OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 01618597
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 2 March 198244 years
Registered office: Janus House, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES
Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Confirmation statement due: 18 September 2026
Active officers: 10
Outstanding charges: 0

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Company type
Private limited by guarantee without share capital
Address
Janus House, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES
Nature of business
Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
Previous company names
OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT LIMITED(THE)

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
LANE, Andrew Peter ACTIVE	Secretary	18 May 2021				Janus House, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES
ANDREWS, Gillian Margaret ACTIVE	Director	10 Jun 2020		England	April 1953	4, Beechworth Road, Havant, PO9 1AX, England
BLACKMORE, Simon ACTIVE	Director	25 Nov 2020		England	May 1952	Janus House, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES
BOGAARD, Amy, Professor ACTIVE	Director	22 Nov 2023		England	March 1972	1, Purcell Road, Marston, Oxford, OX3 0EZ, England
BRIANT, William Richard Christian ACTIVE	Director	30 Mar 2009		England	August 1952	7 Canterbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6LU
CHADWICK, Paul ACTIVE	Director	25 Nov 2020		England	August 1954	Janus House, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES
COOKE, Stephen Andrew ACTIVE	Director	19 Mar 2025		England	October 1965	Janus House, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES, England
COOPER, Susan Patricia ACTIVE	Director	19 Mar 2025		England	September 1957	Janus House, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES, England
MACDONALD, Alison, Dr ACTIVE	Director	07 Jun 2023		England	October 1967	18, Distons Lane, Chipping Norton, OX7 5NY, England
WILLS, Jan ACTIVE	Director	04 Jul 2017		England	October 1951	The Haven, Cowswell Lane, Stroud, Glos, GL6 8AX, United Kingdom
ARMSTRONG, Louise RESIGNED	Secretary		01 Apr 1995			Cutts End Cottage, Cumnor, Oxon, OX2 9QH
PALMER, Simon Leslie RESIGNED	Secretary	07 Apr 2006	18 May 2021			48 Beech Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9EE
WALTHAM, John Derek RESIGNED	Secretary	01 Apr 1995	07 Apr 2006			68 Oakfield Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3QN
ARMSTRONG, Louise RESIGNED	Director	02 Oct 2002	26 Oct 2011	England	May 1931	Cutts End Cottage, Cumnor, Oxon, OX2 9QH
ARMSTRONG, Louise RESIGNED	Director		01 Apr 1995	England	May 1931	Cutts End Cottage, Cumnor, Oxon, OX2 9QH
BARRETT, John, Professor RESIGNED	Director	29 Oct 2014	14 Sep 2022	United Kingdom	August 1949	19, Chelsea Road, Sheffield, S11 9BQ, England
BLAIR, John, Dr RESIGNED	Director		01 Apr 1995		March 1955	82 Warwick Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1SY
BRADLEY, Richard John, Professor RESIGNED	Director	01 Dec 2005	17 Mar 2008		November 1946	37 Aston Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1EW
CHARLESWORTH, John Gordon RESIGNED	Director	19 Mar 1997	24 Oct 2007		December 1932	7 Edgewood Close, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG11 6TA
CHEETHAM, Christopher John, Dr RESIGNED	Director	19 Mar 1997	02 Oct 2002		January 1943	The Manor House, Noke, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9TX
COOK, Jean RESIGNED	Director		01 Apr 1995		December 1927	15 Trinity Street, Oxford, OX1 1TN
CRUSE, Richard John RESIGNED	Director	30 Jun 2006	27 Nov 2019	England	June 1944	3 Ellicott Court Park Road, Menston, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 6PA
FOWLER, Geoffrey Maisey RESIGNED	Director	01 Apr 1995	27 Dec 1996		September 1922	The Golden Ball Clanfield, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18 2PB
GAIMSTER, David Richard Michael RESIGNED	Director	27 Oct 2004	18 May 2010	England	January 1962	58 Troughton Road, London, SE7 7QQ
GOSDEN, Christopher Hugh RESIGNED	Director	16 Jun 2008	22 Nov 2023	United Kingdom	September 1955	45, Leckford Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6HY
HAMEROW, Helena Francisca, Professor RESIGNED	Director	26 Oct 2011	22 Nov 2023	United Kingdom	September 1961	48, Beech Croft Road, Oxford, OX2 7AZ, United Kingdom
HOWARD, John Desmond James RESIGNED	Director		08 Oct 2003		June 1926	120 Saint Andrews Road, Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 1PL
KEEN, Laurence John RESIGNED	Director	27 Oct 2004	05 May 2017	England	July 1943	7 Church Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1JN
KENDAL, Roger James RESIGNED	Director	19 Mar 1997	26 Oct 2011	England	July 1931	Woodbury Cottage The Hamlet, Gallowstree Common, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 9BU
LLOYD, John, Dr RESIGNED	Director		22 Jul 1992		April 1948	C/O Institute Of Archaeology, Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxon, OX1 2PH
MAYHO, Thomas Clifford RESIGNED	Director	02 Oct 2002	11 May 2005		September 1920	12 Lawrence Drive, Arnside, Carnforth, Cumbria, LA5 0BJ
PAINTER, Kenneth Scott RESIGNED	Director	28 Nov 2001	26 Oct 2005	United Kingdom	March 1935	122 Caldecott Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5EP
RANSON, David RESIGNED	Director		07 Jul 1993		October 1960	Dept Museum Services, Fletchers House, Woodstock, Oxon, OX20
ROBERTS, Elizabeth Martin RESIGNED	Director		06 Jul 1994		November 1922	Ray Cottage, Mill Street, Islip, Oxfordshire, OX5 2SY
SALWAY, Peter, Emeritus Professor RESIGNED	Director		10 Jul 1996		December 1932	Smithy Cottage, Stanton Harcourt, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX8 1RP
SHERRATT, Andrew, Dr RESIGNED	Director		07 Jul 1993		May 1946	3 Woodside, Witney, Oxford, Oxon, OX8
STEANE, John RESIGNED	Director		01 Apr 1995	England	May 1931	27 Harpes Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7QJ
TAYLOR, Thomas James RESIGNED	Director	01 Apr 1995	28 Feb 1997		August 1924	Middle Prospect New Road, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18 2LF
TINDALL, Adrian Stuart RESIGNED	Director	09 Jul 2010	18 Nov 2016	United Kingdom	November 1951	40, Queens Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3EP, United Kingdom
WARE, Francis John RESIGNED	Director	01 Apr 1995	11 May 2005		March 1932	Monks Gate Shipton Under Wychwood, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6BA
WARE, Margaret, Dr RESIGNED	Director	01 Jan 1997	26 Oct 2005		June 1933	Monks Gate, Shipton Under Wychwood, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6BA
WARE, Margaret, Dr RESIGNED	Director		01 Apr 1995		June 1933	Monks Gate, Shipton Under Wychwood, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6BA
WARRY, Peter Thomas, Dr RESIGNED	Director	27 Nov 2019	17 Nov 2021	England	August 1949	Janus House, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES
WARRY, Peter Thomas RESIGNED	Director	30 Mar 2009	26 Oct 2011	United Kingdom	August 1949	Coxhorne, London Road Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 6UY

LANE, Andrew Peter ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 18 May 2021
Address: Janus House, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES

ANDREWS, Gillian Margaret ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 Jun 2020
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1953
Address: 4, Beechworth Road, Havant, PO9 1AX, England

BLACKMORE, Simon ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 25 Nov 2020
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1952
Address: Janus House, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES

BOGAARD, Amy, Professor ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Nov 2023
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1972
Address: 1, Purcell Road, Marston, Oxford, OX3 0EZ, England

BRIANT, William Richard Christian ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 30 Mar 2009
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1952
Address: 7 Canterbury Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6LU

CHADWICK, Paul ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 25 Nov 2020
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1954
Address: Janus House, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES

COOKE, Stephen Andrew ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Mar 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1965
Address: Janus House, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES, England

COOPER, Susan Patricia ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Mar 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1957
Address: Janus House, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES, England

MACDONALD, Alison, Dr ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 07 Jun 2023
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1967
Address: 18, Distons Lane, Chipping Norton, OX7 5NY, England

WILLS, Jan ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Jul 2017
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1951
Address: The Haven, Cowswell Lane, Stroud, Glos, GL6 8AX, United Kingdom

ARMSTRONG, Louise RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 01 Apr 1995
Address: Cutts End Cottage, Cumnor, Oxon, OX2 9QH

PALMER, Simon Leslie RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 07 Apr 2006
Resigned on: 18 May 2021
Address: 48 Beech Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9EE

WALTHAM, John Derek RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 01 Apr 1995
Resigned on: 07 Apr 2006
Address: 68 Oakfield Road, Carterton, Oxfordshire, OX18 3QN

ARMSTRONG, Louise RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 02 Oct 2002
Resigned on: 26 Oct 2011
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1931
Address: Cutts End Cottage, Cumnor, Oxon, OX2 9QH

ARMSTRONG, Louise RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 01 Apr 1995
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1931
Address: Cutts End Cottage, Cumnor, Oxon, OX2 9QH

BARRETT, John, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 Oct 2014
Resigned on: 14 Sep 2022
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: August 1949
Address: 19, Chelsea Road, Sheffield, S11 9BQ, England

BLAIR, John, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 01 Apr 1995
Date of birth: March 1955
Address: 82 Warwick Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1SY

BRADLEY, Richard John, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Dec 2005
Resigned on: 17 Mar 2008
Date of birth: November 1946
Address: 37 Aston Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1EW

CHARLESWORTH, John Gordon RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Mar 1997
Resigned on: 24 Oct 2007
Date of birth: December 1932
Address: 7 Edgewood Close, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG11 6TA

CHEETHAM, Christopher John, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Mar 1997
Resigned on: 02 Oct 2002
Date of birth: January 1943
Address: The Manor House, Noke, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9TX

COOK, Jean RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 01 Apr 1995
Date of birth: December 1927
Address: 15 Trinity Street, Oxford, OX1 1TN

CRUSE, Richard John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 30 Jun 2006
Resigned on: 27 Nov 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1944
Address: 3 Ellicott Court Park Road, Menston, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 6PA

FOWLER, Geoffrey Maisey RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Apr 1995
Resigned on: 27 Dec 1996
Date of birth: September 1922
Address: The Golden Ball Clanfield, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18 2PB

GAIMSTER, David Richard Michael RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 27 Oct 2004
Resigned on: 18 May 2010
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1962
Address: 58 Troughton Road, London, SE7 7QQ

GOSDEN, Christopher Hugh RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 16 Jun 2008
Resigned on: 22 Nov 2023
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: September 1955
Address: 45, Leckford Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6HY

HAMEROW, Helena Francisca, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Oct 2011
Resigned on: 22 Nov 2023
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: September 1961
Address: 48, Beech Croft Road, Oxford, OX2 7AZ, United Kingdom

HOWARD, John Desmond James RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 08 Oct 2003
Date of birth: June 1926
Address: 120 Saint Andrews Road, Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 1PL

KEEN, Laurence John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 27 Oct 2004
Resigned on: 05 May 2017
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1943
Address: 7 Church Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1JN

KENDAL, Roger James RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Mar 1997
Resigned on: 26 Oct 2011
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1931
Address: Woodbury Cottage The Hamlet, Gallowstree Common, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 9BU

LLOYD, John, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 22 Jul 1992
Date of birth: April 1948
Address: C/O Institute Of Archaeology, Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxon, OX1 2PH

MAYHO, Thomas Clifford RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 02 Oct 2002
Resigned on: 11 May 2005
Date of birth: September 1920
Address: 12 Lawrence Drive, Arnside, Carnforth, Cumbria, LA5 0BJ

PAINTER, Kenneth Scott RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 28 Nov 2001
Resigned on: 26 Oct 2005
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1935
Address: 122 Caldecott Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 5EP

RANSON, David RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 07 Jul 1993
Date of birth: October 1960
Address: Dept Museum Services, Fletchers House, Woodstock, Oxon, OX20

ROBERTS, Elizabeth Martin RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 06 Jul 1994
Date of birth: November 1922
Address: Ray Cottage, Mill Street, Islip, Oxfordshire, OX5 2SY

SALWAY, Peter, Emeritus Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 10 Jul 1996
Date of birth: December 1932
Address: Smithy Cottage, Stanton Harcourt, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX8 1RP

SHERRATT, Andrew, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 07 Jul 1993
Date of birth: May 1946
Address: 3 Woodside, Witney, Oxford, Oxon, OX8

STEANE, John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 01 Apr 1995
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1931
Address: 27 Harpes Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 7QJ

TAYLOR, Thomas James RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Apr 1995
Resigned on: 28 Feb 1997
Date of birth: August 1924
Address: Middle Prospect New Road, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18 2LF

TINDALL, Adrian Stuart RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Jul 2010
Resigned on: 18 Nov 2016
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: November 1951
Address: 40, Queens Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3EP, United Kingdom

WARE, Francis John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Apr 1995
Resigned on: 11 May 2005
Date of birth: March 1932
Address: Monks Gate Shipton Under Wychwood, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6BA

WARE, Margaret, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 1997
Resigned on: 26 Oct 2005
Date of birth: June 1933
Address: Monks Gate, Shipton Under Wychwood, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6BA

WARE, Margaret, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 01 Apr 1995
Date of birth: June 1933
Address: Monks Gate, Shipton Under Wychwood, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6BA

WARRY, Peter Thomas, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 27 Nov 2019
Resigned on: 17 Nov 2021
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1949
Address: Janus House, Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 0ES

WARRY, Peter Thomas RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 30 Mar 2009
Resigned on: 26 Oct 2011
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: August 1949
Address: Coxhorne, London Road Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 6UY

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