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York Archaeological Trust for Excavation and Research Limited

Environmental consulting activities

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 42

  1. Gary Donald Mills 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Caroline Mary Usher 2025-2025 Director View profile
  3. Richard Michael Schofield 2025-2025 Director View profile
  4. Claire Mary Fradley 2025-2025 Director View profile
  5. Dr Eva Mol 2023-2026 Director View profile
  6. Peter Michael Wheatcroft 2018-2025 Director View profile
  7. Susan Lesley Palmer OBE 2018-2023 Director View profile
  8. Professor Anthony William Robards 2017-2024 Director View profile
  9. Elizabeth Margaret Heaps 2013-2021 Director View profile
  10. Prof Stephen Taffe Driscoll 2013-2021 Director View profile
  11. Jean Clare Hunter-Didrichsen 2011-2016 Director View profile
  12. Dr David Richard Joseph Neave 2011-2018 Director View profile
  13. Richard Keith Morris 2011-2019 Director View profile
  14. Professor Michael Antony Aston 2009-2013 Director View profile
  15. Helen Margaret Dobson 2008-2018 Director View profile
  16. David Norman Atkinson 2007-2013 Director View profile
  17. Terence Suthers 2007-2017 Director View profile
  18. Prof Terence Patrick O'Connor 2006-2010 Director View profile
  19. Michael John Gooddie 2005-2008 Director View profile
  20. Alan Charles Hall 2004-2016 Director View profile
  21. Lord Rupert Bertram Redesdale 2004-2013 Director View profile
  22. Michael Galloway 2003-2010 Director View profile
  23. Peter Vaughan 2001-2007 Director View profile
  24. Graham Arthur Wilford 2000-2015 Director View profile
  25. Robert Isles Loftus Guthrie 2000-2001 Director View profile
  26. Roger Gilchrist Mcmeeking 1997-2004 Director View profile
  27. Dean, Gerald Henry, Mr/Councillor 1997-2001 Director View profile
  28. Don Reginald Brothwell 1996-2002 Director View profile
  29. Dr Michael Paul Heyworth 1996-2007 Director View profile
  30. John Bernard Hampshire 1995-1996 Director View profile
  31. Professor Sir Ron Cooke 1994-1996 Director View profile
  32. Professor Alastair Hugh Fitter 1993-1996 Director View profile
  33. Dr Terence Patrick O'Connor 1993-1996 Director View profile
  34. Kenneth Herbert Morley Dixon 1993-1997 Director View profile
  35. George Clough 1993-1996 Director View profile
  36. Peter Reginald Hopwood 1992-2008 Director View profile
  37. Dr June Mary Hargreaves 1979-2004 Director View profile
  38. Gill Gimes 2015-2025 Secretary View profile
  39. Peter John Nicholson 2001-2015 Secretary View profile
  40. John Edwards 2000-2000 Secretary View profile
  41. Caroline Harrison 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
  42. Howard Taylor 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Environmental consulting activities; Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.; General secondary education; Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Incorporated
19/06/1979
Registered office
North Yorkshire
Also a registered charity
York Archaeological Trust for Excavation and Research Limited

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above York Archaeological Trust for Excavation and Research Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

2 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

37 grants · £3,764,563 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £2,022,146 (14 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £861,358 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £794,312 (14 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £74,832
  • Foundation Scotland · £5,000

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £9152024-02-27
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £249,3922022-06-21
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £3,5022022-04-01
  • Cheshire Community Foundation £5,0002021-10-18
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £15,8532021-04-01
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

7.4y median 7.1y
average tenure
14.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Retail and trade 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01430801
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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