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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.

College Of Arms Trust

Charitable activities, Education, Heritage

The principal objects of the Charity are to provide funds for:1) the preservation and repair of the College of Arms building2) the establishment and maintenance of a Museum of Heraldry for the benefit of the public3) such other legally charitable purposes in connection with the College of Arms as the trustees and the College may determine from time-to-time

Latest Income: £91,897
Areas of Operation: City Of London
Status: Registered
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The William Dean Countryside And Educational Trust

Economic and community development, Environment, Heritage

To promote the advancement of education for the public benefit relating to natural history, ecology and conservation of the natural environment.

Latest Income: £90,534
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Croydon Natural History And Scientific Society Limited

Arts, Heritage, Research

Lecture meetings, field meetings. Running a library and a museum. Publishing a journal.

Latest Income: £89,598
Areas of Operation: Croydon
Status: Registered
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Ashwick Village Hall And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

We are a community facility that provides recreational & training facilities for local inhabitants and for specific groups, club & societies including:- Pilates, Yoga, Tai Chi, Indoor Bowls, Football, Gardening Club, History Group, Parish Council Meetings and also for private parties. As of Jan 2023, we also have a Community Cafe with good parking and high speed broadband/internet access.

Latest Income: £89,578
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Holyhead Maritime Museum LTD

Charitable activities, Heritage

To advance the education of the public in local maritime history by the provision of a museum.

Latest Income: £88,077
Areas of Operation: Gwynedd
Status: Registered
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Chardon Trust

Arts, Heritage

Essentially the Trust operates the Llandudno Museum and also has the powers to provide educational facilities at the Museum.

Latest Income: £88,004
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Church Lands In The Parish Of Hornsea

Heritage, Religion

A fund for the repair and maintenance of the parish church at Hornsea.

Latest Income: £87,896
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Harrison Zoological Museum Trust

Environment, Heritage, Research

The Harrison Zoological Museum Trust is a registered scientific institution (CITES No. GB010), which promotes biodiversity conservation and environmental protection, primarily in the Palaeotropics and subtropics, through research, capacity building and working with local communities.

Latest Income: £87,488
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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East Lancashire Railway Trust Limited

Heritage

The charity aims to educate the public on technical matters relating to railways, their construction and maintenance, engines, steam tractions and engineering skills and the importance of the railway in the industrial and social history of the towns and villages on the line from Heywood to Rawtenstall.

Latest Income: £86,588
Areas of Operation: Bury
Status: Registered
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Abney Park Trust

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Heritage, Religion

The conservation and management of Abney Park (a 32acre memorial park, heritage chapel & woodland nature reserve) for environmental and arts education, skills training courses, museum/archive services, & cultural events. Projects include restoration of the Abney Park Chapel, arboretum, and memorials, and a new classroom and children's garden. Based in Stoke Newington, Hackney, London N16.

Latest Income: £86,395
Areas of Operation: Hackney
Status: Registered
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The Battle Of Britain Locomotive Society

Heritage

restoration and running of steam locomotive

Latest Income: £86,313
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Sikh Education Council Limited

Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Religion

The Sikh Education Council is a team of professional Sikh volunteers concentrating on esoteric teachings from the Guru Granth Sahib and Sikh history, working for the betterment of humankind. Amongst other educational projects, we commemorate key milestones in Sikh history by organising high-profile events to educate and empower people through the teachings of Guru Nanak.

Latest Income: £86,306
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Essex Heritage Trust

Heritage

To help safeguard or preserve for the benefit of the public such land, buildings, objects or records that may be illustrative of, or significant to, the history of the County of Essex which enhance an understanding of the characteristics and traditions of the County.

Latest Income: £86,172
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Gresford & District War Memorial Community Centre Trust

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Provision of Sports and Recreational Facilities for Gresford, Marford & Horseley

Latest Income: £86,054
Areas of Operation: Wrexham
Status: Registered
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Preservation

Heritage

For preserving buildings, structures or sites of historic interest, architectural merit or amenity value and where possible finding suitable uses for them.

Latest Income: £85,907
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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The Antiquity Trust

Heritage

Promoting archaeological research, education and learning

Latest Income: £85,817
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Salisbury Cathedral Trust

Heritage, Religion

Provision of funds for the repair and maintenance of Salisbury Cathedral.

Latest Income: £84,102
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Carlisle Cathedral Development Trust

Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Religion

Established to form an ongoing part of the life and work of the cathedral and to assist in its fund-raising for the development of the cathedral's life and worship, the improvement of its facilities and the maintenance and restoration of its buildings.

Latest Income: £83,982
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Faculty Of The History Of Medicine And Pharmacy Of The Worshipful Society Of Apothecaries Of London

Heritage, Research

The Faculty organises eponymous lectures, part-time courses in the History of Medicine, a part-time courses in Ethics & the Philosophy of Healthcare, provides funding for undergraduates attending these courses and arranges joint meetings and symposia.

Latest Income: £83,852
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Burgesses' Land

Heritage, Social welfare

To restore, build, maintain, beautify and repair the council's buildings & secondly to help the poor & needy.

Latest Income: £83,658
Areas of Operation: Powys
Status: Registered
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Long Buckby Community Centre

Associations, Facilities, Health, Heritage, Leisure

Operate and maintain Long Buckby Community Centre, a two storey community owned building, run for the benefit of the local community.Hire of rooms to local groups and societies for example - Darby and Joan, The Alzheimers Society, Gardening, History, WI, Bowls.Also commercial groups - keep fit, Tai Chi. Blood Donor service and local and elections.Available for private hire

Latest Income: £82,825
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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The Church Fields Charity

Heritage, Religion

The Charity's principal objective is the repair and maintenance of the fabric of the parish church of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St George, Beckenham, and, after that, furthering the religious and other charitable work of the Church of England in the said ecclesiastical parish.

Latest Income: £82,585
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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Almondsbury Charity

Beneficiary group, Heritage, Religion

Almondsbury Charity is a long-established local charity providing financial assistance to individuals, families, community groups, and organisations within the historic Parish of Almondsbury, as constituted on 1 January 1881. The charity also contributes towards the maintenance and repair of the five Church of England churches named in the Trust Deed. Support for the community.

Latest Income: £82,551
Areas of Operation: South Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Diesel And Electric Preservation Group Limited

Charitable activities, Heritage

The principal activity of the company is to advance the education of the public in the history and development of diesel traction on the railways of the West of England by the preservation and operation of diesel locomotives and associated equipment on the West Somerset railway.

Latest Income: £82,237
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust

Heritage

Grants made to a number of churches on the Romney Marsh for the work of repairs, maintenance and restoration of the fabric and curtilage and for the undertaking of physical improvements, alterations and additions of the said churches including the installation of basic facilities.

Latest Income: £81,987
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
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.