# Leicestershire Fieldworkers

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1185518 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1185518)
- Website: https://leicsfieldworkers.co.uk/
- Latest income: £5,521; spending £3,969
- What it funds: Education / training, Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Leicestershire, Rutland
- Trustees: 9
- Last verified: 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/leicestershire-fieldworkers

Providing training in techniques of archaeologcal exploration. Organising activities such as digs, fieldwalking, lectures and exhibitions and encouraging the general public to participate in these.Organising an annual Festival of Archaeology and liasing closely with other bodies to further interest and participation in archeaeological discovery.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2026 | £5,521 | £3,969 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2025 | £6,055 | £3,863 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £6,248 | £5,721 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £4,895 | £4,783 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £4,810 | £2,026 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The charity’s objectives (‘the objectives’) are to advance the education of the public in the history and archaeology of leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland by: • providing and assisting with the provision of learning about and understanding of the historic environment both above and below ground by practical and academic training and education • providing training in techniques of archaeological exploration and recording • providing public lectures and exhibitions • organising a festival of archaeology of up to one month duration • encouraging the general public to participate in a broad range of archaeological activities • working closely with other bodies to further interest and participation in archaeological discovery

## What it funds

Leicestershire Fieldworkers is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and arts / culture / heritage / science for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Leicestershire Fieldworkers reported income of £5,521 and spending of £3,969. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2026, it spent £20.4k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Leicestershire and Rutland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Leicestershire Fieldworkers in its sources (last checked 6 Nov 2026). Its website (leicsfieldworkers.co.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Leicestershire Fieldworkers open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 6 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Leicestershire Fieldworkers is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Leicestershire Fieldworkers fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Leicestershire and Rutland.

### Does Leicestershire Fieldworkers give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Leicestershire Fieldworkers makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Leicestershire Fieldworkers give each year?

The register does not break out Leicestershire Fieldworkers's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2026 was £3,969. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £4,072 a year.

### How large is Leicestershire Fieldworkers?

In its latest reported year Leicestershire Fieldworkers reported income of £5,521 and spending of £3,969.


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