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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 World Of Glass (st Helens) Limited

Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure, Research

To educate the public generally in respect of science and technology with particular reference to the glass industry. To promote and advance public education by the maintenance of a museum to provide facilities for leisure-time occupation. To promote education in the sciences. To promote education in the arts and history

Latest Income: £369,027
Areas of Operation: St Helens
Status: Registered
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Ffotogallery Wales Limited

Arts, Heritage

To promote, maintain, improve and advance education in the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the arts and in particular in the medium of photography.

Latest Income: £368,733
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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198 Contemporary Arts And Learning LTD

Arts, Heritage

198 Contemporary Arts and Learning is a pre-eminent visual art space in Brixton, which explores the rich diversity of artistic practices informed by globalisation and emerging cultural identities. We foster creative synergies through a challenging artistic and education programme.

Latest Income: £366,233
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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Duxford Aviation Society

Heritage, Leisure

The Society is based at the Imperial War Museum site at Duxford, where it works in partnership with the IWM. The Society has a collection of post-WW2 British Civil Aircraft, which it maintains and displays to the public.

Latest Income: £356,759
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Exeter University Foundation

Education, Heritage, Research

To assist in the provision for research and instruction in the humanities and sciences; the maintaining the quality of teaching and research; and to promote the education of scholars and the public by the assistance and support of the museum(s) within the University of Exeter.

Latest Income: £352,416
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Helicopter Museum

Heritage

Preservation and conservation of Historial Rotorcraft.

Latest Income: £352,063
Areas of Operation: North Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Bowerman Charitable Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage, Religion

The music room is used for concerts of classical music and is made available to other charitable organisations. The art gallery facilitates the exhibition to the public of the charity's portfolio of fine art. The conference centre is made available to church and discussion groups. A campsite is made available for youth work. Consideration is given to applications for charitable donations.

Latest Income: £342,238
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Penwith Galleries Limited

Arts, Heritage

Operation of gallery for showing of visual and 3D arts & provision of affordable studio space

Latest Income: £335,265
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Fan Museum

Charitable activities, Heritage

To advance the education of the public with particular regard to fans, fan making and the history and development thereof.

Latest Income: £327,282
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Geologists' Association

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage, Research

To promote the study of geology, and advance earth science, by lectures, publications, field meetings, a website and a library of books, journals, maps and photos, and educating the public, including young people, about geology. Grants are made to other bodies, such as museums and field centres, and from 2009 to individuals, in support of the study of geology.

Latest Income: £326,219
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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East Anglian Railway Museum

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

To advance the education of the public with regard to railways in particular by collecting,preserving, interpreting, documenting material evidence and associated information for the public benefit by the maintenance of a museum for items of historic railway interest from the Eastern Counties at Chappel & Wakes Colne Station, and the operation of a demonstration railway and associated crafts.

Latest Income: £325,200
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Stonebridge Trust

Arts, Heritage

The objects of the charity are to acquire, preserve and improve for the benefit of the public places of historical, archeological or architectural interest or of natural or cultivated beauty in Nottinghamshire and the provision of ready access to them by the public.

Latest Income: £322,187
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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De Havilland Aircraft Museum Trust Limited

Armed forces, Charitable activities, Heritage, Social welfare

A) The restoration, maintenance and preservation of the prototype dh98 Mosquito W4050 and other de Havilland aircraft and artifacts of historical interest for the instruction and edification of the public. B) To apply a proportion of the excess of income over expenditure in any year by way of grants to the RAF Benevolent Fund or other charity or charities as the directors shall determine.

Latest Income: £314,256
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Aspex Visual Arts Trust Limited

Arts, Heritage

Art gallery and educational charity

Latest Income: £311,856
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Ribble Steam Railway Limited

Heritage

Ribble Steam Railway Ltd operates a heritage railway in Preston Lancashire which includes an accredited museum with railway locomotives and other historic items on display.

Latest Income: £302,554
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Lloyd George Museum

Heritage

Lloyd George Museum

Latest Income: £300,751
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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Nature In Art Trust

Heritage

The Trust owns and manages a museum, Nature in Art, Gloucester, for the public good

Latest Income: £299,457
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Canal Museum Trust

Beneficiary group, Heritage

To promote public awareness and knowledge of London waterways and to provide educational opportunities for young people at the museum. Also to preserve objects of historical interest for public benefit.

Latest Income: £287,680
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Town Mill Trust Lyme Regis

Arts, Charitable activities, Facilities, Heritage

1) Tours of historic, restored water mill - to public and educational groups. 2) Mount exhibitions in Art Gallery by a range of artists including community groups. 3) Educate the public in the history of the architecture of the mill, mills in general and an appreciation of the arts. 4) Provide space in Mill buildings for artisan crafts, workshops, food retailers, cafe/restaurant and gift shop.

Latest Income: £279,931
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Museum Of Cambridge

Heritage

Mission statement: The museum aims to interpret the history and way of life of the people of Cambridge and Cambridgeshire through its collections and other resources for the education and delight of all.

Latest Income: £276,453
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Hertford Museum Charity

Heritage

Local history museum, exhibitions, events and childrens activities.

Latest Income: £276,123
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The East Anglia Transport Museum Society Limited

Heritage

Operating transport museum established for the benefit of the nation to promote permanent preservation of transport vehicles and equipment and items of general transport interest of actual or potential historic or scientic importance and educative value.

Latest Income: £272,803
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Enfield And District Veteran Vehicle Trust

Heritage, Research

To promote the permanent preservation of vehicles of any type being old and of historic interest or scientific importance and to educate the public in the history of transport and the technical details, engineering and performance of such vehicles.

Latest Income: £263,180
Areas of Operation: Enfield
Status: Registered
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The Greater Manchester Transport Society

Charitable activities, Heritage

The Greater Manchester Transport Society exists to maintain a museum for the purpose of advancing the education of the public in the nature of public transport within the United Kingdom and the historical development of all aspects of such public transport with particular emphasis upon the historical aspects of road passenger transport in the counties of Greater Manchester Cheshire and Lancashire.

Latest Income: £262,704
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Royal Society Of Painters In Water Colours

Arts, Heritage, Housing

The Society is committed to uphold and advance the historic and contemporary art of watercolour painting.The members of the Society support and contribute to the work of their London home, Bankside Gallery, through exhibitions, workshops and educational events.The Society's art collections and archives are maintained and made available as a resource for artists, scholars and a worldwide public.

Latest Income: £261,534
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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.