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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.

Society For The History Of Natural History

Heritage

The society is instituted for the historical and bibliographical study of the growth of all branches of natural history in all periods and cultures.

Latest Income: £15,587
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The League Of Friends Of Brampton And District War Memorial Hospital And The Community

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Health, Heritage

Raise funds to support Brampton Hospital and its patients. Support patients who require nursing/care in the community. Support Organisations with a health interest in the community.

Latest Income: £15,566
Areas of Operation: Cumbria
Status: Registered
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St Swithun's Church Charities

Heritage, Religion

The principle objective of the charity is to defray the cost of upkeep and maintenance of the church of St Martin in the Cornmarket, Worcester

Latest Income: £15,476
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Spalding And District Civic Society

Economic and community development, Heritage

Examining planning applications and writing submissions to them.Taking part in consultations on proposed developments in Spalding.Arranging visits to new/important/historical buildings. e.g. Spalding Power StationOrganising talks/discussions on topical events.e.g. recent archaeological excavations

Latest Income: £15,363
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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End Time Restoration Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage

grant making in accordance with the charity objects

Latest Income: £15,327
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Abthorpe Church Of England School

Education, Facilities, Heritage, Religion

Maintains the 16th Century school building left to the village by Mrs Jane Leeson's will of 1642.Now used as the village hall.

Latest Income: £15,296
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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The Charing Church Fabric Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

The purpose of the charity is the advancement of religion and the preservation of the architectural heritage of the village of Charing by making grants or loans to facilitate the repair and maintenance of the fabric of the Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul Charing, Kent

Latest Income: £15,288
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Hereford Diocesan Church Of England Council For Social Aid

Beneficiary group, Health, Heritage, Religion

Social Aid supports charitable activities carried out in connexion with the Church of England in the Diocese of Hereford, particularly: the promotion of temperance and higher standards of moral life in individuals, family and community; the restoration of the intemperate or delinquent and those addicted to drugs, alcohol or gambling or otherwise needing help; the relief of the consequent distress.

Latest Income: £15,279
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Lanhydrock War Memorial Club

Heritage

Provision of meeting place for benefit of community

Latest Income: £15,257
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Northamptonshire Family History Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage

The Executive Committee continues to promote the study of family history through various media. This includes monthly meetings at 2 locations and also online, our quarterly journal, attendance at fairs and through the Society website. We also transcribe original documents and record Memorial Inscriptions.

Latest Income: £15,237
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Kidmore End War Memorial Hall

Arts, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Vilage Hall - Keep fit, Yoga, Martial Arts, Sequence Dancing, Functions

Latest Income: £15,231
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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6th Hillingdon Scout Group

Arts, Associations, Heritage, Leisure, Religion

Scout activities including camping, hiking, swimming and weekly meetings doing art & craft, sport, cooking, knots etc. Badge work includes care for animals, first aid, music, hobbies, collecting, local history and religion. Local and London visits to places of interest and worship.

Latest Income: £15,214
Areas of Operation: Hillingdon
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Bowring Park

Associations, Beneficiary group, Heritage

'Friends of Bowring Park' founded 2 March 1989OUR PURPOSETo enable the park to be here in a meaningful way and speak up for its interestsWE BELIEVEThat the Park belongs to the Local People and should be looked after for all time to protect our History and Heritage, it has great potentialThat when children have a positive experience here it helps them develop into responsible citizens

Latest Income: £15,200
Areas of Operation: Knowsley
Status: Registered
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The Police History Society

Charitable activities, Heritage, Saving of lives

Makes grants to individuals (including loans) to support researchProvides advocacy / advice / informationSponsors or undertakes researchActs as umbrella or resource body.

Latest Income: £15,150
Areas of Operation: Northern Ireland
Status: Registered
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The St Mary Magdalen Oxford Restoration And Development Trust

Heritage, Religion

The preservation repair maintenance improvement upkeep beautification and restoration of the ancient church of Saint Mary Magdalen in the City of Oxford

Latest Income: £15,132
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Leamington Society

Associations, Facilities, Heritage

To maintain the town of Leamington Spa as a pleasant place to work and live in. We perform services including looking after the gardens at Leamington Station and include the Friends of the Pump Room Gardens. We have raised money for the restoration of the eight Victorian cast-iron arches around this garden. The Friends of Christchurch Gardens are now also part of our Society

Latest Income: £15,092
Areas of Operation: Warwickshire
Status: Registered
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Hook Norton War Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage

Provides an all-purpose village hall for the community.

Latest Income: £15,088
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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St Dennis War Memorial Institute

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

The management of the war memorial institute building, letting for income and management of village hall and leisure facilities.

Latest Income: £15,059
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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Odinist Fellowship

Heritage

The aim of the Odinist Fellowship shall be to practise, promote and propagate Odinism. By Odinism is meant the original, indigenous form of heathen, polytheistic religion and spiritual beliefs, practised by the ancestors of the English and related northern European peoples, as embodied in the Eddas and as they have found expression in the wisdom and in the historical experience of those peoples.

Latest Income: £15,023
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Camelot Area U3a

Arts, Education, Heritage, Leisure

Art; Bridge;Calligraphy; Craft; Creative Writing; Computing; History; French; Looking at Art; Literature; Mah Jong; Nature Walks; Piano Playing; Poetry; Rambling; Reading; Recorder; Scrabble; Looking At Art; Travel; Digital Photography; Wine Appreciation; Gardening; Early Dance.

Latest Income: £14,987
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Northern Mine Research Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage, Professions

The Northern Mine Research Society is dedicated to the preservation and recording of mining history. As such the society makes grants to individuals and organisations in furtherance of these aims, as well as sponsoring or undertaking research itself. Research is published in the British Mining series of journals.

Latest Income: £14,979
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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The Mrs L D Rope Fourth Charitable Settlement

Heritage

Supporting work on Airship Heritage Trust Collection at Fleet Air Arm Museum. Gathering further information from original sources on R100 and R101 and securing its publication by sponsoring lectures and other means.

Latest Income: £14,937
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Biggin Hill Evening Women's Institute

Associations, Beneficiary group, Facilities, Heritage, Social welfare

Visits to places of interest and exhibitions. Guest speakers on antiques, fashion, legal matters, history, health and beauty. Craft activities such as card and patchwork etc. Social activities such as coffee mornings, garden parties and meals out. Interaction with other WI groups. Community involvement.

Latest Income: £14,851
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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Durham Victoria County History Trust

Heritage

To promote and complete the Victoria County History of Durham and to assist and support the editor/team leader and the assistant editor/ team researcher to this end; to raise public awareness of local and regional history; to complete a history of Teesdale now in progress and to secure backing and finance for new areas of study in the future.

Latest Income: £14,810
Areas of Operation: Darlington
Status: Registered
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War Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage

Provision of a village hall for use by the village organisations and residents.

Latest Income: £14,755
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
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.