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Heritage Charities

Discover 6,576 Heritage charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

6,576
Charities
£5,185,607,911
Total Income
£591,424
Avg Income
92.6%
Program Ratio

Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.

Thinktank Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage, Research

THINKTANK TRUST'S CHARITABLE OBJECTS ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MUSEUMS IN BIRMINGHAM AND THE INCREASING OF PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING ABOUT HISTORY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Latest Income: £1,417,000
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Chalke History Trust

Arts, Charitable activities, Education, Heritage

The Chalke Valley History Trust has been established by the founders of the Chalke History Festival to promote the understanding and enjoyment of history. The Trust intends to carry out its objects by making grants to the Chalke Valley Festival, the Chalke Schools History Festival, school history trips, and other history related projects.

Latest Income: £1,416,368
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Pangea Trust

Environment, Heritage

To support the wellbeing of elephants and other animals, and to provide sanctuary to those in need in Europe. To raise awareness and advocate for reform that results in improved living conditions for such animals, as well as conservation of species and their natural habitats anywhere in the world. To protect and restore local biodiversity in areas where Pangea operates.

Latest Income: £1,407,277
Areas of Operation: Portugal
Status: Registered
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West Somerset Railway Association

Arts, Heritage

Our Association is established to promote education in the heritage of the railway from Taunton to Minehead by restoring, preserving and displaying railway locomotives, carriages, wagons and other artefacts (including documents, drawings, photographs, recordings and films) of historical interest and the buildings connected therewith.

Latest Income: £1,400,025
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Chichester Cathedral Restoration And Development Trust CIO

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Religion

Raises funds to support Chichester Cathedral for:The restoration, development and maintenance of the Cathedral. The promotion and improvement of the musical and educational facilities. The restoration, development and maintenance of other buildings in the Cathedral Close. Such other charitable objects and charitable activities as are normally undertaken by the Dean and Chapter.

Latest Income: £1,397,307
Areas of Operation: Brighton And Hove
Status: Registered
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Holocaust Memorial Day Trust

Heritage

Promotion of and support for commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day, in order to promote harmony across different cultures, backgrounds and faiths; education in the history of the Holocaust and of Nazi persecution; education in the history of subsequent genocides; elimination of discrimination on grounds of race, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Latest Income: £1,375,499
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Arts At The Old Fire Station

Arts, Facilities, Heritage

Arts at the Old Fire Station encourages people from all backgrounds to understand and shape the world in which we live through stories, creativity and the arts, and by connecting with others. We have a gallery, theatre, dance studio and Cafe. We support artists and include people facing disadvantage. We support services to evaluate their work using Story Telling Methodology.

Latest Income: £1,363,071
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Merchant Seamen's War Memorial Society (incorporated)

Heritage, Housing, Social care

To support seafarers in need with provision of sheltered housing, support, holidays and financial aid.

Latest Income: £1,350,941
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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The Centre For Lebanese Studies

Charitable activities, Heritage

To advance the education of the public by providing an educational establishment to further the study of and research into the historical, economic, geographic and cultural issues relating to and affecting the country of Lebanon and the Lebanese people.

Latest Income: £1,347,774
Areas of Operation: Lebanon
Status: Registered
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BEIS Chinuch Primary School Limited

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Heritage, Leisure, Religion

The charity runs a primary school for girls of the orthodox Jewish faith in Edgware. The charity supplements the school curriculum by providing additional activities that will (a) expand the knowledge of the pupils by arranging trips to museums and other educational and recreational venues, and (b) teach new skills, for example after school clubs teaching dance, art and drama.

Latest Income: £1,347,181
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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Fareshare Yorkshire Limited

Economic and community development, Education, Heritage

FareShare Yorkshire is a charity which redistributes surplus food donated by the food industry, which would otherwise go to waste. This food is received by charities and organisations, we call Community Food Members (CFMs) who provide food and meals for vulnerable people. We also provide Employability Programmes to support individuals on a path to employment.

Latest Income: £1,336,950
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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The Burlington Magazine Publications Limited

Arts, Heritage

The Charities activities are publication of the monthly magazine, promoting Art History and encouraging education and research.

Latest Income: £1,332,435
Areas of Operation: United States
Status: Registered
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British Friends Of The Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem

Associations, Heritage

The charity's aims are to support the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem. It does this by administering the trust fund and its income and applying them for the furtherance of education. The policies adopted in furtherance of these objects are to distribute the funds as and when the trustees see fit.

Latest Income: £1,326,339
Areas of Operation: Israel
Status: Registered
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Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery Trust

Arts, Heritage

MUSEUM, ART GALLERY, HISTORIC HOUSE

Latest Income: £1,320,798
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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Board Of Deputies Charitable Foundation

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion, Saving of lives, Society

Relating to any part of world:--advancement of the education of the public & the knowledge & understanding of Judaism & Jewish history & culture; the promotion of research into those disciplines; the promotion of good race relations between the Jewish community & the rest of society; the promotion of the efficiency of the police within the community at large & the promotion of good citizenship

Latest Income: £1,318,359
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Bishop's Stortford Museum And Arts CIO

Arts, Facilities, Heritage, Housing

Houses a Museum, Auditorium, Meeting Rooms, Dance Studios and cafe/bar area. The complex provides local access to the arts and facilities for a range of cultural activities including dance, theatre, education and cinema.

Latest Income: £1,308,060
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Caldey Abbey

Heritage, Religion

Advance of Roman Catholic religion, preservation of the island's heritage and making it available for public access, provision of stress-free periods of refreshment, provision of a website on the history and purpose of the heritage site and the Roman Catholic religion.

Latest Income: £1,288,544
Areas of Operation: Pembrokeshire
Status: Registered
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The Blackheath Halls

Arts, Heritage

To advance education particularly by the encouragement of the arts of music and drama and the visual arts generally. To preserve the building of historical and architectural interest that is the Blackheath Halls, Lee Road, Blackheath, London SE3.

Latest Income: £1,284,718
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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The Historical Association

Arts, Heritage

The Historical Association brings together people who share an interest in, and love for the past and it furthers the study and teaching and enjoyment of history in all guises and forms: professional, public and popular. Through publications, web activity and events we support the teaching and learning of history at all levels.

Latest Income: £1,284,450
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Godinton House Preservation Trust

Education, Facilities, Heritage

House, gardens and parkland open to the public. School visits, educational courses and workshops. Programme of repair and conservation to the historic house and restoration of parkland.

Latest Income: £1,269,506
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Almshouse Association

Heritage, Housing

Promotion of the establishment, continuation, efficiency and effectiveness of almshouse foundations, and to promote the provision, improvement, upkeep and maintenance of almshouses, and associated services and facilities.

Latest Income: £1,268,016
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Army Flying Museum Limited

Armed forces, Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure

THE OBJECT FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A PUBLIC MUSEUM RECORDING AND EXHIBITING ALL ASPECTS OF FLYING IN THE BRITISH ARMY BOTH PRESENT AND PAST.

Latest Income: £1,265,561
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Worcestershire Building Preservation Trust

Heritage

Preservation of buildings

Latest Income: £1,263,822
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre

Arts, Heritage

The company was established to operate the museum at Amberley, to preserve and restore artefacts of interest and importance that might otherwise be destroyed, to maintain and develop the unique collections and by exhibitions, demonstrations, lectures printed publications and other means to educate the public in the tools, inventions, technologies, customs and social history of previous generations

Latest Income: £1,261,032
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Cwmni Plas Glyn'y-Weddw Limited

Arts, Heritage

The principal activities of the company in the year under review were those of the management and development of Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw Gallery.Our mission statement can be interpreted as thus:To make Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw one of the leading regional art galleries in Wales and an integral asset to local communities in the Dwyfor area.

Latest Income: £1,255,585
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many heritage charities are there in the UK?

There are 6,576 registered heritage charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.

Which is the largest of the 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 heritage charities?

Heritage charities reported a combined annual income of £5.2bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.

What is a typical program ratio for heritage charities?

Across all heritage charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 92.6%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.

What is the average annual income of heritage charities?

Heritage charities have an average annual income of £591k. 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.