Kent Archaeological Society

Analysis

Kent Archaeological Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in February 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Kent Archaeological Society reported income of £86k and spending of £296k, spending 346% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £112k to £86k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 378% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Kent Archaeological Society sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Plantation Garden Preservation Trust (£86k), Ingham Aviation Heritage Ltd (£86k) and Bewdley Festival Limited (£86k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.