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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 Peterborough Civic Society

Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Heritage, Society

The objectives of the Society is to promote high standards of planning, civic pride, public education in the geography, history and architecture within Peterborough. Also to secure protection and to preserve the development and improvement of features of historic, cultural or public interest throughout the city and its' environs.

Latest Income: £8,596
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Huddersfield Civic Society

Economic and community development, Heritage

To encourage high standards of architecture and town planning.To stimulate public interest in and care for the beauty, history and character of the town and its surroundings.To stimulate the preservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity or historical interest.To pursue these ends by means of meetings etc,

Latest Income: £8,583
Areas of Operation: Kirklees
Status: Registered
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The Halesowen Abbey Trust

Heritage

Amenity society carrying out environmental work and encouraging the study of history, landscape and culture in the vicinity of Halesowen Abbey. Much work involves the enjoyment of the area by use of public rights of way system. The Trust helps others is understanding and appreciating the local environment and provides advice to local authorities and others.

Latest Income: £8,579
Areas of Operation: Dudley
Status: Registered
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Victoria County History Trust

Heritage

Receives and distributes donations and grants towards the cost of research and publication on local history.

Latest Income: £8,575
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Church Allotments

Facilities, Heritage, Religion

The aim is to help to maintain and the keep the grade 1 listed church building in good repair.

Latest Income: £8,545
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Robert Dixon Charitable Trust

Environment, Heritage, Social welfare

The Charity is very small and can only support selected worthy causes targeted and holding prior approval by the Trustees in the areas of medical research, health and well-being, education, historical buildings and to animal, wildlife and environmental concerns and those who find themselves in particular hardship. The Trust regrets it cannot make other arbitrary donations however deserving.

Latest Income: £8,536
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Hazlerigg And District War Memorial Community Centre And Playing Field

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Heritage

To arrange and provide for the holding of exibitions, shows, meetings, bingos, youth club, mother and toddler.

Latest Income: £8,530
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Buckland Dinham Village Hall

Facilities, Heritage

this charity maintains the building and grounds of the village hall. It manages the funds raised by the hire of the building to various groups.These funds, along with money raised by the charity,are used for the day to day running of the hall and for maintenance and repairs.

Latest Income: £8,519
Areas of Operation: Somerset
Status: Registered
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Holne Church Charity

Heritage, Leisure, Religion

The charity invested the monies from the sale of the Church House Inn, Holne in 2018. The income from the investment is exclusively used for the upkeep and maintenance of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Holne. The charity also holds the Playpark, Holne in trust for the recreation and enjoyment by the community.

Latest Income: £8,502
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Mrs R H Hotblack's Michelham Priory Endowment Fund

Heritage

Provides an expendable endowment fund in support of Michelham Priory, one of the properties owned by the Sussex Archaeological Society.

Latest Income: £8,500
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Mechanical Music Museum Trust

Arts, Heritage

Educational talks, demonstrating the large collection of mechanical music items ie music boxes, polyphons, street pianos, fair organs & the wurlitzer theatre organ - to name a few, to educate all ages of the general public. preservation and restoration of mechanical music instruments. Organiser of events to show case the history and culture that has mostly been forgotten.

Latest Income: £8,496
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of Pinner Parish Church, St John The Baptist, Pinner

Associations, Heritage, Religion

The charity encourages all who are interested in the building from either an historic or architectural point of view to join those who are concerned in preserving an important place of worship and centre of community life in Pinner. The Church, dedicated in 1321, is undergoing extensive restoration and donations are sought from a wider public.

Latest Income: £8,476
Areas of Operation: Harrow
Status: Registered
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St Albans Civic Society

Economic and community development, Heritage

The objectives of the Society are as set out in its constitution and are in summary:a)to encourage high standards of architecture and town planning in and around St Albans;b)to stimulate public interest in, and care for, the beauty, history and character of the City and its surroundings;c)to encourage the preservation, development and improvement of the conditions in which to live and work

Latest Income: £8,457
Areas of Operation: Hertfordshire
Status: Registered
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The Westhorpe Trust

Education, Heritage

Relief in need for village residents.General benefit of village residents.Assistance for those at school, in higher or further education, apprenticeships, courses or other forms of education.Upkeep and repair of the fabric and maintenance of services in St Margaret's Church, Westhorpe.

Latest Income: £8,457
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The British Israel Bible Truth Fellowship

Arts, Heritage

Advancement of Christian religion by showing the Anglo-Saxon-Celtic peoples descend from the Biblical Tribes of Israel who face a particular duty to proclaim to all nations God's clear Scriptural teaching on how humans should conduct their lives. We declare this in the UK & abroad by a regular magazine, booklets, recordings & public lectures as well as historical/prophetical research work.

Latest Income: £8,451
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Montgomery Civic Society

Economic and community development, Heritage

Run the Old bell Museum in Montgomery. Hold quarterly talks/lectures on topics relating to the historical and current environment of the town and area. Take an active concern about the architectural heritage of the town.

Latest Income: £8,433
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Berwick And District Museum And Archives

Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

The Friends of Berwick and District Museum and Archives support, and promote use by the public of Berwick Art Gallery and Museum and Berwick Record Office. This is achieved through several means. Local history and the work of the Record Office and Museum is promoted via a website and annual lectures; volunteers contribute to projects, help at events, and raise funds to support our aims.

Latest Income: £8,416
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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Hexham Abbey Restoration Trust

Heritage

Raise and distribute funds for ongoing restoration at Hexham Abbey

Latest Income: £8,412
Areas of Operation: Northumberland
Status: Registered
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Over Norton Village Hall

Beneficiary group, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Provision of the hall to local groups and individuals. Users include the local history society, welfare and fitness groups and local families for birthday and anniversary parties.

Latest Income: £8,385
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Orford War Memorial

Heritage

The charity provides indoor and outdoor facilities for bowling.

Latest Income: £8,385
Areas of Operation: Warrington
Status: Registered
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Kenneth Allsop Memorial Trust Limited

Heritage, Housing

The Trust owns and manages the island of Steep Holm in the Bristol Channel as a living memorial to pioneer environmentalist Kenneth Allsop. Visitors are welcome on scheduled day trips, whether tourists, or specialists in ecology and/or history. Research is encouraged and published. The 1867 Victorian Barracks houses the island Visitor Centre. Donations and subscriptions help with expenses.

Latest Income: £8,365
Areas of Operation: North Somerset
Status: Registered
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Sorby Natural History Society Sheffield

Arts, Environment, Heritage

The Sorby Natural History Society is the Natural History society for the Sheffield City region, providing education, research and publications, including biological and geological recording of wildlife, habitats, rocks and landscapes. Operates mostly in Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and the Peak District.

Latest Income: £8,363
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of St John's Church, Northington, Hampshire

Associations, Facilities, Heritage, Religion

To maintain, restore, repair and improve the fabric of St. John's Church Northington, its churchyard and its boundary walls.To restore, repair, maintain and improve the fixtures, fittings and furnishings of the Church.

Latest Income: £8,336
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Windsor And Eton Society Incorporating Windsor Heritage

Economic and community development, Heritage

Local Civic Society to maintain and enhance Windsor and Eton's historical unique environment

Latest Income: £8,318
Areas of Operation: Windsor And Maidenhead
Status: Registered
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The Bournemouth Leukaemia Fund

Heritage

The role of the Bournemouth Leukaemia Fund is to support local research into the cause, diagnosis, natural history and treatment of patients with chronic lymphoproliferative disorders, especially chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. This is achieved by funding salaries, reagent costs and attendance at meetings to present research data.

Latest Income: £8,255
Areas of Operation: Dorset
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.