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The City of London Archaeological Trust Fund
The City of London Archaeological Trust Fund is a registered charity (number 268160) based in London, governed by 16 trustees and chaired by Lt Col John White TD since 2011. Latest income £20k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as C O L A T, Colat (Charity Commission)
- 16 trustees
- Income £20k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Lt Col John White TDChair · since 2011
- Alexis HaslamTrustee · since 2023
- Alison Gowman CBETrustee · since 2022
- Brendan BarnsTrustee · since 2024
- David BowsherTrustee · since 2021
- DR Gabriel MoshenskaTrustee · since 2015
- Dr Jane SidellTrustee · since 2019
- Dr John PearceTrustee · since 2022
- Finbarr WhooleyTrustee · since 2015
- Helen HawkinsTrustee · since 2024
- Jeremy SimonsTrustee · since 2011
- Kathryn Elizabeth NaldrettTrustee · since 2019
- Paul Martinelli CCTrustee · since 2015
- Peter Dunphy CCTrustee · since 2022
- Prof Clive OrtonTrustee
- Professor Caroline BarronTrustee
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.colat.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1974
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£20k£34k
- 2024£17k£52k
- 2023£18k£31k
Earlier years
- 2022£23k£25k
- 2021£18k£13k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY OF LONDON AND ITS ENVIRONS THROUGH EDUCATION AND/OR CONSERVATION AND/OR BY THE CARRYING OUT OR THE SUPPORTING OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH INCLUDING:(1) EXCAVATIONS AND OTHER ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND RELATED HISTORICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN THE SAID CITY AND ITS ENVIRONS;(2) PUBLISHING OR MAKING AVAILABLE REPORTS AND OTHER DATA OF SUCH EXCAVATIONS RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATIONS; AND(3) CONSERVING AND PROVIDING ACCESS IN THE SAID CITY OR ELSEWHERE TO SUCH REMAINS AND OBJECTS AS MAY BE FOUND AS A RESULT OF SUCH EXCAVATIONS RESEARCH OR INVESTIGATIONS.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
16 trustees on the board
- Lt Col John White TD Chair since 2011
- Alexis Haslam since 2023
- Alison Gowman CBE since 2022
- Brendan Barns since 2024
- DR Gabriel Moshenska since 2015
- David Bowsher since 2021
- Dr Jane Sidell since 2019
- Dr John Pearce since 2022
- Finbarr Whooley since 2015
- Helen Hawkins since 2024
- Jeremy Simons since 2011
- Kathryn Elizabeth Naldrett since 2019
- Prof Clive Orton
- Professor Caroline Barron
- Paul Martinelli CC since 2015
- Peter Dunphy CC since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Lt Col John White TD Chair since 2011
- DR Gabriel Moshenska since 2015
- Dr Jane Sidell since 2019
- Finbarr Whooley since 2015
- Jeremy Simons since 2011
- Kathryn Elizabeth Naldrett since 2019
- Paul Martinelli CC since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Lt Col John White TD Chair since 2011
- Alexis Haslam since 2023
- Brendan Barns since 2024
- DR Gabriel Moshenska since 2015
- David Bowsher since 2021
- Dr Jane Sidell since 2019
- Dr John Pearce since 2022
- Finbarr Whooley since 2015
- Helen Hawkins since 2024
- Jeremy Simons since 2011
- Kathryn Elizabeth Naldrett since 2019
- Peter Dunphy CC since 2022
Portfolio (4)
- Alison Gowman CBE since 2022
- Prof Clive Orton
- Professor Caroline Barron
- Paul Martinelli CC since 2015
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 268160
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 25/07/1974AS AMENDED ON 30/11/1995AS AMENDED ON 24/05/2011
- Contact on the register
- 02087413573 · john@jschd.demon.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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