Heritage Charities

Wellcome exists to improve health by helping great ideas to thrive.We support researchers, we take on big health challenges, we campaign for better science, and we help everyone get involved with science and health research. We are a politically and financially independent foundation.

To save lives, promote safety and rescue service efficiency, and provide relief from disaster at sea and on inland and flood waters; to advance the education of the public in matters relating to sea, inland and flood water safety, and in the history and heritage of the Institution; to relieve/assist those who have been involved in saving lives at sea and on inland and flood waters in any capacity.

To promote the conservation of biological diversity and the natural environment for the public benefit by conserving wild birds and other wildlife, and the environment on which they depend,protecting, restoring and re-creating habitats.To raise public understanding and awareness,and to provide information on,such matters.To advance education of the public in conservation of the natural environment

To inspire, recognise and support high achievement in the humanities and social sciences throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.

To ensure the Royal Collection is subject to proper custodial control and is conserved to the highest possible standards.To ensure the Royal Collection can be seen by as many people as possible.To broaden access through the publication of books and exhibition catalogues and development of the on-line gallery.To make appropriate acquisitions when resources become available.

Our Objects are to conserve restore & re-establish trees & in particular broad leaved trees, plants and all forms of wildlife & thereby to secure & enhance the enjoyment by the public of the natural environment.Our vision is a UK rich in native woods & trees for people & wildlife. Life's better with trees strengthening the role of woods & trees in our landscapes & rekindling our love of them.

TEARFUND IS A CHRISTIAN RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY COMMITTED TO ERADICATING POVERTY. OUR VISION IS TO SEE PEOPLE FREED FROM POVERTY LIVING TRANSFORMED LIVES AND REACHING THEIR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL. OUR MISSION IS TO FOLLOW JESUS WHERE THE NEED IS GREATEST RESPONDING TO CRISES AND PARTNERING WITH LOCAL CHURCHES TO BRING RESTORATION TO PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY.

To maintain the Royal Albert Hall, a Grade I listed building of historical and cultural significance and, through its use, to promote the understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the Arts and Sciences.

We operate 7 free-entry museums across Wales, plus the National Collections Centre, to further our core objective of 'the advancement of the education of the public' in the fields of science, art, industry, history and culture.

WWT works to save wetlands for wildlife and for people by inspiring people to connect with and value wetlands and their wildlife, by demonstrating and promoting the importance and benefits of wetlands, by countering threats to wetlands and their wildlife, by creating and restoring wetlands and protecting key wetland sites and by savings threatened wetlands species.

RSWT's objects are to promote the conservation and study of nature, the promotion of research into such conservation and to educate the public in understanding and appreciating nature, in the awareness of its value and in the need for conservation. The Society primarily does this by supporting the work of The Wildlife Trusts to restore 'A Living Landscape' and secure 'Living Seas'.

We achieve our Object by creating knowledge which accrues from archaeological and heritage investigations and other research. Through our research we make the past relevant, interesting and enjoyable to a broad spectrum of beneficiaries. Developing knowledge of the past amongst stakeholders increases community cohesion and identity, and furthers an overall appreciation of the world we live in

The advancement of education; and the advancement of the arts, culture, heritage and science.

Archaeological research, archaeological excavations and analysis and publication, heritage and conservation advice.

For the public benefit to promote and afford facilities for the study of Architecture by the establishment and carrying on of a School of Architecture, the founding of scholarships and the giving of prizes, by provision of lectures and classes; the formation of a library and museum; the organisation of visits the production and circulation of periodicals and other publications.

Acquires smaller historic buildings that are at risk and in some way significant. These are restored to the highest standards of conservation using traditional materials and skills whose survival is thus also supported. Anyone can stay in the restored buildings to learn about their significance in time and place, giving them a sustainable future. Public Open Days provide further public access.

The Art Fund enriches museums and galleries throughout the UK with works of art of all kinds; campaigns for the widest possible access to art; and promotes the enjoyment of art through its membership scheme.

The principal activity of The Design Museum is to operate charitable and educational activities located at the Museum in London and the trading activities of the subsidiary, Design Museum Enterprises Limited.

The Charity is established for the advancement of historic and aesthetic education which shall include the preservation of buildings of national importance, and in particular the preservation and showing of Burghley House, Stamford. The Governing Body is permitted to carry out its activities with a view to conserving the environment of land and buildings owned by the Charity.

The Serpentine Trust's vision is to open up art, for everyone, for free. It is responsible for running the Serpentine South and North galleries, and its mission is to exhibit, commission and promote the understanding of art, architecture and design through varied Exhibition, Education and Public Programmes.

To advance the education of the public and to promote the conservation of biological and other natural resources; in particular by but not limited to the provision of public education, scientific study, and the restoration and maintenance of endangered animals, plants and habitats in both protective and natural environments.

The CCT is registered as a charity (number 258612) . Its governing document is the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011. Its main object is the preservation, in the interests of the nation and of the Church of England, of redundant churches and parts of churches of historic and archaeological interest or architectural quality vested in the Trust, together with their contents.

The Trust advances the education of the public in archaeology, history and related disciplines associated with the City of York and elsewhere and promotes the preservation and display of collections of archaeological material and carries out research and disseminates the results.This is achieved by running visitor attractions and providing archaeological services.

The open-air Museum, through the use of its Designated collections, provides opportunities for the public, including many thousands of pupils and students, to gain a better understanding, appreciation and knowledge of the history and international significance and impact of the Black Country and its people, over a period of 200 years, to c1960.

Provision of a public, educational Museum and Gardens