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Registered charity · Norwich

The Norfolk Archaeological Trust

The Norfolk Archaeological Trust is a registered charity (number 274604) based in Norwich, governed by 13 trustees and chaired by Jonathan Sisson since 2019. Latest income £171k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

  • 13 trustees
  • Income £171k (2025)
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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
Norfolk
Website
www.norfarchtrust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Norfolk Archaeological Trust
Registered
1978

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£171k£177k
  • 2024£283k£259k
  • 2023£92k£93k
Earlier years
  • 2022£98k£129k
  • 2021£123k£104k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 31%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE DISCOVERY, EXCAVATION, PRESERVATION, RECORDING AND STUDY OF SITES AND OBJECTS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND/OR HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE WITHIN THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Grants received

8 grants · £1,227,832 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,199,000 (6 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £28,832 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £118,8002023-03-22
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £21,6242021-01-04
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £7,2082021-01-04
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £178,5002017-11-21
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £74,7002016-11-03
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.

4.5y median 5y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

20.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (5)

13
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 13Environment/conservation/heritage 13Education/training 12The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 13Business services 3Health and social care 3

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£171k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
274604
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 31ST JULY 1928 AND AMENDED 23RD SEPTEMBER 1960 AND 20TH JULY 1977 26TH JULY 1980 AND 22 OCTOBER 2002
Companies House
Company number 00191668 · Active
Contact on the register
07831 480275 · nataliebutler@norfarchtrust.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
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