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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 Gloucester And Bristol Diocesan Association Of Church Bell Ringers

Heritage, Religion

Support and encourage full-circle church bell ringing. Provide financial support to appropriate belfry restoration projects in affiliated churches.

Latest Income: £31,239
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Stuart Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage, Social welfare

The Trustees manage the Tempsford Stuart Memorial Village Hall. The Hall is used by the community for different social events. More widely, people come from areas surrounding the Hall for events such as weddings, christening parties, birthday parties, craft events, business meetings and other activities. Another charity, the Tempsford Museum & Archives leases two rooms in the Hall

Latest Income: £31,097
Areas of Operation: Central Bedfordshire
Status: Registered
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John White Homes (war Memorial) Trust

Heritage, Housing

Provision of housing for needy - selection based on criteria set out in Trust Deed - foremost being length of domicile within the Town of Higham Ferrers.

Latest Income: £31,051
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Ampleforth Village Hall

Arts, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Education, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

The village hall is used on several days of the week. The user groups include toddler group, occasional use by the local school, art classes and fitness classes, historical society, gardening club, church youth group and community library.The hall offers excellent facilities for meetings, lectures, receptions, exhibitions, coffee mornings, theatrical entertainments and dances.

Latest Income: £31,013
Areas of Operation: North Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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Dial Post Village Hall

Arts, Associations, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Pilates, aerobics/yoga, table tennis, flamenco dancing, bowls, bingo, whist drive, bird club, history club, band practices, exhibitions, local -, parish council -, WI -, WSCC meetings, private parties and dances; catering for all ages.

Latest Income: £30,962
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Narrow Boat Trust Limited

Heritage

To preserve and restore narrowboats and canal craft of all descriptions for the benefit of the public, and where possible promote the use of such boats in commercial canal carrying.

Latest Income: £30,954
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Crampton Tower Railway Museum Society

Heritage

Museum of local history , dedicated to local born engineer Thomas Crampton, displays of model railways, stagecoach, local transport history, town history plus relevant transport history of East Kent. Plus encouraging other small local amenity groups and providing a hub for their activities and a meeting place.

Latest Income: £30,907
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Wymondham Heritage Society

Heritage

The society provides an accredited museum with interesting and changing displays of local interest. The society encourages interest in Wymondham past, present and future. Regular monthly meetings are held and a newsletter is published. The society seeks to protect the local environment and the town's conservation area is closely supervised.

Latest Income: £30,887
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Greenwich Park

Associations, Crime and Justice, Environment, Heritage, Leisure

To secure the preservation, protection and enhancement of Greenwich Park. To promote and maintain high standards of horticulture, arboriculture, wildlife, public amenities, planning, architecture. traffic management and policing in Greenwich Park. To educate the public in the geography, history, natural history and architecture of Greenwich Park.

Latest Income: £30,860
Areas of Operation: Greenwich
Status: Registered
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Quranic Arabic Foundation

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage

The teaching of courses with DVDs on Qur'anic Arabic are benefiting adults male and female in Birmingham but thousands of people internationally on satellite TV. The QAF project on Bayt al-Qur'an, the House of Wisdom and Peace, the first of its kind in the West. It will attract scholars from the world over, who will be benefiting from a large number of Arabic manuscripts in Europe.

Latest Income: £30,781
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Cumbria Family History Society

Beneficiary group, Heritage

To promote and encourage the public study of British family history, genealogy, heraldry and local history with particular reference to Cumbria; to promote the preservation, security and accessibility of archival material.

Latest Income: £30,744
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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Ipstones War Memorial Hall And Recreation Ground

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Childcare, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Main Hall seating approx 200 people with stage and bar, licensed for music and dancing. 3 smaller meeting rooms all with disabled access and wc. Wifi. 2 kitchens, Grounds: open access,football pitch, tennis court, children's play area .Weekly doctors surgery, 3x weekly cafe, various regular groups; guide movement, yoga, pilates, WI, youth club, etc

Latest Income: £30,738
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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Pitstone And Ivinghoe Museum Society

Arts, Economic and community development, Heritage

Museum, basically of farming and rural life in the area, but including other displays of wider interest and appeal, and demonstrations from a wide selection of skills and crafts on open days. Open to the general public 9 days a year, see website for times and dates; open for private parties by arrangement, see website for further details. Ample free parking; ~90% wheelchair access.

Latest Income: £30,697
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Cirencester Parish Church

Associations, Heritage, Religion

The Charity assists in the care, preservation and adornment of the Parish Church or any other ancient and historic buildings vested in the Cirencester Parochial Church Council, together with their goods and ornaments, and also assists the PCC with the execution of their religious purposes.

Latest Income: £30,588
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Lauderdale House Trust

Heritage, Housing

Leaseholder and landlord of Lauderdale House, a Grade II listed building

Latest Income: £30,564
Areas of Operation: Camden
Status: Registered
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The Wandle Industrial Museum

Associations, Education, Facilities, Heritage

A museum providing information about the history of industrial activity in the Wandle Valley with particular reference to the River Wandle and its mills both at its premises in Mitcham and by way of outreach to schools and community centres

Latest Income: £30,524
Areas of Operation: Merton
Status: Registered
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The Farnham (building Preservation) Trust Limited

Heritage

The principal object of the charity is the preservation of historical, architectural and constructional heritage in Farnham and its environs.

Latest Income: £30,435
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Canvey Island War Memorial Hall

Arts, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

clubs, activities, dancing, fitness, social

Latest Income: £30,330
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Theydon Garnon Church Fabric Fund

Heritage, Religion

The sole purpose of this fund is to finance the ongoing building maintenance and upkeep of All Saints Church, at Theydon Garnon in Essex.

Latest Income: £30,277
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Club House Community Centre

Arts, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Health, Heritage, Leisure, Religion, Saving of lives

We provide sporting & recreational activities to children & adults including table tennis, martial arts, . room hire for public and private meetings such as the Over 50's Computer Club, Irish Dancing, Over 55 luncheon club, toddles group councillors surgery and residents group. A local history group meet at the Club. A Church Group uses the building on Sunday mornings.

Latest Income: £30,259
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
Status: Registered
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The Church Houses

Heritage, Housing, Religion

Maintenance and repair of the fabric of the Parish Church of Watlington

Latest Income: £30,240
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Kensington Society

Economic and community development, Facilities, Heritage

To preserve and improve the amenities of Kensington for the public benefit by stimulating interest in its history and records, promoting good architecture and planning in its future development and by protecting, preserving and improving its buildings, open spaces and other features of beauty or historic or public interest.

Latest Income: £30,136
Areas of Operation: Kensington And Chelsea
Status: Registered
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The Tools And Trades History Society

Arts, Economic and community development, Heritage

Public displays, demonstrations and talks, Public access to a TATHS Hall of Tools in Amberley Museum, Public access to a TATHS Library in the Museum of English Rural Life,Interchange of information with individuals and organisations worldwideResearch and funding researchPublication of journals, technical notes, research works and out of print material e.g. Victorian trade catalogues

Latest Income: £30,019
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Bredgar Village Hall

Associations, Education, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

THE VILLAGE HALL IS THE MAIN PUBLIC AMENITY IN THE VILLAGE. IT IS USED EVERY DAY DURING TERM TIME BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL FOR LUNCHES, PHYSICAL TRAINING AND ASSEMBLIES. OTHER REGULAR USERS ARE THE KEEP FIT CLUB, THE BOWLS CLUB, THE JUDO CLUB, THE WI AND THE HISTORY SOCIETY. IT IS ALSO HIRED BY THE CRICKET CLUB AND THE CHURCH. THE HALL IS AVAILABLE FOR HIRE BY LOCAL RESIDENTS AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE

Latest Income: £30,000
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Family History Society Of Cheshire

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage

Advances the education of the public in the study of Family History in all its many aspects. There are groups who meet throughout Cheshire and elsewhere.

Latest Income: £29,875
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.