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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.

Eastbourne And District Preservation Trust LTD

Heritage

The restoration and maintenance of Willingdon/Polegate tower windmill and milling museum, Willingdon, East Sussex as a heritage monument and educational resource open to the public.

Latest Income: £8,144
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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The University Of The Third Age In Harpenden

Education, Heritage

Harpenden u3a was established in 1982 and was the first of the many hundred of u3a's now established in the UK. It was formed so that retired or OAP's can continue their education. This is mainly achieved by attending lectures locally or elsewhere e.g. The Royal Institution or trips to museums and other places of culture or education.

Latest Income: £8,075
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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John George Joicey Bequest

Heritage

To maintain a Museum collection. The collection is currently incorporated with the Newcastle Discovery Museum, operated by Tyne & Wear Museums, with whom the Trustees have a Loan Agreement.

Latest Income: £7,944
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Royal Naval Patrol Service Association

Armed forces, Beneficiary group, Heritage, Social welfare

The object of the Association shall be to unite all those men and women who served with the Royal Naval Patrol Service during the years 1939 to 1946. To assist them and their widows and dependants who are in conditions of need, hardship, sickness or distress. It is also responsible for the maintainance of the National RNPSA Museum at the Sparrows Nest, Lowestoft.

Latest Income: £7,859
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Mildenhall And District Museum

Armed forces, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

Local museum dealing with and displaying artifacts of local interest together with reproductions of major interest -Mildenhall Treasure - Educational work and fund raising. Historically, dealing with evidence from earliest inhabitation to the modern day - RAF Mildenhall.

Latest Income: £7,856
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The Harris

Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

The Friends of the Harris exists to support the work of the Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library through fundraising. In recent years we have funded a range of projects, including purchases, conservation, exhibitions, community-focussed work and a capital development.

Latest Income: £7,784
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The Market Lavington Museum

Charitable activities, Heritage

The Museum continues to advance the education of the public by preserving and displaying artefacts and other chattels of local and historic interest and importance to Market Lavington and the surrounding area, and continues to develop and enlarge the same in an ongoing manner for the benefit of both the present and future generations.

Latest Income: £7,750
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of The William Morris Gallery

Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

The charity exists to educate the public by the promotion, support, assistance and improvement of the William Morris Gallery through the activities of a group of Friends. Funds raised are used to help the Gallery to make acquisitions and to support its development: following a fund-raising drive, the Gallery reopened to the public in August 2012.

Latest Income: £7,642
Areas of Operation: Essex
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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Church House

Arts, Heritage, Religion

Church House, Crowcombe, provides in its medieval Gallery a venue for exhibitions, courses and social functions. A Meeting Room is also available for smaller events, including educational.

Latest Income: £7,603
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Wootton Bassett Town Hall And Trust

Facilities, Heritage

The principal focus of the trust's activities during the 2020-2021 has been the welfare of the Town Hall. In addition the trust has been continued support the development of the museum group and is helping steer them towards independence. The market continues to bring steady income which also helps support maintenance of the town hall.

Latest Income: £7,600
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Swaffham Heritage

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

Fund raising to support the museum and recruitment, training and organisation of volunteers to provide stewards and other voluntary effort.

Latest Income: £7,521
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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British Association For Chinese Studies

Education, Heritage

Promotes the interests and priorities of Chinese studies in the UK at all levels; offers advice and support for people and institutions involved in the study of China incl. universities, schools, museums etc.; liaises with Area Studies organisations, government, funding bodies incl. HEFCE, AHRC & EHRC, business organisations; organises an Annual Conference (Sept) and publishes annual Bulletin.

Latest Income: £7,496
Areas of Operation: Scotland
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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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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Friends Of The Wisbech And Fenland Museum

Associations, Heritage

To provide financial support towards the running costs of the Wisbech & Fenland Museum, and to raise public awareness of the museum and its activities.

Latest Income: £7,292
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
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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Ceiriog Memorial Institute (neuadd Goffa Ceiriog)

Arts, Facilities, Heritage

The hall forms the heart of the community holding meetings, concerts, debates and social functions. Now the Ceiriog Memorial Institute Museum has been refurbished and consists of a display area for the many unique exhibits which have been donated to the institute since 1911.

Latest Income: £7,275
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Eridge Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Heritage, Housing

Makes grants to schools, colleges and local education authorities towards the cost of trips or projects at home or abroad which will encourage young people to enjoy and appreciate visual art, especially painting. Also makes grants to museums and galleries for educational projects with similar aims.

Latest Income: £7,272
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Thirsk And District Museum Society

Beneficiary group, Education, Heritage

Maintenance of the Museum - open to public Easter to end October each year.Provide services for schools and collegesOffer research on Family and Local HistoryMaintain links with similar organisations in the region

Latest Income: £7,156
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Amersham Society

Heritage

Environmental, conservation and heritage concerns of Amersham Old Town and its historic environs to promote:- the town's prosperity and vigour by guarding its character and amenities by monitoring planning and the environment;- community spirit by organising lectures, visits, newsletters and a website;- interest in and the study of local history, including through support of Amersham Museum.

Latest Income: £7,056
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Bury Photographic Society

Arts, Health, Heritage

Weekly meetings with either visitors or Society members giving talks on their photographic interests. There are a series of practical nights held and an Annual Exhibition of member's work is held in the local Art Gallery. Members also visit other external organisations and give talks on their particular interest in photography. Members images are on display at the local hospice

Latest Income: £7,008
Areas of Operation: Bury
Status: Registered
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The Society Of Friends Of The Regimental Museum Of The Former Durham Light Infantry

Armed forces, Associations, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Education, Heritage, Religion

Raise funds in support of the DLI CollectionTo assist with the conservation, identification and cataloguing of the DLI CollectionPurchase of artefacts such as medals for the benefit of the DLI CollectionEducational training for school groups, elderly and old people, and other Public groupsThe provision of research to tell the story of the DLI soldier.Tell the story of the DLI soldier

Latest Income: £6,963
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Dawlish Museum Society

Heritage

Local museum

Latest Income: £6,878
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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The Thomas Layton Collection

Heritage

Catalogue and promote interest and support in the Thomas Layton Collection.To maintain collection.Support research of collection items

Latest Income: £6,866
Areas of Operation: Hounslow
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.