Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ASSOCIATION (UK AND IRELAND)

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/22		£545	£471	£73	£0	£599	£498	12.7	4	420
30/09/21		£449	£389	£60	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	400
30/09/20		£438	£352	£85	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	450
30/09/19		£589	£669	£-79	£0	£362	£350	6.3	5	450
30/09/18		£557	£658	£-100	£0	£419	£358	6.5	5	440
30/09/17		£560	£608	£-48	£0	£488	£447	8.8	4	0
30/09/16		£564	£623	£-59	£0	£507	£478	9.2	4	0
30/09/15		£592	£616	£-24	£7	£517	£497	9.7	4	0
30/09/14		£578	£596	£-18	£12	£556	£550	11.1	4	0
30/09/13		£572	£554	£18	£7	£563	£552	12	4	0
30/09/12		£524	£522	£2	£7	£529	£511	11.7	4	0
30/09/11?		£439	£391	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£551	£551	£0	£12	£476	£455	9.9	3	0
31/12/09		£470	£363	£106	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£418	£333	£85	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	*	£430	£430	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£363	£319	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05?	*	£466	£445	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04		£344	£379	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 20%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 12.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 30 years

www.archives.org.uk

ara@archives.org.uk

01823327030

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

4 employees
420 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-63

KILLIAN DOWNING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Archivist

ADRIAN STEWART GREGSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Archivist

DAVID AARON POWELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Archivist

ELIZABETH JEAN THOMPSON-MACRAE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Archivist

LOUISA JANE ELVIRA BLIGHT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Archivist

RICHARD WADE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Archivist

ROSS HIGGINS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Archivist

RUTH JANET MACLEOD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Archivist

WILLIAM HILLIER STOCKTING Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Archivist

ANDREW RAMSAY NICOLL (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Archivist

JULIE FLEMING BON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Archivist, Other trusteeship: THE TEXTILE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION,

STEPHEN ARTHUR SCARTH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Archivist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/09/1994, number: 1041063
Registered at Companies House on 20/09/1994, number: 02969472

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR07: 106 days late, AR06: 215 days late, AR05: 42 days late,

Main office

The Keep
Creech Castle
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2DX

Objectives

(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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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