29th September 2008, 03:11 PM
[quote/]... the remit of a company that is part of a larger charity surely cannot be 'archaeology', it is surely education or some worthy cause.[/quote]
Here is the stated aim of one archaeological charity taken from the Charity Commissioners website (I have 'replaced' a single word):
A) TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF ARCHAEOLOGY. (B) TO INITIATE AND CARRY OUT AND PUBLISH A COMPREHENSIVE AND SYSTEMATIC PROGRAMME OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN THE CITY OF THE COUNTY OF BORSETSHIRE THE SURROUNDING AREA AND ANY OTHER AREA IN ENGLAND RELATED THERETO AND TO ARRANGE FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS, SURVEYS, REPORTS AND ADVICE AND FOR ANY CONSEQUENT OR SIMILAR ACTIVITIES. © TO ARRANGE FOR PUBLICATION WHERE APPROPRIATE OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH WORK. (SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES FOR FULL DETAILS)
It would be wrong to believe that an archaeological undertaking cannot be registered as a charity.
Again I urge anyone interested in this subject to check the Charity Commissioners website. Every archaeological charity organisation is included there with the stated aims and intentions behind their charitable status. Some mention education as a primary aim, but not in every case. Many have a wider brief (as in the Borstetshire example)
Here is the stated aim of one archaeological charity taken from the Charity Commissioners website (I have 'replaced' a single word):
A) TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF ARCHAEOLOGY. (B) TO INITIATE AND CARRY OUT AND PUBLISH A COMPREHENSIVE AND SYSTEMATIC PROGRAMME OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN THE CITY OF THE COUNTY OF BORSETSHIRE THE SURROUNDING AREA AND ANY OTHER AREA IN ENGLAND RELATED THERETO AND TO ARRANGE FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS, SURVEYS, REPORTS AND ADVICE AND FOR ANY CONSEQUENT OR SIMILAR ACTIVITIES. © TO ARRANGE FOR PUBLICATION WHERE APPROPRIATE OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH WORK. (SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES FOR FULL DETAILS)
It would be wrong to believe that an archaeological undertaking cannot be registered as a charity.
Again I urge anyone interested in this subject to check the Charity Commissioners website. Every archaeological charity organisation is included there with the stated aims and intentions behind their charitable status. Some mention education as a primary aim, but not in every case. Many have a wider brief (as in the Borstetshire example)