The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 30th August 2026

The City of London Archaeological Trust Fund

Registered charity 268160 Registered since 1974

Operates: Throughout London

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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

7.2y median 6y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (12)

Portfolio (4)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 16Education/training 16Environment/conservation/heritage 15General Charitable Purposes 1

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£20k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

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Contact

Websitewww.colat.org.uk
Emailjohn@jschd.demon.co.uk
Phone02087413573
Address2 CARTHEW VILLAS, LONDON, W6 0BS

Finances

£19,660 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£17,741£13,102
2022£22,760£25,154
2023£18,106£31,471
2024£16,776£51,776
2025£19,660£34,275

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 25/07/1974AS AMENDED ON 30/11/1995AS AMENDED ON 24/05/2011

Trustees (16)

16trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (7)

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