# THE SUSSEX ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 207037
- **Other names:** SUSSEX ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, SUSSEX PAST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 30, 1962
- **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=207037


## Contact

- **Address:** Barbican House, 169 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex
- **Postcode:** BN7 1YE
- **Phone:** 01273486290
- **Email:** enquiries@sussexpast.co.uk
- **Website:** www.sussexpast.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES (‘OBJECTS’):1. TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF ARCHAEOLOGY BY ENCOURAGING ALL PEOPLE FROM LOCAL AND WIDER COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN, ENGAGE, STUDY AND RESEARCH THE ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF EAST AND WEST SUSSEX; AND/OR2. TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN MUSEUMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY MANAGING, MAINTAINING, LEASING, ACCEPTING AS A GIFT OR LEGACY AND MAKING ACCESSIBLE MUSEUMS AND HISTORIC SITES, MONUMENTS, COLLECTIONS AND PROPERTIES IN THE COUNTIES OF EAST AND WEST SUSSEX; AND/OR3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ADVANCING LIFE-LONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY, BOTH AT THE SOCIETY’S PROPERTIES AND ELSEWHERE.

**Activities:** We are a membership organisation for those interested in the history and archaeology of Sussex. We open six historic properties to the visiting public. Each property has its own museum and provides education services for children. We are a research organisation and carry out our own excavations as well as providing support and advice for other local researchers in both history and archaeology.

**Area of benefit:** COUNTY OF SUSSEX




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, 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

- East Sussex
- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1616902 | £1696209 | £1929458 | 60 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1503048 | £1950821 | £1951335 | 72 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1614891 | £2104480 | £2384005 | 84 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1926800 | £1940781 | £2880913 | 86 |
| March 31, 2021 | £2582287 | £1877719 | £2912664 | 145 |



## Trustees

- **Amanda Jones** (Chair) — appointed June 29, 2019
- Dr Matthew Ian Pope PhD FSA — appointed June 23, 2018
- EMMA LOUISE LONG — appointed Oct. 25, 2025
- Joseph Adam Bates — appointed Sept. 12, 2020
- MICHAEL CHARLES LA ROOY — appointed June 17, 2024
- PAMELA KENT — appointed Oct. 19, 2024
- PAUL ALAN GRIFFITHS — appointed Oct. 25, 2025
- PORTIA TREMLETT — appointed Oct. 19, 2024
- RICHARD WHITFIELD HOPKINS — appointed Oct. 25, 2025
- SARAH VICTORIA WATSON — appointed Sept. 12, 2020
- TAMLYN FLEUR SMITHERS — appointed Oct. 25, 2025