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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.

The Tolpuddle Martyrs Memorial Cottages

Charitable activities, Heritage, Housing, Social welfare

Provides housing for poor and aged members of trade unions and others, provides a museum for advancement of education of the public in the Tolpuddle Martyrs

Latest Income: £46,693
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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The Heath And Hampstead Society

Heritage

To preserve parts of Hampstead Heath governed by the Hampstead Heath Act 1871 in their wild and natural state. To preserve the natural and characteristic features of the other parts of the Heath. To promote public interest in the study of natural history. To maintain the amenities and characteristics of the environs of the Heath and the buildings and streets of Hampstead.

Latest Income: £46,654
Areas of Operation: Barnet
Status: Registered
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War Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage

Village Hall for the use by the community for its various activities

Latest Income: £46,609
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Foxton Inclined Plane Trust

Heritage, Leisure

The Foxton inclined plane trust is the voluntary organisation dedicated to the restoration of the foxton inclined plane boat lift and the preservation of its history.

Latest Income: £46,280
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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The Shia Islamic Education Society

Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Religion, Social welfare

The Shia Islamic Education Society has been set up to promote and advance the islamic religion in accordance with the principles of the Shia Ithna-Asheri faith and for the relief of the poor belonging to the Shia sect. The managing trustee can raise funds for the upkeep, restoration and repair of the buildings used for this purpose and to provide other services to meet these objectives.

Latest Income: £46,257
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Llandudno Junction Village War Memorial

Arts, Beneficiary group, Charity and VCS support, Childcare, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Pensioner's Club. Keep fit classes. Nursery Sessions. Baby Clinic. Disabled classes. Meetings of all kinds for the Community. Local voting venue.Dance classes.Ocasional parties,Coffee mornings, Fund raising events.

Latest Income: £46,249
Areas of Operation: Conwy
Status: Registered
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The Williton War Memorial Recreation Ground

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

MAINTENANCE OF RECREATION GROUND

Latest Income: £46,151
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Gilstrap Charity

Arts, Heritage

The advancement of public knowledge and understanding of features of historical interest in the area of benefit

Latest Income: £46,150
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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Comberbach War Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage

Manage a village hall for the benefit of the local community.

Latest Income: £46,104
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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Aldenham War Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage

Operation of a village hall in Letchmore Heath, Hertfordshire

Latest Income: £46,001
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Burnley And District Historical Society

Arts, Heritage

A series of lectures during the winter. Visits to places of Historical interest. The publication of local history books. To help people with historical research.

Latest Income: £45,888
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas

Heritage

The academic study of early Christianity within its historical context, including its theological, socio-economic, religious and political dimensions.

Latest Income: £45,857
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Friends Of St Mary's Mapledurwell

Associations, Charitable activities, Education, Heritage

The Charity makes contributions for the maintenance, restoration and improvement of the Church of Mary's Mapledurwell in the County of Hampshire. Also the Charity supports local students with a contributions towards Tertiary education fees, makes grants to support local , village activities and schools and makes donations to local , national and international Charities.

Latest Income: £45,598
Areas of Operation: Pakistan
Status: Registered
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The British Agricultural History Society

Arts, Economic and community development, Heritage

To promote the study of all aspects of agricultural history and the history of the rural economy and society, through the publication of a biannual journal, a newsletter and a website.

Latest Income: £45,451
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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War Memorial Hall At Platt

Facilities, Heritage

Provides accomodation within the Memorial Hall for the use of the community

Latest Income: £45,269
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Ribchester Museum Of Roman Antiquities

Heritage

Ribchester Roman museum is in demand as an educational resource. It has one of the most educational and informative Roman displays in the northwest and a collection of Roman artefacts unrivalled in Lancashire, many of these artefacts have been recovered from archaeological excavations in Ribchester. It has educational, research and storage facilities. The museum is administered by a governing char

Latest Income: £45,264
Areas of Operation: Lancashire
Status: Registered
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Seagrave War Memorial Hall

Charity and VCS support, Education, Facilities, Heritage

Provision of village hall as a local amenity for a range of activities - local schools and community events and for fundraising.

Latest Income: £45,122
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Castle Point Transport Museum Society

Charitable activities, Heritage

To advance public education by establishing and publically exhibiting a collection of historic vehicles and transport related artefacts.

Latest Income: £44,985
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Cray Valley War Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

The provision and maintenance of the Village Hall and annexe for use by the inhabitants of St Mary Cray and the neighbourhood. Without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving life for the said.

Latest Income: £44,951
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum

Armed forces, Heritage

To educate the public and members of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment in the history of the Royal Hampshire Regiment and its military accomplishments; and to uphold the traditions and perpetuate the deeds of the Royal Hampshire Regiment by the preservation and public exhibition of the Regimental Collection consisting of documents, artefacts and other items of the Royal Hampshire Regiment.

Latest Income: £44,940
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Kirkby Moorside War Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage

The provision and maintenance of the Memorial Hall for the use of residents of the parish of Kirkbymoorside and surrounding area.

Latest Income: £44,725
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Royal Anglian Regiment Museum

Heritage

The charity provides a museum to show, through multi media displays, to all ages, the history of the East Anglian Regiments and the Royal Anglian Regiment from 1958. The museum is located at the Imperial War Museum site at Duxford, just outside Cambridge.

Latest Income: £44,706
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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Westonzoyland Engine Trust

Heritage

Voluntary run museum of steam power and land drainage. Owner of grade 2* (star) listed building and 1861 steam powered drainage machine, and many other exhibits.

Latest Income: £44,578
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Catholic Record Society

Arts, Heritage

The Catholic Record Society was established with the aim of advancing education in connection with the history of Roman Catholicism in the British Isles since the reformation. The activities of the society are the collation and review of articles for inclusion in the society's journal and in the publication of manuscripts and other texts in the society's volumes/monographs, the 3 day annual confer

Latest Income: £44,385
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Churchill College Archives Trust

Education, Heritage

To advance education in the life of Sir Winston Churchill by providing financial assistance towards the care control and preservation for the public benefit of the collections of historical and educational value, previously the property of Sir Winston, placed in the Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, and of all other archives papers and documents under the control of Churchill College.

Latest Income: £44,356
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
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.