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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.

Peter Samuel Charitable Trust

Heritage, Religion, Research

Interests lie in medical sciences, jewish concerns, heritage and forestry/land restoration and the quality of life in local areas (South Central Berkshire, East Somerset and The Highlands of Scotland).

Latest Income: £147,690
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Monmouthshire, Brecon And Abergavenny Canals Trust Limited

Heritage, Social welfare

1/ Organise and run canal awareness days2/ Organise and run social events based on canals3/ Give talks to interested groups on the local canals4/ Organise and run canal restoration projects

Latest Income: £147,637
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Moira Furnace Museum Trust Limited

Charitable activities, Environment, Heritage

The main objects of the charity are to provide, establish and preserve facilities in the village of Moira in the District of North West Leicestershire for the purposes of the study of and research into its industry, archaeology, architecture, transportation, social history, natural history and the conservation of its flora and fauna for the benefit and education of the public.

Latest Income: £145,800
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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West Stow Saxon Village Trust

Heritage

The object of the trust shall be to preserve and restore for the benefit of the public the settlement and to advance education in environmental archaeology with special reference to the settlement.

Latest Income: £145,705
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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British Association For Local History

Heritage, Leisure

The Association's purpose is to encourage and assist the study of local history throughout Great Britain as an academic discipline and rewarding leisure pursuit for both individuals and groups. The Association also regularly organises visits to places of interest and co-sponsors local history conferences.

Latest Income: £145,083
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Herschel House Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage, Leisure

The Trust maintains a museum at 19 New King Street, Bath, where William Herschel lived and from where he discovered the planet Uranus. The Trust owns the property comprising 19 New King Street and is actively involved in the provision of education of the public about the life and times of William Herschel and about astronomy generally.

Latest Income: £144,620
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Bath Abbey

Associations, Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

Promotion of interest in the history, fabric, and ornaments of Bath Abbey, and collection of monies by subscription, donations, legacies, and events to enable grants to be made towards the cost of building works, refurbishments, replacements, and additions, as approved by the Parochial Church Council.

Latest Income: £143,822
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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The New Medway Steam Packet Company Limited

Heritage, Housing

Preservation and restoration of the historic Dunkirk veteran paddle steamer 'Medway Queen'. The hull was rebuilt with help from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the vessel returned 'home' in December 2013 to begin the next phase of restoration. The workshop and visitor centre are at Gillingham, Kent. Most expenditure appears as an investment in the value of 'heritage asset under construction'.

Latest Income: £143,799
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Burnley Civic Trust

Economic and community development, Heritage

The Committee meets every 4 weeks (approx) with a planning group discussion and comment forum. There are reports on our local historical heritage buildings, future Civic Trust activities, Trees for Burnley, further additions to our Blue Plaque scheme and awards to outstanding developments and renovations to which our attention is drawn - both by the members and the public. Also Bcthic.org website

Latest Income: £143,422
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Aston Manor Road Transport Museum Limited

Charity and VCS support, Heritage

A display of commercial road transport vehicles, mainly buses, together with transport related ephemera, mostly of local interest. Open at weekends and Tuesdays throughout the year, run by volunteers only. Parties can be catered for at other times by advance booking. For educational purposes relevant to pupils studying within key stage 1 & 2. Free bus services run on a limited number of days.

Latest Income: £143,330
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Royal Archaeological Institute

Arts, Education, Heritage

Runs a lecture programme from October to May; Organises field trips to archaeological and historical sites;Holds an annual conference;Publishes the annual Archaeological Journal; Publishes two newsletters per year;Awards grants for archaeological research;Awards student prizes and bursaries

Latest Income: £142,764
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Oystermouth Castle

Associations, Education, Heritage

Oystermouth Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade 1 Listed Building. Access and presentation is supervised by this charity which promotes the history and heritage of the site to visitors and provides a venue for many school, college and university students. The castle hosts Medieval Re-enactments and Living History Societies which recreate aspects of life during the Middle Ages.

Latest Income: £142,727
Areas of Operation: City Of Swansea
Status: Registered
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Institute Of Muslim Minority Affairs

Arts, Heritage, Religion

Purpose of the institute is advancement of education and promoting research on conditions and way of life. History and development of muslim minority communities throughout the world and compile information and statistics in relation thereto and publish useful result of such study and research and dessiminate such information through their quarterly journal relating to life and condition of muslim

Latest Income: £141,836
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Dacorum Heritage Trust LTD

Heritage

Maintains museum store of artefacts, mounts exhibitions and undertakes outreach work and events concerned with the heritage of the Dacorum area of Hertfordshire.

Latest Income: £141,133
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Lowestoft Museum

Charity and VCS support, Heritage

To promote and operate a Museum that is open to the public. The Museum is run solely by volunteers.

Latest Income: £140,685
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Village Hall Guarlford

Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure, Religion

Provides building and facilities to local community groups eg Parochial Church Council, Guarlford History Group, Guarlford Women's Institute, Malvern table tennis Club, Guarlford Parish Council.

Latest Income: £138,803
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Derbyshire Japanese School

Beneficiary group, Education, Heritage, Research

As at 31 March 2023 the school had a total of 78(2022- 64) students varying in age from 5 to 18 and including some English based children. Total of twelve classes are held each Saturday consisting of Japanese and Mathematics lessons. All pupils successfully completed internal examinations and attendance was maintained at over 80%. Hold extra time lessons such as history, science and GCSE.

Latest Income: £138,163
Areas of Operation: Derby City
Status: Registered
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Shropshire Historic Churches Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

Provision of grants to churches and chapels in Shropshire to assist with their repair and maintenance,especially those of architectural or historical significance.

Latest Income: £138,149
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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The Church Restoration And Stogumber Heritage Fund - C.r.a.s.h.

Heritage, Religion

To provide funding for local needs within Stogumber

Latest Income: £137,915
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Sealed Knot Limited

Heritage

Promotes awareness of the British Civil Wars by performing battle re-enactments; giving educational talks; creating displays; taking part in commemorative & memorial events; and supporting of the preservation of historical battlefield sites.Promotes research into, and increase public interest in, the 17th century and history more widely.

Latest Income: £137,561
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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Thames Rivers Trust

Charitable activities, Environment, Heritage

To conserve, protect and rehabilitate the habitat and waters that constitute the River Thames catchment, for the benefit of all indigenous species (including Atlantic salmon and migratory trout).To advance the education of the public in the understanding of river environments on watercourses throughout the River Thames catchment.

Latest Income: £135,730
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Julia Margaret Cameron Trust

Arts, Heritage

Educate the public in the work of Julia Margaret Cameron, including the history of photography, and appreciation of modern photography as an artEncourage & promote awareness & knowledge of the historic Freshwater Circle & conservation of the Tennyson MileAdvance education & knowledge of the links from Julia Margaret Cameron's time in the significant milestones occurring since within West Wight

Latest Income: £135,430
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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All Saints Church Clifton Endowments

Heritage, Religion

Major restoration of vicarage and other investment property. Continued support of the church with large donations to heating system. Continue to build funds in order to fund major imminent refurbishment of "All Saints Church".

Latest Income: £135,174
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Haden Hill Park

Beneficiary group, Childcare, Heritage, Leisure

Sandwell Metropolitan Council Haden Hill Park is a green flag town park that has a range of facilities including tennis, bowls, 5 a side football, 2 lakes, children's play area, outdoor gym equipment, large house museum with associated buildings, ornamental formal landscaped areas, informal natural areas, network of paths, range of events and activities throughout the year.

Latest Income: £135,079
Areas of Operation: Sandwell
Status: Registered
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Surrey Archaeological Society

Heritage

County Archaeological Society

Latest Income: £134,399
Areas of Operation: Various
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.