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Oxford Archaeology Limited

Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

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Previous officers 30

  1. Dr Peter Thomas Warry 2019-2021 Director View profile
  2. Professor John Barrett 2014-2022 Director View profile
  3. Professor Helena Francisca Hamerow 2011-2023 Director View profile
  4. Adrian Stuart Tindall 2010-2016 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Hugh Gosden 2008-2023 Director View profile
  6. Richard John Cruse 2006-2019 Director View profile
  7. Professor Richard John Bradley 2005-2008 Director View profile
  8. David Richard Michael Gaimster 2004-2010 Director View profile
  9. Laurence John Keen 2004-2017 Director View profile
  10. Louise Armstrong 2002-2011 Director View profile
  11. Thomas Clifford Mayho 2002-2005 Director View profile
  12. Kenneth Scott Painter 2001-2005 Director View profile
  13. Dr Christopher John Cheetham 1997-2002 Director View profile
  14. Roger James Kendal 1997-2011 Director View profile
  15. John Gordon Charlesworth 1997-2007 Director View profile
  16. Dr Margaret Ware 1997-2005 Director View profile
  17. Geoffrey Maisey Fowler 1995-1996 Director View profile
  18. Francis John Ware 1995-2005 Director View profile
  19. Thomas James Taylor 1995-1997 Director View profile
  20. Salway, Peter, Emeritus Professor 1996 Director View profile
  21. Dr John Blair 1995 Director View profile
  22. John Desmond James Howard 2003 Director View profile
  23. Lloyd, John Alfred, Doctor 1992 Director View profile
  24. Elizabeth Martin Roberts 1994 Director View profile
  25. Sherratt, Andrew George, Doctor 1993 Director View profile
  26. David Ranson 1993 Director View profile
  27. John Steane 1995 Director View profile
  28. Jean Cook 1995 Director View profile
  29. Simon Leslie Palmer 2006-2021 Secretary View profile
  30. John Derek Waltham 1995-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £8,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Archaeology Services Framework Buyer: NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY £8,000 2015-03-25 CPV 71351000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The Authority has appointed three contractors onto a Framework Agreement to provide archaeological works to include such services as: - Field walking and survey - Geophysical surveys - Trial trenching and excavation - Auger surveys…

  • Historic England Specialist Illustration Framework (UID 198) Buyer: Historic England Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This framework will be used to maintain a core set of suppliers for specialist illustration work for archaeological and architectural drawings, specialist diagrams, plans and sections, reconstruction artwork, and visualisations for technica…

    Framework

About

What it does
Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
Incorporated
02/03/1982
Registered office
Oxford
Also a registered charity
Oxford Archaeology Limited
Previous names
The Oxford Archaeological Unit Limited (until 01/02/2010)

Grants received

32 grants · £1,835,872 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £803,262 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £448,500 (2 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £209,582
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £147,443 (10 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £106,107 (6 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £33,7622024-04-01
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £8,0002023-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £563,7882022-08-04
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £239,4742022-08-04
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £209,5822022-04-01
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.

9 directors on the board

5.8y median 5.6y
average tenure
17.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (3)

0
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.

Education 2Health and social care 1Professional 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01618597
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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