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Heritage Charities That specialise in Historical conservation and restoration

Discover 875 Heritage charities that specialise in historical conservation and restoration. Use the search below to filter within these results.

875
Charities
£2,748,266,778
Total Income
£758,352
Avg Income
100.0%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Roger Poole And John Aleyn (otherwise Alleyn)

Heritage, Religion, Social welfare

This is an ancient local charity with very limited discretion as to the application of its income. Half of its income goes to St. Martin's Church, Little Waltham, to be used for its repair and maintenance ; and the other half to the village Poor's Charity to be used for the relief of need, hardship or distress.

Latest Income: £2,828
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of St Johns Church Waterbeach

Associations, Heritage, Religion

Support of St. John's Church, Waterbeach, mainly by providing grants for improvements. Currently we have plans to finance the restoration of the historic east window.

Latest Income: £2,827
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Gloucester Historic Buildings Limited

Heritage

The charity's objects are to preserve, for the benefit of the nation, land and buildings of especial beauty or especial historic or architectural interest within the city of Gloucester.

Latest Income: £2,826
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Dorset County Association Of Church Bellringers Bell Restoration Fund

Arts, Heritage, Religion

Promotion of Church Bellringing

Latest Income: £2,817
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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Plympton Corporation Trust

Heritage, Leisure

Repair and maintenance of Plympton Guildhall for cultural and recreational activities

Latest Income: £2,753
Areas of Operation: Plymouth City
Status: Registered
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Em2 Locomotive Society

Heritage

Conservation and operation of EM2 locomotive 27000 and other associated railway vehicles. Promotion of and research into the Woodhead route where the EM2 locomotives worked in the UK.

Latest Income: £2,727
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Newark Civic Trust

Economic and community development, Heritage

To encourage the conservation of buildings of architectural and historic interest; to promote good architecture and town planning; to increase and develop public amenities; and to create a greater awareness of the environment in Newark.

Latest Income: £2,684
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Joseph Hirst

Education, Heritage

To the upkeep and maintenance of the Sunday school and church house buildings.

Latest Income: £2,645
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Clerk's Land Charity

Heritage, Religion

Out of the net income of the charity -£52 per annum is to be paid to the Clerk of the Parish of Aldridge and the residue of the net income applied at the discretion of the trustees for the maintenance and repair of the fabric of the parish church of Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands

Latest Income: £2,606
Areas of Operation: Walsall
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of St Peter's - Tawstock

Associations, Heritage, Religion

To promote, or assist in,for the benefit of the public, the preservation, repair, maintenance, restoration, improvement and ornamentation of the fabric of the Church of Saint Peter, Tawstock, Devon.

Latest Income: £2,601
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Ibstone Parish Church Restoration Fund

Heritage, Religion

provision and care of historic place of worship

Latest Income: £2,583
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of St Peter's And St Paul's Cranfield

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

Fund raising for the restoration, maintenance and improvement to St Peters and St Pauls Cranfield

Latest Income: £2,548
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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City Heritage Society

Facilities, Heritage

The charity seeks and advocates protection and conservation of buildings and other structures and public spaces within the City of London and to those ends exercises vigilance of the planning process.

Latest Income: £2,425
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of St Lawrence

Associations, Heritage

The object of the charity is to secure the preservation of the building known as St Lawrence Little Stanmore for the benefit of the nation.

Latest Income: £2,405
Areas of Operation: Harrow
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Copford Church

Associations, Facilities, Heritage, Religion

To conserve, maintain, conserve, repair and improve the fabric, fittings, furnishings, wall paintings and churchyard of St Michael & All Angels (a grade 1 listed building) in Copford, Essex, for public worship and for the benefit of the public & community.

Latest Income: £2,393
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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East Lancs Municipal Transport Museum

Education, Heritage, Housing, Social welfare

The Charity restores and displays vintage vehicles from the local Municipal Transport Fleets. Provides free transport for other charities/organisations and educational faciities on site for local schools. Currently looking to provide a perminant home for its vehicles to display in a museum setting.

Latest Income: £2,392
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Thames Valley Early Music Forum

Arts, Heritage

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE STUDY, PRACTICE AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF MUSIC AND THE ALLIED ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF THE MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE PERIODS ('EARLY MUSIC').

Latest Income: £2,390
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of St Peter's

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Leisure, Religion

To raise funds for the upkeep and repair of the fabric of St. Peter's Church, Hall Green, Birmingham. Fundraising activities are mainly local to the church and generally consist of local events e.g. barbecues, coach trips, supper & entertainment evenings. We also run a Fifty/fifty club on a monthly basis.

Latest Income: £2,386
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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The Buckinghamshire Historic Buildings Trust

Heritage

To preserve for the benefit of the people of Buckinghamshire and of the nation at large, the English historical architectural and constructional heritage, which may exist in and around Buckinghamshire in the form of buildings or ancient monuments.

Latest Income: £2,368
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Kirklees Historic Buildings Trust

Heritage

A building preservation trust: Buying historic buildings in need of repair, carrying out the repair and selling to be able to buy the next one.

Latest Income: £2,364
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Friends Of St Margaret's Church, Rainham

Associations, Facilities, Heritage, Religion, Saving of lives

To advance the Christian Religion by the repair, preservation, maintenance, restoration, beautification and reconstruction of the Parish Church of St Margaret's, Rainham, Kent, its monuments, fixtures, fittings, stained glass and other chattels together with its churchyard.

Latest Income: £2,291
Areas of Operation: Medway
Status: Registered
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Plaxtol Local History Group

Heritage, Religion

We provide a prgramme of talks through the year on local history topics to members of the society and visitors. These will focus on Plaxtol and our surrounding area in Kent.We also carry out research. We have computerised the Plaxtol Census data from 1841 to 1911, and the church registers from the 17C to present. We are publishing a series of booklets on Victorian life in Plaxtol.

Latest Income: £2,273
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Aldwick Preservation Society

Charity and VCS support, Heritage

The Society is concerned with the maintenance and upkeep of the environment in the village with special emphasis on the Aldwick Duck Pond and it's immediate surroundings. All planning applications within the Parish are monitored and comments made as appropriate. Social functions are arranged both as a means of raising funds but also to contribute to the fostering of a community spirit.

Latest Income: £2,224
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Northiam And Broad Oak Surgeries Patient Participation Group

Health, Heritage

To support the practice by purchasing or reimbursing the practice for the purchase, hire or lease of equipment, fittings and movables to facilitate the treatment and comfort of patients and to improve the patient experience. To pay for or reimburse the practice for the cost of repair and maintenance of said items.

Latest Income: £2,191
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Church Lands

Heritage, Religion

The Charities objectives as set out in its Governing docuement are : for and towards the repair and maintenance of the ancient Parish Church of Enborne. This encompasses not only the physical structure of the Church, but also the Parish Community, to ensure that the Church remains a central point for the Community.

Latest Income: £2,180
Areas of Operation: West Berkshire
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many historical-conservation-and-restoration heritage charities are there in the UK?

There are 875 registered historical-conservation-and-restoration heritage charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the historical-conservation-and-restoration heritage charities by income?

Wellcome Trust is the largest by latest reported annual income (£569.5m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.

What is the combined annual income of historical-conservation-and-restoration heritage charities?

Historical-conservation-and-restoration heritage charities reported a combined annual income of £2.7bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for historical-conservation-and-restoration heritage charities?

Across all historical-conservation-and-restoration heritage charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 100.0%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of historical-conservation-and-restoration heritage charities?

Historical-conservation-and-restoration heritage charities have an average annual income of £758k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.