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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.

West Stow Saxon Village Trust

Heritage

The object of the trust shall be to preserve and restore for the benefit of the public the settlement and to advance education in environmental archaeology with special reference to the settlement.

Latest Income: £145,705
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The New Medway Steam Packet Company Limited

Heritage, Housing

Preservation and restoration of the historic Dunkirk veteran paddle steamer 'Medway Queen'. The hull was rebuilt with help from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the vessel returned 'home' in December 2013 to begin the next phase of restoration. The workshop and visitor centre are at Gillingham, Kent. Most expenditure appears as an investment in the value of 'heritage asset under construction'.

Latest Income: £143,799
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Oystermouth Castle

Associations, Education, Heritage

Oystermouth Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade 1 Listed Building. Access and presentation is supervised by this charity which promotes the history and heritage of the site to visitors and provides a venue for many school, college and university students. The castle hosts Medieval Re-enactments and Living History Societies which recreate aspects of life during the Middle Ages.

Latest Income: £142,727
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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Shropshire Historic Churches Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

Provision of grants to churches and chapels in Shropshire to assist with their repair and maintenance,especially those of architectural or historical significance.

Latest Income: £138,149
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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The Church Restoration And Stogumber Heritage Fund - C.r.a.s.h.

Heritage, Religion

To provide funding for local needs within Stogumber

Latest Income: £137,915
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Thames Rivers Trust

Charitable activities, Environment, Heritage

To conserve, protect and rehabilitate the habitat and waters that constitute the River Thames catchment, for the benefit of all indigenous species (including Atlantic salmon and migratory trout).To advance the education of the public in the understanding of river environments on watercourses throughout the River Thames catchment.

Latest Income: £135,730
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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All Saints Church Clifton Endowments

Heritage, Religion

Major restoration of vicarage and other investment property. Continued support of the church with large donations to heating system. Continue to build funds in order to fund major imminent refurbishment of "All Saints Church".

Latest Income: £135,174
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Ledbury Parish Church

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Religion

Raising funds by donations and running of bookstall to help with the maintenance, beautification and preservation of Ledbury Parish Church, its building ornaments and furnishings. Providing Stewards to welcome visitors to Ledbury Parish Church

Latest Income: £133,925
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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The Idlewild Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

The Idlewild Trust is a grant making trust that supports registered charities concerned with the encouragement of the performing and fine arts and crafts, the advancement of education within the arts and the preservation for the benefit of the public of lands, buildings and other objects of beauty or historic interest in the United Kingdom.

Latest Income: £130,777
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Derbyshire Historic Buildings Trust

Heritage

Environment/Conservation/Heritage the benefit of the general public. Reviewing list of architecturally or historically significant buildings which are at risk of deterioration or decay in order to, whether directly or in co-operation with owners or other agencies, such solution that will eliminate such risk. Seeking out other buildings for inclusion on such lists.

Latest Income: £129,570
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Great Torrington Commons Conservators

Heritage

The maintenance and upkeep of the Torrington Commons. Prevention of encroachment and protection of the Torrington Commons.

Latest Income: £128,014
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Farnborough Air Sciences Trust

Arts, Heritage, Leisure, Research

Please see attached report. Main activities remain: Safeguarding Farnborough's unique aviation heritage. Displaying and archiving a world-class artifact, photo, film, report collection. Conserving historic buildings and large aviation exhibits. Running a museum. Providing facilities and inspiration for future generations.

Latest Income: £126,353
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Barton Under Needwood And Dunstall Key Trust

Heritage, Religion, Social welfare

To pay the minister of the church of St James 50p to preach a sermon on Good Friday.To pay 16% of the net income of the charity for the upkeep and maintenance of St James Church of Barton under Needwood.To give relief to persons of the parishes of Barton under Needwood and Dunstall who are in need, hardship or distress.To give for the general benefit of the inhabitants of the area of benefit

Latest Income: £123,316
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Knodishall And District Playgroup

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Heritage

Playgroup funded by Early Years Grant, fee paying parents and FundraisingFunds raised are for new equipment, summer trip, christmas presents, repairs and maintenance etc.

Latest Income: £121,530
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Norwich Preservation Trust Limited

Heritage

To preserve for the benefit of the people of Norwich, Norfolk and the nation land and buildings of especial beauty or especial historic or architectural interest.This primary object is achieved by working with local authorities, statutory bodies, grant and loan giving agencies to take on, restore, repair and refurbish buildings at risk to bring them back into beneficial use.

Latest Income: £119,262
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of St Mary's Church Shoreham-By-Sea

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Religion

Raising funds for the preservation of a Grade 1 Listed Church

Latest Income: £119,175
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Sylvia Crathorne Memorial Trust

Arts, Heritage

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY MAINTAINING AND PRESERVING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION THE BUILDING KNOWN AS THE GEORGIAN THEATRE ROYAL AT RICHMOND, NORTH YORKSHIRE AND BY ENSURING THAT FIRST CLASS DRAMATIC OPERATIC MUSICAL AND OTHER ARTISTIC WORKS CONTINUE TO BE PRESENTED AND EXHIBITED THEREAT AND THAT OPPORTUNITIES CONTINUE TO BE GIVEN THERE TO THE PUBLIC OF HEARING AND STUDYING SUCH WORKS.

Latest Income: £118,818
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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London Historic Buildings Trust LTD

Heritage

To preserve on behalf of the townspeople of Greater London and of the nation at large buildings of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest.The charity achieves this by working with local authorities, statutory bodies, grant and loan giving agencies to take on, restore, repair and refurbish buildings at risk to bring them back into beneficial use.

Latest Income: £115,551
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Somerset Building Preservation Trust Company Limited

Heritage

The Somerset Building Perservation Trust acts as an organisation of "last resort" to restore and repair buildings of historic interest which would otherwise be lost.

Latest Income: £114,589
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of Malvern Priory

Associations, Heritage

The Friends of Malvern Priory have a close relationship with Malvern Priory PCC to whom grants are made for the preservation and beautification of the fabric of the building. The objects of the Charity are the upkeep of the fabric of Malvern Priory and its furnishings and adornment

Latest Income: £112,324
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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The Tunbridge Wells And Eridge Railway Preservation Society Limited

Heritage

To restore and operate the railway line between Tunbridge Wells West and Eridge together with the rolling stock and infrastructure related thereto

Latest Income: £111,976
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Badgworthy Trust For The Preservation Of Exmoor

Heritage, Research

To promote for the benefit of the public generally and especially for the inhabitants and users of the Exmoor National Park the protection of land and buildings of beauty or historic interest and as regards lands of ecological or other scientific importance with the National Park.

Latest Income: £108,565
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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De Morgan Foundation

Arts, Heritage

The De Morgan Foundation holds an extensive collection of arts and crafts ceramics by the Victorian ceramicist William De Morgan and oil paintings and drawings by the artist Evelyn De Morgan. The charity's primary objective is the "provision and maintenance of the collection" to a public audience, which the Foundation achieves at its museum, though exhibitions, and a public programme.

Latest Income: £107,432
Areas of Operation: Barnsley
Status: Registered
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Music In Country Churches

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Economic and community development, Heritage

Music in Country Churches was established as a charitable trust in 1989. It has two aims: (1) to assist churches in rural regions of England and Wales with holding concerts of classical music; (2) to raise funds to assist those churches with the costs of their repair and maintenance. The Charity is particularly keen to provide performance opportunities to young and emerging musicians.

Latest Income: £106,470
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Horse Rescue Fund

Animals, Charitable activities, Heritage, Housing

The Horse Rescue Fund aims to prevent and relieve cruelty to horses, ponies and donkeys, to protect them from unnecessary suffering and to advance the education of the public in their proper care and treatment. To this end we rescue any neglected or badly treated equines, restore them to full health and carry out all necessary rehabilitation to enable us to place them on loan in approved homes.

Latest Income: £102,014
Areas of Operation: England
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.