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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 Gloucestershire Naturalists' Society

Heritage

Maintaining county recorders for collation of observations in all fields of natural history Publishing regular newsletters and publicationsMaintaining an active websiteRunning free public meetings on Natural History themes Running free public field trips to places of interest around the countyProvision of small grants in support of the Society's objectivesTraining young naturalists

Latest Income: £14,748
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Printing Historical Society

Heritage

to promote and encourage the study and knowledge of and to foster and extend interest in the history of all forms and aspects of printing and associated activities, techniques, equipment, materials, organisation, and products

Latest Income: £14,744
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Mersea Island Museum Trust

Heritage

Maintaining a Museum for Mersea Island and the neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £14,735
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Edith Catherine Cowley Memorial Hall

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

The Hall is used for the benefit of the village. All village associations use the Hall, Youth Club, Scouts, Playtime, Bowls, Art, WI, Zumba, Pilates, Martial Arts, Theatrical Society, Gardening Association, History Society. Parish Council meetings are also held in the Hall, together with National Associations because of the Hall's geographical position.

Latest Income: £14,729
Areas of Operation: Northamptonshire
Status: Registered
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Stoke St Michael War Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage

Maintain and run village Memorial Hall

Latest Income: £14,729
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Yarpole Village Hall

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

indoor bowling,art class,pilates, stretch health,yoga, tai chi, flicks in the sticks, arts alive,history group,talks,Amateur dramatics.

Latest Income: £14,729
Areas of Operation: Herefordshire
Status: Registered
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Caythorpe War Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage

OPERATION OF MEMORIAL HALL

Latest Income: £14,713
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Mendip Society

Environment, Heritage

The conservation and enhancement of the beauty and character of Mendip and the surrounding area with particular regard to landscape, wildlife habitat, archaeological, historical and natural features.

Latest Income: £14,705
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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The Saint Andrew's Trust

Heritage, Religion

Providing financial support for the repair, upkeep and maintenance of St. Andrew's Church, Earls Colne.

Latest Income: £14,704
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Eastbourne Arts Circle

Arts, Associations, Heritage

To support and assist the Towner Art Gallery.To encourage and foster the appreciation of the arts in Eastbourne by the organisation of meetings, exhibitions, concerts, lectures and other related activities.To supplement the facilities provided at the Towner Art Gallery by the Borough Council.

Latest Income: £14,695
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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The Ashridge Decorative And Fine Arts Society

Heritage, Housing

arrangment of lectures at monthly or other intervals. visits to private houses, collections museums exibitions and other places of interest.

Latest Income: £14,663
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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Greening Lamborn Trust

Heritage

PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF LOCAL HISTORY OF OXFORDSHIRE

Latest Income: £14,604
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Shropshire Family History Society

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage

Monthly meetings in Shropshire and website open to allquarterly journal for membersfacilities for research and advice ,books and document loanvoluntary work on old records.voluntary work in local archive office to help visitors.

Latest Income: £14,600
Areas of Operation: Shropshire
Status: Registered
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Lockington And Hemington Village Hall

Facilities, Heritage

Upkeep and maintenance of the village hall premises and grounds

Latest Income: £14,579
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Thaxted Church Trust

Heritage, Religion

The preservation,restoration, conservation, protection, renovation, improvement and maintenance of the fabric, furnishings, fittings and facilities of the church as a place of worship for the advancement of the Christian religion and for the benefit of the inhabitants of Thaxted for its architectural and historic interest to the area.

Latest Income: £14,558
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of All Saints' Church, Odiham

Associations, Charitable activities, Facilities, Heritage, Religion

The purpose of the charity is to create, raise and administer a fund to be used for making financial contributions towards any one or more of the maintenance, repair, restoration and replacement (which may include an element of improvement) of, and to legal obligations to, the structure, the fixtures and the fittings of All Saints' Church, Odiham, together with its churchyard.

Latest Income: £14,528
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Staffordshire United Services Aid Fund

Heritage

Finacial assistance to serving and exService men and women living in or having connection with Staffordshire, and their dependents

Latest Income: £14,522
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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The York Georgian Society

Heritage

To encourage the conservation, restoration and maintenance of Georgian buildings and architecture; To prevent disfigurement to settings and other features of Georgian character; To promote interest and education in, and knowledge and learning of all aspects of Georgian architecture, arts, culture and society, all with special but not exclusive reference to the city of York and its neighbourhood.

Latest Income: £14,461
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Church Of St Peter, Swinton, Restoration And Development Trust

Heritage, Religion

(a) The restoration, repair or renewal, maintenance and improvement of the building and the existing furniture and fabric of St. Peter's Church Swinton in the parish of Swinton and Pendlebury, Manchester. (b) The provision of such new furniture and equipment for the said church as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit.

Latest Income: £14,461
Areas of Operation: Salford City
Status: Registered
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Holy Trinity (coventry) Development Trust

Heritage, Religion, Saving of lives

The restoration,reconstruction,maintenance and upkeep of Holy Trinity Church Coventry, and the raising of funds to defray the costs thereof.

Latest Income: £14,443
Areas of Operation: Coventry City
Status: Registered
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Association Of Dress Historians

Arts, Education, Heritage

The Association of Dress Historians (ADH) supports and promotes the study and professional practice of the history of dress, textiles and accessories of all cultures and regions of the world, from before classical antiquity to present day. The ADH supports scholarship through international conferences, publication of The Journal of Dress History and prizes and awards for students and researchers.

Latest Income: £14,430
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Royal Leicestershire Regiment Museum Trust

Heritage

To record the traditions, and perpetuate the deeds, of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment by collecting together and thereafter displaying and maintaining the collection.

Latest Income: £14,404
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Mendip Nature Research Committee

Environment, Heritage, Research

The Mendip Nature Research Committee, is a self-governing body. Its objectives are to advance education by the study and research of the flora, fauna, geology, archaeology, speleology and allied sciences principally on Mendip, and to pursue other activities outside the scientific sphere, as may be determined and promoted by the MNRC.

Latest Income: £14,383
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Friends Of All Saints Church Staplehurst

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Religion

RAISING FUNDS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS TO ALL SAINTS CHURCH STAPLEHURST KENT

Latest Income: £14,362
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Lockerley And East Dean War Memorial Hall

Facilities, Heritage

Village Hall

Latest Income: £14,340
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
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.