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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.

Rehabilitation Services Trust For Oxfordshire Re-Employment Limited

Economic and community development, Education, Heritage

The objects are for the relief of persons suffering from mental distress and disorder including particularly persons within the city of Oxford and the surrounding district and in particular for the following purposes:1. To provide for the rehabilitation of the disabled, and2. To provide them with opportunities for theraputic work, training, work placement and support to gain employment

Latest Income: £2,073,519
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Royal Albert Hall Trust

Heritage

The trust receives and invests funds in support of the maintenance and preservation of the Royal Albert Hall, a Grade 1 listed building of historic and cultural significance, and of the work of the Hall in seeking to advance education for public benefit by the provision of such instructive activities that relate to the Hall as the Trustees shall from time to time determine.

Latest Income: £2,068,545
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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The Food Museum

Economic and community development, Heritage

Museum of rural life and educational and training centre

Latest Income: £2,062,815
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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Ikon Gallery Limited

Arts, Facilities, Heritage

Organise and present exhibitions of contemporary art and artists' projects in the gallery and off-site.Organise and present a range of education activities and projects for the public in the galleries and off site in conjunction with other partners.Operate a bookshop focusing on arts publications and cafe for visitors to the gallery.Produce a range of publications for sale to the public.

Latest Income: £1,906,415
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Heritage, Housing, Leisure, Social welfare

Within Sutton Coldfield :To provide Almshouses and related benefits for elderly beneficiaries. Make grants for the relief of persons who may be elderly, disadvantaged, disabled or in need of medical assistance.To provide special benefits to local education authority schools, places of worship, historic buildings and support community groups, recreation and leisure.

Latest Income: £1,899,000
Areas of Operation: Birmingham City
Status: Registered
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National Justice Museum

Arts, Beneficiary group, Crime and Justice, Heritage, Society

To maintain the heritage site of the Shire Hall and its collections for access by the general public to learn about the law and its history. Through Education programmes, deliver citizenship (legal literacy, community involvement, understanding social and moral rights and responsibilities), history, crime prevention, to young people.

Latest Income: £1,848,862
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Thackray Medical Museum Company Limited

Heritage

The Thackray Museum is one of the UK's leading medical museums. This is the place to explore, discover and marvel at the exciting story of modern medicine. Find the sights, sounds and smells of Victorian Leeds, and wonder at the medical treatments and practices that were applied in the past.

Latest Income: £1,843,017
Areas of Operation: Leeds City
Status: Registered
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The Bronte Society

Arts, Heritage

One of the oldest literary societies in the English speaking world, with an international membership, the Bronte Society owns and runs the iconic Grade I Parsonage Museum celebrating the lives of the Brontes. Our accredited world class collections are displayed throughout the museum and library. We run education and learning activities, artistic events, residencies and exhibitions.

Latest Income: £1,773,122
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Lamport Hall Preservation Trust Limited

Facilities, Heritage

Promotes Historic and aesthetic education in particular it restores and preserves the Hall, its contents, gardens and parks. It makes these available to a wide range of sections of the community.

Latest Income: £1,771,401
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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The Salisbury And South Wiltshire Museum Trust

Heritage

Salisbury museum collects, preserves and presents collections that illustrate Salisbury and South Wiltshires past (including archaeology of national status). It encourages learning, research, publication and enjoyment of those collections through services which include display, educaiton and events.

Latest Income: £1,766,000
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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Heritage Trust Of Lincolnshire

Heritage

The Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire is established to advance public understanding, knowledge and appreciation of all matters relating to the cultural and physical heritage of Lincolnshire with particular regard to its archaeology and architecture with their associated landscapes, social history and traditional skills, and to promote their preservation and continuity for public enjoyment.

Latest Income: £1,698,362
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The British Institute Of Florence

Arts, Heritage

Promotion of cross cultural understanding between Italy and the English-speaking world; organisation of cultural activities; teaching of Italian language and culture; teaching of English language and culture; teaching of History of Art and fine art; maintenance of Library and Archive.

Latest Income: £1,649,397
Areas of Operation: Italy
Status: Registered
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The Wheler Foundation

Economic and community development, Heritage

The maintenance and preservation of lands and buildings of historic, educational or landscape value for the benefit of the public, whether or not educational. Encouragement or assistance to agriculture, forestry and rural industry for the benefit of the public, whether or not educational. The making of gifts or donations to charitable bodies where perceived to promote the objects of the Trust.

Latest Income: £1,646,723
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Federation Of British Artists

Heritage

The Federation provides exhibition facilities and organises open art exhibitions for public viewing in the Mall Galleries.The open exhibitions provide opportunities for developing artists to exhibit alongside more established artists. Our education programme incorporates collaboration with people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.

Latest Income: £1,643,694
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Audrey Muriel Stratford Charitable Trust

Heritage

To advance education by the establishment and maintenance of a collection of documents, records and recordings illustrating the past, and developing history of King's Lynn. Making, acquiring, maintaining records of any or every aspect of King's Lynn's geology, prehistory and history. Making such collection available for public use.

Latest Income: £1,632,305
Areas of Operation: Norfolk
Status: Registered
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The Sussex Archaeological Society

Beneficiary group, Heritage

We are a membership organisation for those interested in the history and archaeology of Sussex. We open six historic properties to the visiting public. Each property has its own museum and provides education services for children. We are a research organisation and carry out our own excavations as well as providing support and advice for other local researchers in both history and archaeology.

Latest Income: £1,616,902
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Buxton Civic Association Limited

Heritage

To promote the permanent preservation for the benefit of the public generally and especially of the inhabitants of the Borough of Buxton in the County of Derby of lands and buildings of beauty, environmental or historic interest.

Latest Income: £1,596,958
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Manchester City Galleries Trust

Arts, Heritage

Advancement of education in British and foreign history of the arts.

Latest Income: £1,582,274
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The National Museum Of Labour History

Heritage, Society

The People's History Museum is the national museum of democracy. We are the only museum dedicated to telling the story of the development of democracy in Britain. We engage, inspire and inform all audiences by showing that 'there have always been ideas worth fighting for'.

Latest Income: £1,573,047
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Arnolfini Gallery CIO

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

The education of the public through the promotion and presentation of contemporary art, through exhibition, performance, dance, film, literature, poetry and music supported by an extensive education programme.

Latest Income: £1,560,647
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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Polish Social And Cultural Association

Arts, Heritage, Leisure

Promotion of Polish Culture, education, hIstory, arts, literature, drama. Maintaining Polish Library and Theatre. Maintaining mutli purpose building to provide recreation facilities, offices, restaurant .

Latest Income: £1,552,918
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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October Gallery Trust

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Research, Society

The October Gallery is an arts complex dedicated to the appreciation of the transvangarde - the cross-cultural avant garde. The Gallery hosts exhibitions of art from around the world, talks on art and science, poetry readings, theatre and dance performances. Support is from sales of art, rental of the Gallery's unique facilities, grants, donations, staff, volunteers and friends.

Latest Income: £1,515,395
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Gladstone's Library

Arts, Heritage

Gladstone's residential Library is a resource for theology/spirituality, history/current affairs and literary culture.

Latest Income: £1,502,266
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Charity Of John Marshall

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

a) to support as Patrons the parish church of Christ Church, Southwark;b) to make grants for the support of parsonages to dioceses of the Church of England and the Church in Wales; c) to make restoration and repair grants to Anglican churches in the three counties of Kent, Surrey and Lincolnshire; andd) 4% of the net income is made available to Marshall's Educational Foundation

Latest Income: £1,499,433
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Llangollen Railway Trust Limited

Heritage

To support the restoration and preservation of the heritage of Llangollen Railway for the benefit of the public.

Latest Income: £1,497,081
Areas of Operation: Denbighshire
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.