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Heritage Charities That specialise in Museum

Discover 708 Heritage charities that specialise in museum. Use the search below to filter within these results.

708
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.

The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust

Heritage, Research

Assisting in the preservation of such British motorcycles as are of historic and scientific importance and providing for their display to the public.

Latest Income: £35,373
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Birmingham Museums And Art Gallery

Arts, Associations, Heritage

Friends of Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery support and assist Birmingham Museums Trust and promote their use and enjoyment by the public.

Latest Income: £34,850
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Chilvers Coton Centre Trust

Economic and community development, Heritage

Hire of rooms to community groups or individuals, facilities for research through our computers and hard copy archives, open days and events, exhibitons, Victorian Schooldays, Museum of local industry. Currently undertaking major regeneration of building to provide even better services. Building work is almost complete (May 2019).

Latest Income: £34,379
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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The Yorkshire Philosophical Society

Facilities, Heritage, Research

The objectives of the Society are to stimulate public understanding of the sciences, including natural, physical, social and archaeological sciences, through lectures, grants, sponsorship and educational activities. The Society runs an annual series of around 20 public lectures, and maintains an interest in the Yorkshire Museum and Gardens, York, which it originally founded in the 1820s.

Latest Income: £34,278
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Walton-On-Thames Community Arts Trust

Arts, Facilities, Heritage

Provision of varied and high quality arts facilities by means of a Community Arts Centre, comprising a performance space, craft studio, Gallery and Cafe Bar, - Riverhouse - in Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

Latest Income: £34,215
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Society Of Dilettanti Charitable Trust Fund

Charitable activities, Heritage

The charity helps museums, libraries and the National Trust to acquire archives and works of art and makes grants towards the conservation of historic buildings, in both cases where there is a connection with the Society of Dilettanti. The charity's Normanby Fund makes an annual travel award for visiting classical sites and museums in Greece, Italy or the Eastern Mediterranean.

Latest Income: £33,776
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Budleigh Salterton Arts Centre And Museum

Heritage

The establishment and maintenance of an arts centre and museum for the benefit of the inhabitants of the beneficial area and visitors thereto.

Latest Income: £33,127
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Light Dragoons Heritage Trust (museum Of The Light Dragoons)

Armed forces, Heritage

Providing information and public awareness of the Regiment it's role,achievement and local connections through interesting and innovative display of the collections thereby contributing to the projection of a positive image of the Army.

Latest Income: £33,006
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Concord Video And Film Council Limited

Arts, Education, Heritage

Provides training DVDs and Videos to Social Services, Higher Education and Universities.Provides DVDs and Videos about the Arts to Higher & Further Education bodies plus Museums and Art Galleries etc.

Latest Income: £32,327
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Thornbury And District Heritage Trust

Charity and VCS support, Heritage

LOCAL MUSEUM RUN BY VOLUNTEERS. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON 3 DAYS A WEEK. COVERS THORNBURY TOWN AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT. CONSERVES AND DISPLAYS ARTEFACTS OF LOCAL PROVENANCE. UNDERTAKES SOME RESEARCH. RUNS ONE ASSOCIATED GROUP: ARCHAEOLOGY. ORGANISES OCCASIONAL PUBLIC TALKS AND WALKS.

Latest Income: £32,131
Areas of Operation: South Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Society Of Friends Of The Fleet Air Arm Museum

Associations, Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

The education of the public by promotion, support, assistance and improvement of the Fleet Air Arm Museum through the activities of a group of Members.

Latest Income: £32,024
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Historic Aircraft Flight Trust

Armed forces, Heritage

The Historic Aircraft Flight (HAF) Trust helps to preserve Historic Army Air Corps aircraft as a 'living museum' for veterans commemorative and memorial purposes, as an aid to recruiting and to supporting wider Army heritage in public. The Trust relies principally on donations. The fund is used to provide goods and services for the HAF that no longer available from or attributable to public funds.

Latest Income: £31,790
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Brocklebank Preservation Society Limited

Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Housing

As custodians of the Motor Tug Brocklebank on behalf of the Mersey Maritime Museum, the volunteers maintain this historic vessel in a mechanically and structurally sound and smart condition, all necessary insurances, surveys and dues being paid and bring credit to the museum when both in and away from her home port.

Latest Income: £31,704
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Willesborough Windmill Trust Limited

Heritage

Maintenance and restoration of windmill, keeping it open to the public.

Latest Income: £31,269
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Stuart Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage, Social welfare

The Trustees manage the Tempsford Stuart Memorial Village Hall. The Hall is used by the community for different social events. More widely, people come from areas surrounding the Hall for events such as weddings, christening parties, birthday parties, craft events, business meetings and other activities. Another charity, the Tempsford Museum & Archives leases two rooms in the Hall

Latest Income: £31,097
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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Crampton Tower Railway Museum Society

Heritage

Museum of local history , dedicated to local born engineer Thomas Crampton, displays of model railways, stagecoach, local transport history, town history plus relevant transport history of East Kent. Plus encouraging other small local amenity groups and providing a hub for their activities and a meeting place.

Latest Income: £30,907
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Wymondham Heritage Society

Heritage

The society provides an accredited museum with interesting and changing displays of local interest. The society encourages interest in Wymondham past, present and future. Regular monthly meetings are held and a newsletter is published. The society seeks to protect the local environment and the town's conservation area is closely supervised.

Latest Income: £30,887
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Pitstone And Ivinghoe Museum Society

Arts, Economic and community development, Heritage

Museum, basically of farming and rural life in the area, but including other displays of wider interest and appeal, and demonstrations from a wide selection of skills and crafts on open days. Open to the general public 9 days a year, see website for times and dates; open for private parties by arrangement, see website for further details. Ample free parking; ~90% wheelchair access.

Latest Income: £30,697
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Wandle Industrial Museum

Associations, Education, Facilities, Heritage

A museum providing information about the history of industrial activity in the Wandle Valley with particular reference to the River Wandle and its mills both at its premises in Mitcham and by way of outreach to schools and community centres

Latest Income: £30,524
Areas of Operation: Merton
Status: Registered
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The Tools And Trades History Society

Arts, Economic and community development, Heritage

Public displays, demonstrations and talks, Public access to a TATHS Hall of Tools in Amberley Museum, Public access to a TATHS Library in the Museum of English Rural Life,Interchange of information with individuals and organisations worldwideResearch and funding researchPublication of journals, technical notes, research works and out of print material e.g. Victorian trade catalogues

Latest Income: £30,019
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Burford Tolsey Museum And Archive

Heritage

Mission Statement : The Burford Tolsey Museum & Archive exists to serve the interest of the people of Burford and the general public in the in the cultural heritage of the Town and neighbourhood, by preserving and exhibiting collections that aim to convey its unique and remarkable history.

Latest Income: £29,624
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Congleton Museum Trust

Heritage

Presenting and interpreting the heritage of Congleton and surrounding area through its collections to residents and visitors by permanent and temporary exhibitions; delivering effective educational and research opportunities for all ages and abilities; collecting and conserving objects associated primarily with the history of the area to support the Museum's educational and learning activities.

Latest Income: £29,624
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Burwell Museum Trust

Heritage

Running Burwell Museum of Fen Edge Village Life (including public open days)

Latest Income: £29,430
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Vale Mill Trust

Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Heritage

Path Head Water Mill is a restored 1730 working waterwheel and museum, set in a beautiful tranquil environment in Summerhill, Blaydon. With free entry, and a volunteer-run cafe in the summer, visitors can enjoy the grounds. We are open and accessible to a wide range of volunteers. The Mill offers educational and family activities and provides experiences for all ages and abilities.

Latest Income: £29,129
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Lowestoft And East Suffolk Maritime Society

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Heritage, Housing, Social care

We provide manpower and resources to maintain buildings and run museum, provide projects for schools & pre-school groups, care homes, clubs etc, open 7 days week to general public. Supply information on maritime matters and local history in answer to enquiries from around the world.

Latest Income: £28,606
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many museum heritage charities are there in the UK?

There are 708 registered museum heritage charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the museum 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 museum heritage charities?

Museum 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 museum heritage charities?

Across all museum 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 museum heritage charities?

Museum 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.