15th July 2008, 01:36 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Unitof1
Why I find this worthy of note is the ethic of a county-based organisation turning into something larger and [u]presumably</u> enlarging geographically.
I always find the definition of some/certain or even all archaeological companies as charities a bit tenuous, especially given the size and apparently overtly commercially driven nature of a lot of what they do. It seems to convey a lot of benefits that other organisations, that are not charities, are not eligble for, with few obvious down sides. The size of some of the larger units also seems totally at odds with charitable status - a bit like Oxfam opening a shop the size of your average Tesco. I never quite understood what being an 'educational charity' actually means in real terms.