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Wessex Archaeology Limited

A Registered Charity based in England

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-287786 .
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Description

The advancement of education; and the advancement of the arts, culture, heritage and science.

Also known as

  • Wessex Archaeology
  • Wessex Archaeology Limited
  • Wessex Archaeology
  • Wessex Archaeology Limited
  • Wessex Archaeology Ltd

CCEW Charity number

287786

Company number

01712772

Registered

Postcode

SP4 6EB

Website

wessexarch.co.uk

Domain

wessexarch.co.uk

Latest income

£22,799,483 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Wessex Archaeology Limited

GB-CHC-287786

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Australia
  • Germany
  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • Guernsey
  • Ireland
  • Isle of Man
  • Jersey
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Taiwan, Province of China
  • United States

Registered Office in the UK

Wessex Archaeology Limited

GB-CHC-287786

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-287786 .
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An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

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Wessex Archaeology Limited (this record)

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Wessex Archaeology Limited

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Wessex Archaeology Limited

GB-CHC-287786

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Museums, zoos, parks, historical sites and similar institutions A12

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.

  • Arts AR
  • Education ED
  • Heritage HR
  • Heritage HR » Archaeology HR101
  • Research RS » Science RS103

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science 109
  • Environment/conservation/heritage 112

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

Wessex Archaeology Limited

GB-CHC-287786

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1983-09-16 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 5,725,619 5,597,420
2005-03-31 6,077,672 6,075,395
2006-03-31 6,307,361 6,391,198
2007-03-31 7,252,970 6,829,877
2008-03-31 8,234,355 7,706,485
2009-03-31 7,029,499 7,370,856
2010-03-31 6,505,223 6,690,107
2011-03-31 7,289,572 8,100,186
2012-03-31 6,571,886 6,865,715
2013-03-31 6,115,644 6,760,384
2014-03-31 6,778,420 6,856,702
2015-03-31 7,939,324 7,818,234
2016-03-31 10,644,216 10,086,849
2017-03-31 13,109,400 11,480,677
2018-03-31 14,105,317 12,845,384
2019-03-31 16,434,811 15,606,428
2020-03-31 15,347,836 15,636,954
2021-03-31 21,291,097 20,241,838
2022-03-31 22,690,461 21,793,490
2023-03-31 22,799,483 24,563,457
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Wessex Archaeology Limited

GB-CHC-287786

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 390 363
Employees paid more than £60,000 6 7
Volunteers - -
Trustees 8
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Wessex Archaeology Limited

GB-CHC-287786

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income - -
Legacies - -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies - -
Income from charitable activities 22.8 22.7
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments - 0.0
Other income - -
Total 22.8 22.7
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds - -
Spending on raising funds - -
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 24.6 21.8
Charitable activities 24.6 21.8
Other spending - -
Total 24.6 21.8
Net income / (expenditure) (1.8) 0.9

Wessex Archaeology Limited

GB-CHC-287786

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 2.3 1.7
Investment assets - -
2.3 1.7
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 2.6 4.5
Other current assets 6.2 6.3
8.8 10.8
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (5.0) (4.8)
Net current assets 3.8 6.0
Total assets less current liabilities 6.1 7.7
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (0.7) (0.6)
Net assets 5.4 7.1
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 0.0 0.0
Unrestricted funds 5.4 7.1
5.4 7.1

Wessex Archaeology Limited

GB-CHC-287786

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 1,638,941 340,943
Government contracts as % of total income 7.2% 1.5%
Number of government contracts 34 67
Government grants
None recorded

Wessex Archaeology Limited

GB-CHC-287786

Grants received

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Received 42 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
The National Lottery Heritage Fund £9,985 Grant to Wessex Archaeology Limited
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
National Lottery Grants for Heritage: £10,000 to £250,000
£116,454 Grant to Wessex Archaeology Limited
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
National Lottery Grants for Heritage: £3,000 to £10,000
£9,950 Grant to Wessex Archaeology Ltd
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
ALB - Historic England - Heritage Protection Commissions-fy 21/22
£9,000 ALB-Historic England-Marine Protection Services: Early Iron & Composite vessels (1840-1889) SS Alster
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
ALB - Historic England - Heritage Protection Commissions-fy 21/22
£20,000 ALB-Historic England-NW 68 & 96 Follow-on Investigations. Stage 1: Emergency Archaeological Recording.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
ALB - Historic England - Heritage Protection Commissions-fy 21/22
£10,000 ALB-Historic England-First World War Submarine Wrecks: legacy guidance for avocational divers, developers & curators
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
ALB - National Heritage Memorial Fund - Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
£222,200 CRF20 Wessex Archaeology
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All Scotland
£9,600
10 months
Aberlady Bay WWII subs: Survey and research with MOD veterans
Jul 2020 to May 2021
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
ALB - Historic England - Heritage Protection Commissions-fy 20/21
£150,000 ALB-Historic England-Archaeological Services in relation to Marine Protection (2019/20 to 2021/22)
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
ALB-Historic England-Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund Resilience Grants
£45,657 ALB-Historic England-Lost and Found: Treasures in the Archive (Covid-19 Emergency Response)

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.

This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.

  • The National Lottery (1 grant) | Licence

Wessex Archaeology Limited

GB-CHC-287786

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