# KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1176989
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 5, 2018
- **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=1176989


## Contact

- **Address:** KAS Library, Maidstone Museum, St Faiths Street, Maidstone, Kent
- **Postcode:** ME14 1LH
- **Phone:** 07831948719
- **Email:** REBECCA.FLETCHER@KENTARCHAEOLOGY.ORG.UK
- **Website:** http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE ANCIENT COUNTY OF KENTBY:3.1.1 UNDERTAKING, PROMOTION AND PUBLICATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONSAND DOCUMENTARY HISTORICAL RESEARCH;3.1.2 ENCOURAGING A WIDER AWARENESS OF THE RICHNESS OF THE HISTORY OF THEANCIENT COUNTY OF KENT AMONG MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ANDFACILITATING WHEREVER POSSIBLE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN ITS STUDY.3.2 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE COUNCIL SHALL IN ITS ABSOLUTEDISCRETION DECIDE.

**Activities:** Excavating archaeology is the life blood of this science.  Thus, the Society is conducting its owns excavations that are advertised and freely open to the public to attend.  In addition, the Society also supports both in terms of expertise and financially, community-based archaeology in Kent.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, 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:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bexley
- Bromley
- Greenwich
- Kent
- Lewisham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £100908 | £355932 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £68047 | £388364 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £80780 | £483869 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £111674 | £166435 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £186659 | £115557 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Chris Blair-Myers — appointed Dec. 18, 2025
- Edmond Knight — appointed Nov. 27, 2021
- Elizabeth Roberts — appointed May 15, 2021
- Heidi Stoner — appointed July 8, 2025
- Jodie Cramphorn — appointed July 8, 2025
- Kathryn Helen Kersey — appointed Feb. 5, 2018
- Monika Rese — appointed July 8, 2025
- Peter Rumley — appointed Sept. 23, 2025
- Robert Tucker — appointed Sept. 23, 2025
- The Viscount Robin Hereford — appointed April 7, 2026