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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.

Abbey Lawn Trust

Facilities, Heritage

To secure for the public benefit, the preservation, protection and improvement of listed buildings adjoining Tewkesbury Abbey. To educate the public in the history architecture and natural history of the area around Tewkesbury by the running of a museum.To provide a community and pleasure garden for the residents of Tewkesbury and its visitors.

Latest Income: £253,039
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Hogarth's House

Heritage, Housing

Hogarth's House is the former country home of the 18th century English artist William Hogarth in Chiswick. The House is a museum open to visitors from the public.

Latest Income: £248,425
Areas of Operation: Hounslow
Status: Registered
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The British Engineerium Trust Limited

Heritage

Operates and maintains a museum and a wellbeing centre. Displaying artefacts and providing information associated with engineering and machinery as well as activities focused on building happier communities.

Latest Income: £247,575
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Ferens Art Gallery

Arts, Heritage

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ART GALLERY FOR THE EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF ART IN PERPETUITY AND THE PURCHASE OF WORKS OF ART FOR EXHBITION THEREIN.

Latest Income: £242,329
Areas of Operation: Kingston Upon Hull City
Status: Registered
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Wm Brooke Benevolent Fund

Arts, Education, Health, Heritage, Housing, Social welfare

We offer spaces for conferences, functions and charity events as well as providing adult art classes.The Huddersfield School of Theatre Dance and Northlight physiotherapy gym are also based in our premises. We are a Christian charity and as such are involved with and provide support to Hope Huddersfield which co-ordinate churches across Huddersfield and also home to the Ark Church for services.

Latest Income: £241,542
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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Weavers Triangle Trust

Heritage

The Trust runs and administers a heritage museum.

Latest Income: £240,501
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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City Of Norwich Aviation Museum

Heritage, Leisure

Preservation of the aviation history of Norfolk.

Latest Income: £236,392
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Midlands Air Museum Limited

Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure

Advance the education of the public in the preservation of aircraft and aeronautical equipment of historical, technical or other public interest relating to Coventry in particular and to the Midlands and aviation generally.The Museum's mission is to be recognised as one of the leading independent collections, renowned for its friendly atmosphere and exceptional standards of customer service.

Latest Income: £235,321
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Beckford Tower Trust

Heritage

Preserve and maintain for the public benefit and education buildings, features and objects of historical and architectural interest relating to William Beckford and in particular the building known as The Beckford Tower; maintain the Beckford Museum collection housed in the Tower for public benefit, and educate the public in the life and works of William Beckford.

Latest Income: £235,083
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Welsh Highland Railway Limited

Heritage

The Welsh Highland Railway Ltd operates a narrow gauge steam railway in Porthmadog in order to revive and preserve the spirit of the original railway that closed in 1937. The charity owns, maintains and operates Russell, the sole surviving steam engine from the original railway, now over 100 years old, together with other heritage rolling stock and artefacts. A new museum building opened in 2009.

Latest Income: £233,681
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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Brighton Toy And Model Museum

Heritage

The Brighton Toy and Model Museum exhibits and cares for toys and commercial models from the last four centuries and preserves them to educate and inspire people of all ages.

Latest Income: £233,169
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Frinton And Walton Heritage Trust

Heritage, Society

To promote civic pride & secure the preservation, protection, development & improvement of features of historic or public interest in the towns of Frinton-On-Sea, Walton-On-The-Naze & the neighbouring villages of Great Holland, Kirby Cross & Kirby-Le-Soken; to educate the public; to give information; to hold meetings, lectures & exhibitions.

Latest Income: £226,205
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Solway Aviation Society Limited

Heritage, Leisure

To preserve for the General Public an aviation museum providing information, education and preservation of our historic collection of British Jet Aircraft and the aviation heritage from Cumbria and the surrounding area.

Latest Income: £223,168
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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The Pendon Museum Trust LTD

Heritage

The principal activity is the construction and operation of an exhibition of landscape, model building and railways at Long Wittenham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Latest Income: £222,984
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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King's Own Royal Border Regiment Museum Fund

Beneficiary group, Heritage

The Museum exists to collect, document, preserve and interpret the material evidence and associated information relating to the Regiment's History from 1702 to the present day, for public benefit to the best standards for the education and enjoyment of the inhabitants of Cumbria, North Lancashire, present and former members of the Regiment and their families and visitors present and future

Latest Income: £217,720
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Bath Industrial Heritage Trust Limited

Heritage

The administration of the Museum of Bath at Work

Latest Income: £217,434
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Cook Museum Trust

Heritage

The Trust was formed by Deed of Trust dated 16 April 1986 with the object of establishing a museum in Whitby displaying items relating to the life and achievements of Captain James Cook.

Latest Income: £212,426
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Royal Birmingham Society Of Artists

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

To advance the public education in the practice of fine arts and other allied arts and crafts through the maintenance of the RBSA Gallery as a venue for the organisation of exhibitions and events. To develop and maintain a permanent collection to support and enhance these activities.

Latest Income: £207,212
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Hitchin British Schools Trust

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Education, Heritage

Operating The British Schools Museum, a museum of the history of elementary education within a group of Grade II and II* Listed buildings (dating 1837 to 1905). Artifacts and documents collection relating to the education and social history of childhood. Volunteering opportunities, education programmes for schools and outreach programmes. Fundraising programmes of talks, concerts and other events.

Latest Income: £204,272
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Solent Sky LTD

Heritage

Museum Heritage Amenity

Latest Income: £202,054
Areas of Operation: Southampton City
Status: Registered
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Oriel Myrddin

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

To promote the education of the public in arts and crafts by the provision and maintenance of an arts and crafts gallery and museum in Carmarthen, for the exhibition to the public of collections and items of fine art and crafts.Provision and support of facilities for the education and research in arts and crafts and the dissemination of such research.

Latest Income: £199,923
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Furness Maritime Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage

To advance the education of the public by the establishment of a Maritime Museum in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness and to collect, preserve restore, improve enhance, use and maintain features and objects of historical, industrial and social interest relating to the past and in particular the Maritime history of the Furness District.

Latest Income: £198,033
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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British Commercial Vehicle Museum Trust

Heritage

The operation of a Commercial Vehicle Museum and the maintaining of a substantial archive of the Commercial Vehicle Industry.

Latest Income: £197,101
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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The Beecroft Art Trust

Arts, Heritage

The promotion of the study of art, music and literature and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the provision and maintenance of the Beecroft Art Gallery at Southend-on-Sea in the County of Essex as a public art gallery and library.

Latest Income: £196,890
Areas of Operation: Southend-on-sea
Status: Registered
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The Clockmakers' Charity

Education, Heritage

For such charitable purposes as the Court of Assistants of the Clockmakers' Company may from time to time in their discretion think fit ... principally the provision of bursaries for clockmaker training & other horologically related worthy causes, & support to charitable work in the City of London. "Clockmakers' Collection Fund", supporting the Museum, is also incorporated within the same charity.

Latest Income: £194,139
Areas of Operation: City Of London
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.