Heritage Charities
Discover 6,576 Heritage charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.
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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
The Hintze Family Charitable Foundation
Beneficiary group, HeritageTo advance education; to support museums, libraries and art galleries; to support the Christian faith and institutions; to relieve sickness and protect and preserve public health, and to further such other charitable purposes as the trustees determine.
The Jencks Foundation
HeritageTo promote the understanding and knowledge of architecture including the expanded field of architecture and the work of Charles Jencks in that field including opening and maintaining a museum in the Grade 1 listed house known as The Cosmic House in Lansdowne Walk, Holland Park, London. To promote research for the public benefit in all aspects of those subjects (and to publish the useful results).
Bethlem Gallery
Arts, Health, HeritageBethlem Gallery is a visual arts organisation based in London in the grounds of a mental health hospital. Working locally and nationally, we support the professional development and socially engaged practice of artists and programme creative activities, projects and commissions to participate in, look at, talk and think about.
Royal Historical Society
Arts, Charitable activities, HeritageThe Royal Historical Society promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past through its lectures and publications, and speaks for the interests of history and historians. It offers grants to support research training and prizes for historical publications.
Yorkshire Museum Of Farming Limited
Economic and community development, HeritageTo operate the business of the Yorkshire Museum of Farming Limited, the objects of which are to preserve for the benefit of the Nation, agricultural machinery, equipment, buildings, documents and livestock of educational and historical interest and to maintain and operate a museum for the purpose of exhibiting to the public such items of educational or historical interest.
The Sargent Charitable Trust
Economic and community development, Heritage, Leisure, ResearchTHE PRESERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF ANY AMENITY OR LAND THAT MAY BE VESTED IN THE CHARITY OR IS OF SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURAL OR SILVICULTURAL INTEREST. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONSERVATION OR FIELD CENTRE OR MUSEUM FOR THE EDUCATION AND BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.ASSIST OR PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE ORGANISATION OR CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
Borde Hill Garden Limited
Facilities, Heritage, LeisurePreservation and restoration of the Borde Hill Collection.The provision of education and training in horticulture, with a focus on the Borde Hill Collection, for all ages of the general public.
Castlefield Gallery
Arts, Education, HeritageThe charity provides an educational service using contemporary visual arts. It does so by presenting new and thought-provoking exhibitions, events, talks and workshops accessible by the public. Its talent development activities for emerging artists such as mentoring, training and other professional development facilities act to nurture creativity and connect them with audiences.
The Clore Duffield Foundation
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage, ReligionThe Clore Duffield Foundation is a grant making organisation which concentrates its support on education, the arts, museum and gallery education, cultural leadership training, health and social care and enhancing Jewish life whilst placing a particular emphasis on supporting children, young people and society's more vulnerable individuals.
Warley Woods Community Trust Limited
Economic and community development, HeritageTo ensure the long-term restoration and sustainability of Warley Woods Park, and to develop its facilities and events as a central focus for the local community, thus encouraging greater numbers and diversity of people to enjoy this unique environment.
The Cathedral Of St John The Baptist Trust
Heritage, ReligionThe aims of the charity are to provide for the preservation and development of the building known as the Cathedral of St John The Baptist, Norwich, to promote the community use of the premises for education to provide a meeting place and to maintain the fabric of the building.
Artspace Lifespace
Facilities, HeritageTo promote art for the benefit of the public by the establishment and maintenance of facilities for artists from a variety of artistic practices to create works, to collaborate, and to present and perform those works for the public.We secure interesting, unusual and difficult buildings in which we build workshops, studio spaces, offices, galleries, cafe?s, performance and training facilities.
Somerset And Dorset Railway Heritage Trust
HeritageRestoration of part of the Somerset & Dorset Railway, based on Midsomer Norton Station, as a working heritage railway and museum.
Morecambe Winter Gardens Preservation Trust Limited
Arts, Associations, Economic and community development, Facilities, HeritageRestoration & operation of the Morecambe Winter Gardens Theatre as a viable music and arts venue, restoration and regeneration of the Grade II* listed building. Achieved by income generating activities: event space for hire, usage for commercial music concerts, culture & performance space and operation of catering services. Primary aim is income generation to secure its long term future.
The London Bus Preservation Trust Limited
HeritageStudy, compile records on and restore, preserve and maintain buses, carriages and other items of road transport.
Tree Sisters
Beneficiary group, HeritageTreeSisters is a restoration charity that centres women and trees for a world where nature and people flourish in connection, equity, and harmony. We partner with communities & NGOs towards ethical forest restoration, centre women and gender equity in our work and inspire connection with nature to promote a consciousness shift from consumer to restorer.
The Peace Museum
Education, HeritageThe Peace Museum, in its galleries and travelling exhibitions, tells the stories of peace, peacemakers and the peace movement. Using its collection of over 16,000 artefacts, it engages in educational outreach and promotes peace and justice locally, nationally and internationally through its work with schools, community groups, peace organisations and other peace museums throughout the world.
River And Rowing Museum Foundation
Heritage, LeisureThe maintenance and operation of a museum at Henley which collects, documents, preserves, exhibits and interprets material evidence and information for the public benefit and education relating to rivers, rowing and Henley-on-Thames. The provision of facilities for research and education, and such other purposes for the benefit of the community as shall be exclusively charitable.
Painswick Rococo Garden Trust
Facilities, HeritageRestoration and maintenance of an 18th century garden. Promoting education in associated fields.
Walkabout Foundation UK
Economic and community development, HeritageWalkabout Foundation restores dignity, freedom and independence by providing wheelchairs in the developing world and funding research to find a cure for paralysis.
The Bgi
Arts, Education, HeritageThe BGI educates the public about the cultural impact of digital games by running a museum, organising festivals and conducting and publishing research. We deliver vocational training in games development, advocate career paths for all candidates, promote diversity and inclusivity in studios and play, and educate about sustainable games development and the value, meaning and development of games
The Banbury Museum Trust
HeritageBanbury Museum is a purpose built museum, which displays historic collections relating to North Oxfordshire and beyond, and temporary exhibitions. The Museum engages a broad audience through an extensive programme of educational activities and also engages in historical research of both activities and collections. It offers professional museum advice to other museums and heritage projects.
Keats - Shelley Memorial Association (incorporated)
Arts, HeritageTo facilitate appreciation of the works of the two Poets John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley and their circle;To keep the House in Rome as a memorial to them by way of a museum and library available to the public;To preserve books and articles linked with the two Poets;To take care of the graves in Rome of the two Poets;To generally preserve the memory and works of the two Poets.
Laslett's (hinton) Charity
Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion, Social welfareAssisting in the repair, restoration, rebuilding and refitting of any churches and chapels connected with the Established Church of England;Assisting poor aged or infirm persons by making grants to organisations that help such persons, as the Trustees may think fit;
The Beauchamp Lodge Settlement
Heritage, ResearchBeauchamp Lodge Settlement operates the Floating Classroom on the Grand Union and Regent's Canals. From this purpose-built boat we teach a programme of hands-on science, environment and history lessons to schoolchildren from across London. We also work in partnership with other groups, for whom the boat is available as a venue for vast range of community-focused activities.
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.