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Wessex Archaeology Limited

Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 34

  1. John Benjamin Gladwin Maitland 2026-2026 Director View profile
  2. Tom Knox Wright 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Madeline Denmead 2024-2026 Director View profile
  4. Stephen David Trow 2024-2026 Director View profile
  5. Anthony Michael Fry 2017-2018 Director View profile
  6. Sarah Louise Urquhart Voaden 2017-2024 Director View profile
  7. Parvis Homayounfar Jamieson 2017-2024 Director View profile
  8. Dr Rowan Pirrie Whimster 2016-2024 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Michael Watson 2013-2025 Director View profile
  10. Janet Nichola Johnson 2013-2025 Director View profile
  11. Christopher William Moore 2013-2013 Director View profile
  12. Christopher Mark Brayne 2012-2023 Director View profile
  13. Susan Margaret Davies 2012-2012 Director View profile
  14. Peter David Dean 2012-2015 Director View profile
  15. Rosemary Karen Veronica Cook 2012-2024 Director View profile
  16. Dr Ian Christopher Selby 2011-2024 Director View profile
  17. Eugenie Christine Turton 2008-2017 Director View profile
  18. Dr Martin Guy Bell 2008-2011 Director View profile
  19. Gerald Anthony Allison 2007-2015 Director View profile
  20. Jonathan James Hale 2006-2011 Director View profile
  21. Robert Key 2004-2013 Director View profile
  22. Ian Ralph Peill 2001-2009 Director View profile
  23. Professor Geoffrey John Wainwright 2000-2011 Director View profile
  24. Gamble, Clive Stephen, Emeritus Professor 1995-2006 Director View profile
  25. David Bendyshe Walton 1992-2009 Director View profile
  26. Charles Leslie Cram 2004 Director View profile
  27. Professor Michael Gordon Fulford 1994 Director View profile
  28. William George Putnam 1999 Director View profile
  29. Professor John Davies Evans 2002 Director View profile
  30. Stephen Smith 2023-2026 Secretary View profile
  31. Paul Andrew Sealey 2020-2023 Secretary View profile
  32. Ian Giles Phillips 2013-2020 Secretary View profile
  33. Robert Hayes Beattie 2004-2012 Secretary View profile
  34. David William Hayfield Allen 2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts

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.

About

What it does
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
06/04/1983
Registered office
Salisbury
Also a registered charity
Wessex Archaeology Limited

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Wessex Archaeology Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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

53 grants · £2,222,866 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 · £907,270 (20 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £377,735 (2 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £361,589 (7 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £265,924 (7 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £236,733 (7 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £368,1352024-10-23
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £10,1502024-04-01
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £9,0682024-04-01
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £6,2952024-04-01
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £8,5002024-04-01
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

1.4y median 1.4y
average tenure
2.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

1
also govern a charity

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.

Professional services 4Health and social care 1Tech and media 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
01712772
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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