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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.

Grimsby And Scunthorpe Rape Crisis Limited

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Social welfare

The charity supports, provides advice, advocacy, and signposting to men, and women who have suffered domestic abuse and violence, sexual abuse, rape, sexual assault and historical child sexual abuse. The charity works across North and North East Lincolnshire through the provision of paid staff (3 Independent Domestic Violence Advisors and 2 Independent Sexual Violence A) and volunteers.

Latest Income: £975,281
Areas of Operation: North East Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Pk Porthcurno

Heritage

PK Porthcurno preserves the important historic buildings and collections relating to the telegraph station at Porthcurno. It educates the general public about the history of the telegraph station and provides internationally significant archive and research resources for study of the history of international telecommunications.

Latest Income: £969,212
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The British Institute Of Archaeology At Ankara

Heritage, Research

The British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) supports, facilitates, promotes and publishes British research focused on Turkey and the Black Sea littoral in all academic disciplines within the arts, humanities and social sciences, whilst maintaining a centre of excellence in Ankara focused on the archaeology and related subjects of Turkey.

Latest Income: £965,814
Areas of Operation: Turkey
Status: Registered
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East Mercia Rivers Trust

Charity and VCS support, Environment, Heritage

Secured a years funding to recruit a Project Officer.Secured funding to carry out a number of river restoration projects on the Witham.Delivered Riverfly and Eels in Classroom projects.Attended the county shows and undertook Work Party events with our volunteers.took a lead role in the steering group for the Catchment Based Approach.Hosted the Rivers Trust Spring Conference.

Latest Income: £965,515
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Trent Park Museum Trust

Charity and VCS support, Heritage

The charity is currently fundraising for the purpose of achieving its objective of establishing and maintaining a museum at Trent Park House.

Latest Income: £963,324
Areas of Operation: Enfield
Status: Registered
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Huntingdon Gymnastics Club Limited

Heritage, Leisure

The main objective of the charity is the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefits of the inhabitants of Huntingdon and the surrounding area by the provision of facilities for the sport of gymnastics.The club also has the powers to ensure that the historical ethos of the club to produce elite gymnasts remains a top priority.

Latest Income: £961,428
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Scarborough Museums, Culture And Creative Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage, Research

To advance the education of the public in geology, archaeology, history, natural sciences, decorative and fine arts, antiquities and related disciplines. Establishing and maintaining a museum in the Borough of Scarborough.

Latest Income: £961,341
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Serendipity Artists Movement Limited

Arts, Heritage, Society

Serendipity's mission is to promote, improve, develop and maintain appreciation of the arts for the public benefit, to advance education in the arts and different cultures and heritage for the public benefit, to promote equality and diversity for the public benefit through the arts including hosting events that profile diversity such as Let's Dance International Frontiers and Black History Month.

Latest Income: £958,131
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The British Music Experience

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage, Research

The BME has a mission to advance the education and appreciation of the art, history, and science of music. The museum holds a collection of artefacts brought to life through audio-visual technology against a backdrop of Britain's social and political landscape. The British Music Experience fulfils its charitable objectives by operating a Museum housed in the Cunard Building, Liverpool.

Latest Income: £957,586
Areas of Operation: Liverpool City
Status: Registered
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The National Museum Of Computing

Charitable activities, Heritage

The primary purpose of the Charity is to advance the education of the public with regard to the use and development of World War II technology, in particular the use of cryptography and computers and the development of computers to the present day.

Latest Income: £955,452
Areas of Operation: Milton Keynes
Status: Registered
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The Polish Institute And Sikorski Museum

Heritage

To collect, preserve and interpret through the material evidence of Poland's past, especially that connected with the activities of the Polish Government-in-Exileand it's Armed Forces 1939-45, for the public benefit, education and enjoyment

Latest Income: £955,413
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Chiltern Open Air Museum Limited

Economic and community development, Education, Heritage

Museum which rescues historic buildings under threat in Chilterns Area and re-erects them within a 45 acre traditional landscape with interpretation for visitors. The buildings range from domestic, agricultural to rural industrial dating from 15c to post WW2. Activities include historical re-enactments, rural craft demos, traditional farming practices with livestock. Lifelong learning is provided.

Latest Income: £951,552
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Woking Museum And Arts And Crafts Centre

Arts, Heritage

To provide a heritage and visual arts service for the people of Woking and the wider region.

Latest Income: £947,631
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Restore The Music UK

Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Heritage

The advancement of music education of young people in the UK, including but not limited to, the provision of:i) musical instrumentsii) tuitioniii) funding specifically for music - related student endeavours,for children in state (non fee paying ) primary and secondary education. Aim achieved through granting of funds directly to schools who fit the eligibility criteria.

Latest Income: £945,482
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Plants And Minds

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Health, Heritage, Leisure

Plants and Minds uses horticulture to offer realistic supportive meaningful pressure-free work rehabilitation to adults with severe and enduring mental illness. We aim to restore confidence, self-esteem and dignity while providing security and stability by having no time limit to attendance.We endeavour to reduce stigma and discrimination by increasing public awareness of mental illness

Latest Income: £943,191
Areas of Operation: Bournemouth
Status: Registered
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The Buckinghamshire County Museum Trust

Heritage

The Trust is set up to operate a museum service and is contracted for that purpose by Buckinghamshire County Council

Latest Income: £934,740
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Leeds Library

Arts, Heritage

The maintenance, development and making available of an historic subscription library. The preservation and making available of an historic library building.

Latest Income: £932,688
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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Yellow Ribbon Community Chaplaincy

Crime and Justice, Education, Facilities, Heritage, Religion

The charity is based in Shropshire where it provides accommodation , a furniture restoration and cafe project as well as mentoring to people leaving prison.

Latest Income: £932,325
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Knepp Wildland Foundation

Environment, Heritage

Activities include: Land management for nature conservation; Habitat restoration; Species reintroduction and reinforcement; Supporting wildlife education; Wildlife survey, recording and research projects.

Latest Income: £931,788
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Vincent Wildlife Trust

Environment, Heritage

Vincent Wildlife Trust conserves British, Irish and European mammals through conservation research and practical fieldwork. We: 1) develop innovative monitoring solutions, 2) identify actions to generate conservation solutions for effective population restoration 3) develop effective mitigation strategies through conflict management to promote coexistence between mammal populations and humans.

Latest Income: £929,344
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Compton Verney Fund

Arts, Heritage

The preservation of Compton Verney (Compton Verney House Trust) and maintaining and supporting, for the benefit of the publice, the museum, gallery and education centre at Compton Verney

Latest Income: £929,299
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Ymddiriedolaeth Penllergare - The Penllergare Trust

Economic and community development, Heritage

Restoration and regeneration of the historic and cultural landscape of Penllergare Swansea for public benefit

Latest Income: £926,030
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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The Gurkha Museum Trust

Heritage

The purpose of the Charity is to oversee the running of the Gurkha Museum based in Winchester and this includes the preservation and maintenance of the Brigade Collection and the upholding of the traditions and ethos of the Brigade of Gurkhas.

Latest Income: £923,109
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Tir Natur

Environment, Heritage

To advance for the benefit of the public, the improvement and conservation of the physical andnatural environment in Wales by buying/leasing land and restoring the natural processes that createresilient ecosystems. We aim to reverse declines in biodiversity and bio abundance in Wales.To advance the education and the engagement of the public in the principles of ecosystemrestoration.

Latest Income: £921,363
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The National Flood Forum

Charitable activities, Heritage

Rapid deployment of post recovery advice to flooding communities, individuals and businessesA designated help line that provides support, empathy and a listening earHelp and advice to resolve issues regarding restoration of property, insurance etc.A website containing a wealth of detailed informationAdvice on flood resilience and resistanceProactively helping to form action groups

Latest Income: £921,135
Areas of Operation: Scotland
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.