and maintains a pension surplus of £9.6 million.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£27.6m
Total spending
£26.5m
Cost of raising funds
£633
Reserves (reported)
£15.0m
Employees
401

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Isle Of Man · Jersey · Saudi Arabia · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£27.6m£26.5m
31/03/2024£22.7m£22.6m
31/03/2023£25.1m£23.3m
31/03/2022£24.4m£22.8m
31/03/2021£24.9m£21.9m

Common questions

Is OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income increased by 21% to £27.6 million, resulting in a net surplus of £1.7 million before pension adjustments. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £23.6 million, which exceeds its stated policy target of four months' working capital, and maintains a pension surplus of £9.6 million. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/08/2013£88k"The Romans of Fane Road: A community heritage project for the people of Peterborough"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/12/2009£360k"JIGSAW "Piecing Together Cambridgeshire's Past""