Dean Archaeological Group
What it does
Dean Archaeological Group carries out research, survey, excavation, publication and education in and around the area of the Forest of Dean in West Gloucestershire, membership is open to all who are interested in archaeology.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE STUDY OF ARCHAEOLOGY IN PARTICULAR THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE FOREST OF DEAN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Gloucestershire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Forest of Dean and the Surrounding Area
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 September 2025, it had income of £729 and spent £1,130.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £729 | £1,130 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2024 | £795 | £2,031 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2023 | £5,978 | £2,840 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2022 | £656 | £808 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 September 2021 | £553 | £1,211 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 32%, from £553 in the year to 30 September 2021 to £729 in the year to 30 September 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 155% of its income in the year to 30 September 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Philip RichesChair
- John Philip Izzard
- Marlene Wilkinson
- Roger Coe
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | 30 July 2026 | Received 9 March 2026, 143 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2024 | 30 July 2025 | Received 20 February 2025, 160 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2023 | 30 July 2024 | Received 25 March 2024, 127 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2022 | 30 July 2023 | Received 11 February 2023, 169 days early | Not required |
| 30 September 2021 | 30 July 2022 | Received 4 February 2022, 176 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 800770
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 23 January 1989
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 21ST NOVEMBER 1988
- Website
- www.deanarchaeology.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.