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Heritage Charities That specialise in History

Discover 1,157 Heritage charities that specialise in history. Use the search below to filter within these results.

1,157
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.

Poole Historical Trust

Heritage

Research and publish local history of Poole and surrounding areas

Latest Income: £7,674
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Lutterworth Museum Trust

Education, Heritage

To provide a Museum of local history for Lutterworth and the surrounding villages,open for public access. We also give talks and put on displays at other venues including schools.

Latest Income: £7,608
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Whilton Village Hall

Associations, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure, Social welfare

To provide accommodation for the purpose of education,training and social activities for people of all ages and backgrounds and facilities as a general meeting hall for all village activities.The main activities being - Gardening Association, Social Clubs, Village History Association, private parties and general meeting hall for Whilton residents and their visitors

Latest Income: £7,598
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Oxfordshire Local History Association

Arts, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

Fosters and promotes the study and publication of local history in Oxfordshire. Publishes a regular news bulletin and an occasional journal and organises two study days a year. Acts as an umbrella organisation for parish and other local history groups. Makes occasional small grants to individuals and organisations to facilitate the study of Oxfordshire local history.

Latest Income: £7,580
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Powys/powys Family History Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage

To promote, for the benefit and education of the public, the study of genealogy, family history and local history, with particular reference to the County of Powys; and to promote the preservation, security and accessability of library and archival materials.

Latest Income: £7,564
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Battle And District Historical Society

Arts, Heritage

The Society was founded to encourage the knowledge and study of history within Battle and the surrounding area. This is achieved through a programme of illustrated lectures by specialists in their subjects and the publication of books and journals that are relevant to the local history of Battle.

Latest Income: £7,545
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Charity Fund Of The Deepings Round Table Number 1090

Heritage

Founded in 1973, The Deepings 1090 Round Table meets fortnightly and is currently 14 members strong. Throughout our 35 year history, we have raised significant sums for charity with over -ú100,000 being raised in the last 10 years alone. The Deepings 1090 Round Table is affiliated to the Round Table for Britain and Ireland

Latest Income: £7,498
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Ray Society

Environment, Heritage

The Society's purpose is to publish learned works on natural history, with special but not exclusive relevance to the British flora and fauna, which might not otherwise be published as considered not to be commercially viable.

Latest Income: £7,497
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Marazion Museum Trust

Education, Heritage

Educating Local Schools on Local history. Researching Genealogy for people World Wide.Talks to various organisations on Historyof Marazion.Preserving the artefacts which very kind local people have loaned to the Museum.

Latest Income: £7,489
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Cricklade Historical Society

Heritage

To advance the knowledge of local history of the Borough of Cricklade, Wiltshire, including the Parishes of Latton, Down Ampney, Marston Meysey, Kempsford, Ashton Keynes, Castle Eaton and The Leigh.

Latest Income: £7,460
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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West Sussex Archives Society

Arts, Heritage

To promote the work of West Sussex Record Office and help buy documents for it. To encourage research into the local history of West Sussex and original documents. To hold meeting for the membership per year, including the AGM. To publish four Newsletter and a Journal annually.

Latest Income: £7,434
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Staffordshire Yeomanry (q O R R ) Museum Trust

Beneficiary group, Heritage

Support the Museum of the Staffordshire Yeomanry in the High House, Stafford so that it may be a tribute to the men of Staffordshire who served in the war and an interesting social history for today's public. The Charity relies on donations and gifts to meet its objectives

Latest Income: £7,428
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Bishop's Stortford History Society

Heritage

Conduct talks and visits about local history and assist in research into the history of Bishop's Stortford

Latest Income: £7,394
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Herefordshire Family History Society

Beneficiary group, Heritage

To promote and encourage the public study of British Family History, Genealogy, Heraldry andLocal History, with particular reference to Herefordshire.b) To promote the preservation, security and accessibility of archival material.

Latest Income: £7,391
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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North Wilts U3a

Education, Heritage

About 40 Interest groups (eg Art, Bridge, French, German, History etc...) which usually meet once or twice monthly. Also a general monthly branch meeting, with visiting speakers etc.

Latest Income: £7,377
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Maidenhead And Marlow Archaeology And History Society

Heritage

The objects of the society shall be the promotion of interest in all aspects of archaeology, history and related subjects, and research into the archaeological and historical heritage of Maidenhead and the surrounding area.

Latest Income: £7,376
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Hertfordshire Family History Society

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage

To advance the education of the public in the study of family and population history principally within the County of Hertfordshire

Latest Income: £7,363
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Hampton-In-Arden Society

Economic and community development, Heritage

To promote high standards of planning and architecture in the Civic Parish of Hampton in Arden and its surroundings. To educate the public in the geography, history, natural history and architecture of the area. To secure the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic or public interest in the area.

Latest Income: £7,323
Areas of Operation: Solihull
Status: Registered
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Uffington Museum Trust

Education, Heritage

To encourage the understanding of the history and heritage of Uffington village and its' surroundings by collecting, recording and conserving material both from the past and the present day.

Latest Income: £7,292
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Derbyshire Record Society

Heritage

To promote local history education in Derbyshire and publish edited texts, monographs and pamphlets relating to the history of the county.

Latest Income: £7,265
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Society Of Archer-Antiquaries

Heritage, Leisure

The Study of Historical Archery

Latest Income: £7,262
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Worcestershire And Dudley Historic Churches Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage

The awarding of grants, for repair and renovation, to Christian churches of all denominations in Worcestershire and Dudley.The education of the public in the history and architecture of churches.

Latest Income: £7,249
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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The Royal Artillery Historical Trust

Heritage

To promote the efficiency of the Royal Regiment of Artillery and in particular to maintain, uphold and promote the traditions of the Regiment and to perpetuate a permanent record of its deeds and the ordnance of all nations by preserving, exhibiting and displaying and making available for public inspection the Royal Artillery Historical Collection,any additions thereto and other similar objects.

Latest Income: £7,220
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Warwickshire Local History Society

Arts, Heritage

The object of the charity is to promote the study of local history in Warwickshire. It does this by lectures and by publications. The Society meets approximately ten times yearly to hear speakers, and to visit sites of historical interest, It publishes Warwickshire History and a bulletin, both distributed free to members twice a year.

Latest Income: £7,120
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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The British Orthodox Church (metropolis Of Glastonbury)

Arts, Health, Heritage, Professions, Religion

Support to British Orthodox parishes and local clergy; support to other Orthodox communities in the UK & overseas; counselling and pastoral care to individuals; provision of information through publications and websites; education and study of the history, doctrines and worship of Oriental Orthodox Christianity.

Latest Income: £7,088
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many history heritage charities are there in the UK?

There are 1,157 registered history heritage charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the history 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 history heritage charities?

History 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 history heritage charities?

Across all history 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 history heritage charities?

History 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.