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Heritage Charities

Discover 2,701 Heritage charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.

2,701
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 Crossness Engines Trust

Heritage

Conservation and development for public benefit of the Victorian southern outfall of the London sewer system. The main buildings, the Boiler House, Triple Expansion Engine House and the Beam Engine House are Grade I listed. The Beam Engine House contains fine examples of Victorian decorative wrought ironwork and four rotative beam steam engines, built originally by the James Watt Company.

Latest Income: £304,355
Areas of Operation: Bexley
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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Kings Norton Church Restoration Fund

Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Religion

Fund raising for Church

Latest Income: £302,161
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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The British Institute Of Persian Studies

Heritage

To promote and encourage the study of Iran, its history, civilisation and culture in all periods, including the archaeology of Iran

Latest Income: £301,325
Areas of Operation: Iran
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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The National Life Story Collection

Heritage

The charity was established in 1987 to 'record first-hand experiences of as wide a cross-section of present-day society as possible'. Its key focus and expertise has been oral history fieldwork and for thirty years it has initiated a series of innovative interviewing programmes.

Latest Income: £299,026
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society

Heritage

Preservation, maintenance, operation and display of narrow-gauge railway locomotives, rolling stock and associated equipment.

Latest Income: £297,236
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Shuttleworth Veteran Aeroplane Society

Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure, Research

The SVAS exists to advance the education of the public in the science, practice and history of aviation and automotive transport by providing financial support and voluntary labour to maintain in working order the assets of the Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth Rememberance Trust.

Latest Income: £289,028
Areas of Operation: Bedford
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 Palestine Exploration Fund

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

Learned Society for the study of the archaeology, history, geography, natural history of the Levant.-Publish journal PEQ;-Publish Research volumes;-Hold regular free lectures, exhibitions, seminars, conferences and courses at the premises and other venues-Give annual research grants;-hold research collections and literacy accessible to members-provide training for student volunteers

Latest Income: £287,088
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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The William Delafield Charitable Trust

Heritage

Grants mainly for the restoration of records or archives of historical societies/bodies or restoration of historic churches - recipients are usually restricted to bodies within or bordering the counties of Bedfordshire Bucks or Oxfordshire and of known interest to the Trustees.

Latest Income: £286,913
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Sudan Archaeological Research Society

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

The Society seeks to promote interest in, and raise awareness of the archaeology, ethnography and heritage of Sudan and Egyptian Nubia. It organises a series of lectures and colloquia, publishes an annual journal, "Sudan and Nubia", together with scholarly monographs. The Society raises funds, some of which are disbursed as grants for archaeological survey and excavation projects.

Latest Income: £286,845
Areas of Operation: Sudan
Status: Registered
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The Fairground Heritage Trust

Heritage

The acquisition and restoration of vintage fairground equipment for posterity. The Trust also aims to promote the study of the fairground in its every aspect, including its institutions, social history, history of British Showmen, the development of fairground amusements, mechanical rides, transport and popular entertainments and the various art forms related to the public.

Latest Income: £282,754
Areas of Operation: Scotland
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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The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited

Charitable activities, Heritage

The principal activity of the charity is the advancement of public education in the natural history and geology of Dorset.

Latest Income: £277,083
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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Bfwg Charitable Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Heritage

Awards Main Foundation Grants to help women in the final year of a PhD.Awards Emergency Grants to graduate women on a post graduate course who then face an unforeseeable financial crisis.Awards Theodora Bosanquet bursaries are offered annually to women graduates whose research in History or English Literature requires a short residence in London.

Latest Income: £274,867
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Wow (world Of Worth)

Associations, Beneficiary group, Heritage, Religion

World of Worth is passionate about restoring dignity, hope and worth to women and girls. WOW supports women who have been marginalised, widowed & abandoned and provides opportunities for them to transform their world through education, training & micro businesses. Our aim is to help women become self-sustainable. WOW works in Uganda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, India, Philippines & Bulgaria.

Latest Income: £273,208
Areas of Operation: Various
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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Whitchurch Silk Mill Trust

Heritage

Whitchurch Silk Mill Trust weaves silk on Victorian machinery in the Georgian watermill of Whitchurch Silk Mill, Hampshire. The Mill is open to the public who come from across the UK and abroad. The charity educates visitors about silk, retains and develops the skills of silk weaving and restores its historic machinery.

Latest Income: £271,535
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Cultura Trust

Economic and community development, Heritage

operating primarily throughout Yorkshire, Cumbria, the North East of England and Scotland but also nationally as a building preservation trust and an impartial advisory body offering guidance to those interested in the enhancement and protection of the historic environment in both rural and urban areas, providing training and education in traditional building and engineering heritage skills.

Latest Income: £266,626
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Thames Explorer Trust

Heritage

We are an educational charity providing historical, geographical and environmental education about the Thames. We promote access, physical, intellectual and emotional to the Thames and it's environment.

Latest Income: £264,541
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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Frequently asked questions about this sector

How many heritage charities are there in the UK?

There are 2,701 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 £2.7bn 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 100.0%. 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 £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.