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Cotswold Archaeology Limited

Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

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Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. Keith Raymond Wade 2019-2022 Director View profile
  2. Christopher Michael Gerrard 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Dr Robert Howard Bewley 2015-2018 Director View profile
  4. Victoria Elizabeth Penelope Fenner 2013-2025 Director View profile
  5. Dr David William Thackray 2012-2017 Director View profile
  6. Paul Peter James Cullen 2012-2025 Director View profile
  7. Keith Percy Winmill 2011-2024 Director View profile
  8. Dr Carl Joshua Pollard 2010-2013 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Paul Catling 2004-2015 Director View profile
  10. Dr Leslie Thomas Jones 2004-2017 Director View profile
  11. John Francis Rhodes 2004-2008 Director View profile
  12. Richard Manaton Courtenay Lord 2004-2018 Director View profile
  13. Tom Grafton Hassall 1999-2002 Director View profile
  14. Susan Mary Howard Herdman 1999-2005 Director View profile
  15. Professor Anthony Michael D'Ivry Oakeshott 1995-2004 Director View profile
  16. Desmond Godman 1994-2010 Director View profile
  17. Richard Trevor Rowley 1993-2001 Director View profile
  18. Rosslyn Glenne Mitchell 1992-1999 Director View profile
  19. Carolyn Heighway 2012 Director View profile
  20. Professor Timothy Charles Darvill 2024 Director View profile
  21. David James Viner 2012 Director View profile
  22. Professor Michael Gordon Fulford 1993 Director View profile
  23. Dr Alan David Mcwhirr 1997 Director View profile
  24. Professor Michael Antony Aston 2004 Director View profile
  25. David John Newton 2012 Director View profile
  26. Richard Keith Drew 1998-2014 Secretary View profile
  27. Neil Robert Holbrook 1995-1998 Secretary View profile
  28. Derek Waring 2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

5 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.

  • (Lot 10 Modification Notice) South East Wales Technical and Professional Services Buyer: Cardiff Council Value not published Date not published CPV 71530000 Source: Find a Tender
  • Consultant - Conservation Area Appraisals Buyer: Ipswich Borough Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Ipswich Borough Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Consultant to undertake the Conservation Area Appraisals. This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of portal. Interested parties are invited to exp…

  • Analysis of Prehistoric Pottery from the Vale of Pewsey Project PR 7323 Buyer: Historic England Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    To complete analysis of pottery from Vale of Pewsey Project: Marden henge (excavations in 2010, 2015 and 2016) and Wilsford henge (2015 - 2016). The work is to include examination for refitting sherds recording of vessel form and details, e…

  • 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
  • Environmental survey services framework Buyer: EAST WEST RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED Value not published Date not published CPV 71300000 Source: Find a Tender
  • Environmental survey services framework Buyer: EAST WEST RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED Value not published Date not published CPV 71300000 Source: Find a Tender

About

What it does
Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities; Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.; Cultural education
Incorporated
17/03/1989
Registered office
Cirencester
Also a registered charity
Cotswold Archaeology LTD
Previous names
Cotswold Archaeological Trust Limited (until 02/08/2011)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Cotswold 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

19 grants · £257,543 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 Culture, Media and Sport · £120,500 (10 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £83,392 (6 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £53,652 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £3,0292020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £44,5532019-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport £6,2642018-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport £3,5172018-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport £13,0002018-04-01
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

6.6y median 7.8y
average tenure
14.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Professional services 4Tech and media 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Manufacturing 1Other services 1Retail and trade 1Utilities 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

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02362531
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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