Colchester Archaeological Trust Limited

Analysis

Colchester Archaeological Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in January 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01578133). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Colchester Archaeological Trust Limited reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £949k to £1.4m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Colchester Archaeological Trust Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Welsh Water Elan Trust (£1.4m), York Minster Fund (£1.4m) and West Somerset Railway Association (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 98% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 7.6% of spending and raising funds 92%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.