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Heritage Charities

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.

Epping Forest District Museum CIO

Heritage

Museum

Latest Income: £342,351
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Bowerman Charitable Trust

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage, Religion

The music room is used for concerts of classical music and is made available to other charitable organisations. The art gallery facilitates the exhibition to the public of the charity's portfolio of fine art. The conference centre is made available to church and discussion groups. A campsite is made available for youth work. Consideration is given to applications for charitable donations.

Latest Income: £342,238
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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South Hampstead Charitable Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion, Research

To establish and maintain a synagogue or synagogues and related community facilities; to advance the education of the public in the Jewish religious and the many facets of the Jewish culture in particular but not exclusively by the provision of lectures and seminars of Jewish history, the Jewish religion, Jewish Philosophy and the Hebrew language ? both modern and biblical

Latest Income: £341,372
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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Petersfield Museum And Art Gallery Limited

Arts, Environment, Heritage

The charity seeks to educate the public by the establishment and maintenance of a museum for items of historical and archaeological interest, archives, photographs, flora and fauna and arts and crafts especially those relating to the town of Petersfield and the surrounding area.

Latest Income: £341,009
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Sid Vale Association CIO

Arts, Facilities, Heritage

Monitoring planning applications with particular reference to the AONBKeeping footpaths open and useable .running the Sidmouth Museum.Supporting local history society.Publishing books/leaflets of local interestEnhancing the environment of the River Sid.Excursions and walks around the Sid Valley.Providing, improving and maintaining open spaces for the enjoyment of the public?

Latest Income: £339,747
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Lytham Town Trust Limited

Heritage

Preservation of buildings of historical and architectural interest and letting of property

Latest Income: £339,506
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival

Arts, Heritage

(a) To promote appreciation of and education in the arts, crafts & associated technologies, especially but not exclusively those of the cinema & moving image (b) To educate the public by encouraging the creative participation in the arts and crafts of cinema, video & moving image (c)To educate the public in the history, aesthetics and theory of moving image in all their aspects.

Latest Income: £339,484
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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War Memorials Trust

Associations, Beneficiary group, Heritage

War Memorials Trust works for the protection and conservation of war memorials in the UK. The charity provides an advisory service to anyone with a war memorial enquiry or concern as well as administering grants schemes which support repair and conservation works. It also provides educational material to engage young people with our war memorial heritage. Charity 1062255 was merged with this one.

Latest Income: £339,411
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Empathy Museum

Arts, Heritage

For the benefit of the public the promotion of moral or spiritual welfare or improvement of the community and the advancement of the arts by creating artworks that focus on the theme of empathy using a variety of forms including (but not limited to) theatre performance arts and interactive exhibitions.

Latest Income: £338,981
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Dunwich Community Heritage Centre

Heritage

A heritage centre that serves the local community as a social hub along side an education centre and museum which is a custodian of the relics and records of ancient and modern Dunwich, serving to educate and entertain the general public and the local community alike.

Latest Income: £338,361
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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Baba Deep Singh Gurdwara

Arts, Heritage, Religion

To advance the Sikh religion for the public benefit through -- operating as a Gurdwara (a Sikh place of worship),- holding regular services, discourses and other events that educate the local community,- classes to teach Punjabi, Kirtan, History and other Sikh-related subjects,- conduct weddings, funerals, birth naming, Sikh festivals and events

Latest Income: £337,385
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Institute Of Heraldic And Genealogical Studies

Beneficiary group, Heritage

Education in Family history, genealogy, heraldry and other subjects auxiliary to history

Latest Income: £337,279
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Birmingham Conservation Trust

Heritage

Restores historic buildings at risk in Birmingham. Promotes the enjoyment and understanding of Birmingham's historic buildings.

Latest Income: £336,906
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Penwith Galleries Limited

Arts, Heritage

Operation of gallery for showing of visual and 3D arts & provision of affordable studio space

Latest Income: £335,265
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Kingsgate Workshops Trust

Arts, Heritage

Promotion of art and arts activities by providing studios for artists, a gallery programme and an education facility.

Latest Income: £334,923
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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Dutch Masters Foundation

Arts, Heritage

The Dutch Masters Foundation support helps each of these three Dutch cultural giants (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nederlands Dans Theater and the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis) to continue to inspire, entertain and educate global audiences for generations to come.

Latest Income: £334,725
Areas of Operation: Netherlands
Status: Registered
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The Base Greenham

Arts, Heritage

The Base opened in February 2019 in partnership with Greenham Trust and Corn Exchange Newbury Trust. A purpose built visual arts and craft venue, comprising a 110sqm gallery, 8 artist studios and a workshop space for participatory classes. We present a varied programme of touring exhibitions alongside work from local artists and a number of visual arts and craft courses and workshops.

Latest Income: £334,537
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Hilda With St Cyprian, Crofton Park

Associations, Economic and community development, Heritage, Religion

1) Public worship and pastoral ministry in the Catholic tradition of the Church of England.2) Support for community activities /provision of community space through our division 'Crofton Park Community Link'.3) Space for reflection; enjoyment of grade 2 listed building.4) Providing community Voice and leadership/ other local boards6) Collecting for/ promoting other Charities

Latest Income: £334,141
Areas of Operation: Lewisham
Status: Registered
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Worcestershire Heritage, Art And Museums

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

To encourage and support public participation with the work of Worcester Art Gallery & Museum, The Commandery and Worcestershire County Museum through advocacy, publicity and the granting of donations and gifts for the purposes of developing the collections and furthering the work and activities of the museums.

Latest Income: £334,113
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Transport Museum Wythall

Beneficiary group, Education, Heritage

Development, operation & promotion of a transport museum. Displaying buses, coaches, battery electric vehicles & fire engines, on-going restoration programmes, undertakes research into aspects of public transport industry & assist others to do similar. Educational information/displays for general public, including school children.

Latest Income: £333,907
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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Cornwall Historic Churches Trust

Heritage, Religion

The Cornwall Historic Churches Trust was formed in 1955 to assist in the restoration and repair of Cornish churches which have architectural or historic merit. The Trust is a registered charity and churches and chapels of all denominations are eligible to apply for assistance.

Latest Income: £333,293
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Rccg Restoration Chapel

Heritage, Religion

The Restoration Chapel is part of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), and conducts Christian activities for the benefit of the local community and the congregation.

Latest Income: £333,113
Areas of Operation: North Tyneside
Status: Registered
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Charitable Purposes In Connection With Cleeve Hill Common

Environment, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Conservation management of unimproved limestone grassland, woodland, scrub and geological and archaeological features of Cleeve common. Provision of education on the natural habitat. Facilitation and management of outdoor recreation on Cleeve Common.

Latest Income: £331,840
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Somerset And Dorset Railway Trust Ltd.

Heritage

The Trust aims to keep alive the history and importance of the Somerset & Dorset Railway and its predecessor companies, through the preservation, custodianship, display and interpretation of material evidence. Furthermore to promote and facilitate public understanding of the significance of the Somerset & Dorset Railway as a major cross country rail route.

Latest Income: £331,807
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Cutlers' Hall Preservation Trust Limited

Heritage

To preserve and maintain for the benefit of the towns people of Sheffield the historical, architectural and constructional heritage of the Cutlers Hall.

Latest Income: £328,636
Areas of Operation: Sheffield City
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.