The former treasurer of an archaeological charity has admitted stealing more than £100,000 from the organisation.

Pamela Bent, former treasurer of Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (Sharp), appeared at Norwich Crown Court last week, where she pleaded guilty to one count of fraud by abuse of position and three counts of false accounting.

Bent, 65 and of Kings Lynn, Norfolk, stole about £113,000 between June 2020 and January 2022.

She has paid back half of the money, with £61,000 outstanding.

The charity, which carries out excavation projects in north-west Norfolk, said its newly elected committee began suspecting there were “serious financial irregularities” in its accounts and finances over several years.

Sharp had income and spending of slightly more than £65,000 in the year to 1 March 2023, latest accounts show.

The Charity Commission said Sharp has kept it informed about the case.

Upon the case emerging, Sharp said it hoped to break even financially.

Bent will be sentenced in October.

The charity has been contacted for comment.