CBA Registered Company No. 01760254 Registered Charity in England No. 287815 Registered Charity in Scotland No. SC041971 Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020 Council for British Archaeology (A company limited by guarantee) Championing Archaeology and Public Participation in Archaeology THE COUNCIL FOR BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY (A company limited by guarantee) President Dan Snow Honorary Vice-Presidents Dr Peter Addyman CBE, former Director of the York Archaeological Trust & former CBA President David Baker, former Vice-President of the CBA Professor Dame Rosemary Cramp CBE, Emeritus Professor, University of Durham & former CBA President Professor Barry W Cunliffe CBE, Emeritus Professor, University of Oxford & former CBA President Dr Philip Dixon, former CBA Honorary Secretary & President Professor Peter J Fowler, Emeritus Professor, University of Newcastle upon Tyne & former CBA President Frances Griffith, Devon County Archaeologist & former CBA Honorary Secretary George Lambrick, former Director of the CBA Professor Richard Morris OBE, former Director of the CBA Paul Oldham, former Honorary Treasurer of the CBA Dr Kate Pretty CBE, former CBA President Dr Francis Pryor MBE, former CBA President Trustees K Smith, Chair (appointed 2017) Professor C Lewis, Vice Chairman (co-opted 2016, elected 2017) Mr T J Hedley-Jones, Hon Secretary (first elected 2015, re-elected 2018 ) Vacant, Hon Treasurer Mrs M I Butler (first elected 2015, re-elected 2018) Lady S J Dormer (elected 2017) Dr L Dyson (first elected 2015, re-elected 2018) Dr S J Elliot (elected 2017) Mrs F E Gale (co-opted 2018, elected 2018) Professor K D Lilley (elected 2017) Dr A Spaull (co-opted 2016, elected 2017) Mr J W E Taylor (elected 2017) Chief Executive Officer Dr M Heyworth (up to 31 March 2020) Mr N I Redfern (appointed 2 April 2020) Resources Committee K Smith, Chair Vacant, Hon Treasurer Dr A Spaull Mr J W E Taylor Mr F Taylor (ex-Trustee and previous Hon Treasurer) The Council for British Archaeology was founded in 1944 for the 'safeguarding of all kinds of archaeological material and the strengthening of existing measures for the care of ancient and historic buildings, monuments, and antiquities' and to improve public education about archaeology. Company registered number 01760254 Charity registered number SC041971 and 287815 Registered office 92 Micklegate, York, YO1 6JX Company secretary Mr N I Redfern Independent auditors Armstrong Watson Audit Limited, York House, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 2XQ Page 1 THE COUNCIL FOR BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY (A company limited by guarantee) CONTENTS Page Foreword 3 Chair Executive Director Our purpose 5 Participation: People and Archaeology 5 Trustees' report 7 - 21 Independent auditors' report 22 - 24 Statement of financial activities 25 Balance sheet 26 Notes to the financial statements 27 - 40 Post year end In December 2019, news emerged from China that a new Coronavirus had developed and subsequently we have seen its spread across the world, impacting on the lives of every family and every nation. Its financial impact will be felt in 2020 and beyond. For the CBA it has meant that our annual reporting cycle has been delayed and that we have been able to reflect some additional funding support received during 2020. This has helped us deliver a stable performance and renewed strategic direction as set out in these accounts. It highlights the confidence key funders have in our purpose and direction and makes us confident that our business continuity plans will ensure our vital role for people and archaeology continues. The nationwide lockdowns by the UK Government and devolved administrations in response to the crisis have heightened awareness of the importance of keeping people connected and the vital role archaeology plays in keeping people active and engaged with benefits to people’s health and well-being. When this crisis ends, the CBA’s role to Champion Archaeology and Public Participation will become even more crucial in this regard. Page 2 THE COUNCIL FOR BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY (A company limited by guarantee) Foreword A message from our Chair: Ken Smith The Council for British Archaeology has long been one of the stalwarts of the archaeological scene. Established in 1944, the CBA has strongly and consistently supported public advocacy and engagement with archaeology in all its forms, helping people appreciate and care for the historic environment. The CBA has a wide national remit, from producing the magazine ‘British Archaeology’ and specialist publications, to supporting the 12 regional CBA groups across England and Wales and the UK-wide Young Archaeologists’ Clubs, to organising the Festival of Archaeology and in providing training, skill building opportunities and bursaries to community groups. The CBA also has a statutory planning remit, as it is one of the six National Amenity Societies that are consulted on listed building applications. The organisation also supports numerous public initiatives and is an advocate for campaigning in support of the historic environment. 2020 sees the conclusion of our current strategy and business plan to support ‘Archaeology for All’ where everyone will be able enjoy, understand and care for the historic environment and why it matters. This vision has underpinned our aims and objectives over the past 3 years to help people across the United Kingdom to: Participate; Discover; Advocate, and Sustain Archaeology and the Historic Environment. 2019/20 was a year which saw us complete our major internal review of the CBA purpose and direction. Undertaken by external consultants through an NLHF-funded Resilient Heritage Project, the work will inform how we approach both audience development and income generation. Referred to as our Strategy for Growth it will focus on aspiration and intent and set clear goals for growing audience engagement, impact, revenue and resilience in the next plan period. Finally, March 2020 saw our longstanding Executive Director Dr Mike Heyworth MBE, step down from his role to move on to new challenges. We are hugely grateful to Mike for all his hard work, dedication and commitment to the CBA for over 30 years. He has helped us navigate an ever-changing world and it is now up to his successor, Neil Redfern to ensure that we build on the strong platform Mike created. The development and implementation of our new business cycle has obviously been challenged by the Covid-19 pandemic but as Neil sets out in his introduction, Strategy for Growth intended the CBA to refocus its energy on public participation in archaeology and increasing our membership and resilience by moving to a more connected and engaging offer and operation. The need to do this to ensure we can continue to champion archaeology in the United Kingdom remains as critical as when we were founded, out of the ruins of our towns and cities following the Second World War, in 1944. Page 3 THE COUNCIL FOR BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY (A company limited by guarantee) A message from our Executive Director: Neil Redfern At the time of writing this introduction it is exactly a year since I heard that our longstanding Director Dr Mike Heyworth, had announced that he was stepping down from his role leading the CBA. I cannot overstate the importance of the job Mike has achieved in keeping the CBA going over his tenure and the fall out of the economic crash of 2008. That I can take over 12 years later is down to his efforts to maintain a clear role and purpose and to draw in much needed resources. His work culminated in our Strategy for Growth resilient heritage project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This comprehensive overview of our business, aspirations, vision, audience and direction has provided us with a much-needed springboard from which to jump forward. It places public participation and the championing of archaeology at the heart of what we do – it is why I was so keen to join the CBA and lead this transition. For me it has been a homecoming, having started my career with the CBA in 1997 researching 20th Century Fortifications in the UK, I then moved onto the pioneering public participation research project called the Defence of Britain Project. Little did I know when I submitted my application quite what a year it would turn out to be. I was aware of the difficult financial position, but Strategy for Growth gave a clear direction and purpose. My interview focused turning these ambitions into action. By the time I started on 2nd April 2020 we were in the new world of ‘lockdown’ and the ‘R-number’. It has been quite a period of transition, working to both establish my role and deal with the impact of Covid-19. Whilst we have not been able to take forward some aspects of Strategy for Growth, such as the much-needed updating of our digital infrastructure, we have been able to transform how we behave and relate to our key audiences. Covid-19 has impacted on all aspects of archaeological research and activities not least public and community archaeology. We had to turn our annual Festival of Archaeology into a digital festival and we have had to find ways to support our groups and Young Archaeologist Clubs to remain active. It has not been easy but it has enabled us to take Strategy for Growth and shape it to a clear purpose and set of values for championing open and public archaeology – a process that has public participation at its heart. 2019 marks the end of our three-year strategy cycle ‘Archaeology for All’ which in turn built on ‘Archaeology Matters’. Both these values remain core to the aspirations of the CBA but what I want to achieve over the next three years is to energise public participation and the role archaeology can play in shaping places and communities.