NORFOLK AND NORWICH ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 311116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The society provides lectures, excursions, visits, walks and study days, which are open to the public. There is also a library which is open to members and others by appointment, and a journal, which is distributed to members and libraries. The society also offers research grants and book grants to students of archaeology or history, and grant assistance for archaeological projects.

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Latest income
£34k
Latest spending
£25k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £731,893, which the Trustees believe are sufficient to cover three years of running costs. The charity reported a net income of £8,954 for the year, supported by significant investment income of £22,211. The Trustees confirmed the Society is in a secure financial position and adopted the going concern basis of accounting.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three years of unrestricted expenditure (held: £732k)
Cover expenditure, without which the Society could not function, for a period of 3 years running costs. The Trustees believe that reserves should be at least this level to ensure the Society runs efficiently and meets the needs of its members and the public. — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 2
Notes 6 and 7, include the cost of stationery, postage, sundry supplies and services, and the costs of certain other outlays reimbursed to trustees and officers of the society totalling £1,367. — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£34k£25k
31/12/2023£33k£27k
31/12/2022£32k£29k
31/12/2021£30k£25k
31/12/2020£31k£21k

Common questions

Is NORFOLK AND NORWICH ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £731,893, which the Trustees believe are sufficient to cover three years of running costs. The charity reported a net income of £8,954 for the year, supported by significant investment income of £22,211. The Trustees confirmed the Society is in a secure financial position and adopted the going concern basis of accounting. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.