The City of London Archaeological Trust Fund

Analysis

The City of London Archaeological Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1974, 52 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The City of London Archaeological Trust Fund reported income of £20k and spending of £34k, spending 174% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £20k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 164% 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, The City of London Archaeological Trust Fund sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kennington Amateur Dramatics (£20k), Bury St Edmunds' Friendly Orchestra (£20k) and British Fuchsia Society (£20k).

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.