Registered charity · Worcester
Worcestershire Archaeological Society
Worcestershire Archaeological Society is a registered charity (number 517092) based in Worcester, governed by 12 trustees and chaired by Dr Helen Loney since 2020. Latest income £11k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 12 trustees
- Income £11k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Dr Helen LoneyChair · since 2020
- Dr Andrew WalkerTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Murray Jack AndrewsTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Shelagh NortonTrustee · since 2020
- Dr Theresa OakleyTrustee · since 2026
- Heather Merchant-TaylorTrustee · since 2024
- James DinnTrustee · since 2013
- Kate Potter-FarrantTrustee · since 2026
- Naomi TaylorTrustee · since 2026
- Paula WittenbergTrustee · since 2018
- Robert Edward HedgeTrustee · since 2025
- Robin WhittakerTrustee
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Worcestershire
- Website
- www.worcestershirearchaeologicalsociety.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1986
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£11k£10k
- 2024£10k£9k
- 2023£41k£43k
Earlier years
- 2022£9k£39k
- 2021£7k£9k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE STUDY AND RESEARCH OF ANY ASPECT OF ARCHAEOLOGY, HISTORY RELATING TO THE FORMER COUNTY OF WORCESTERSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
Grants received
2 grants · £72,400 total360Giving 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 · £72,400 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Dr Helen Loney Chair since 2020
- Dr Andrew Walker since 2023
- Dr Murray Jack Andrews since 2022
- Dr Shelagh Norton since 2020
- Dr Theresa Oakley since 2026
- Heather Merchant-Taylor since 2024
- James Dinn since 2013
- Kate Potter-Farrant since 2026
- Naomi Taylor since 2026
- Robin Whittaker
- Robert Edward Hedge since 2025
- Paula Wittenberg since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- James Dinn since 2013
- Paula Wittenberg since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Dr Andrew Walker since 2023
- Dr Murray Jack Andrews since 2022
- Dr Shelagh Norton since 2020
- Dr Theresa Oakley since 2026
- Heather Merchant-Taylor since 2024
- James Dinn since 2013
- Kate Potter-Farrant since 2026
- Naomi Taylor since 2026
- Robert Edward Hedge since 2025
- Paula Wittenberg since 2018
Portfolio (2)
- Dr Helen Loney Chair since 2020
- Robin Whittaker
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
- 517092
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- RULES ADOPTED 20 NOVEMBER 1985 AS AMENDED 22 NOVEMBER 1988, AS AMENDED ON 11 NOVEMBER 2002
- Contact on the register
- 01905358675 · andrewwalker1163@gmail.com
- 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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