# THE ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ASSOCIATION (UK AND IRELAND)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1041063
- **Other names:** THE SOCIETY OF ARCHIVISTS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 30, 1994
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1041063


## Contact

- **Address:** The Keep, Creech Castle, Taunton, Somerset
- **Postcode:** TA1 2DX
- **Phone:** 01823327030
- **Email:** ara@archives.org.uk
- **Website:** www.archives.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A)TO FOSTER THE CARE AND PRESERVATION OF ARCHIVES IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND PROMOTE THE BETTER ADMINISTRATION OF ARCHIVE REPOSITORIES (B)TO ADVANCE THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF ARCHIVISTS, ARCHIVE CONSERVATORS AND RECORDS MANAGERS AND THOSE ENGAGED IN RELATED ACTIVITIES (C)TO COMMISSION AND SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO THE CREATION USE ADMINISTRATION AND CONSERVATION OF ARCHIVES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNIQUES AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

**Activities:** Serves the needs of archives, archive conservation and records management services, of those who work with them, and of those who use them for work or recreation.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2025 | £686291 | £726688 | £707793 | 5 |
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £651098 | £579629 | £775857 | 5 |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £631179 | £612653 | £648126 | 5 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £544671 | £471214 | £599261 | 4 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £448962 | £389163 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Ruth Janet MacLeod** (Chair) — appointed June 18, 2021
- Adrian Stewart Gregson — appointed June 16, 2023
- Alexandra Katharine Hardy — appointed July 22, 2024
- Audrey Anne Wilson — appointed Sept. 14, 2024
- Julie Fleming Bon — appointed June 18, 2021
- Kirsty Schaper — appointed May 10, 2024
- Louisa Jane Elvira Blight — appointed June 16, 2023
- Megan Beaumont — appointed Sept. 14, 2024
- Randolph Perkins-Smart — appointed May 10, 2024
- Richard Wade — appointed June 16, 2023
- Robin John Payne — appointed Sept. 12, 2025
- Ross Higgins — appointed July 18, 2022
- William Hillier Stockting — appointed June 16, 2023