Heritage Charities
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Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Camden Arts Centre
Arts, Charitable activities, HeritageThe objectives are to advance the education of the public in the understanding and appreciation of the arts. The charity operates Camden Arts Centre, north London's leading venue for contemporary visual art of regional, national and international significance incorporating galleries for temporary exhibitions, studios and workshops for educational activities.
Walsingham Trust
Charitable activities, Facilities, Heritage, Housing, Religion, Social welfareObjectives a) the provision of maintenance and repair of places of worship, hostel accommodation and facilities for pilgrims; b) the promotion of public worship; c) the advancement of religion and relief of poverty anywhere in the world. The charity operates the Pilgrim Bureau, a hostel for pilgrims, and the Slipper Chapel at the site of the Walsingham Shrine as well as shops and a cafe.
The Chesterfield Canal Trust Limited
Heritage(1) TO PROMOTE THE RESTORATION OF WATERWAYS FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC (2) TO PROMOTE THE FULLEST USE OF WATERWAYS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND (3) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND USE OF CANALS AND WATERWAYS
The Ngt Foundation
Arts, Charitable activities, HeritageThe NGT Foundation manages its investment responsibly and efficiently so as to be able to support the charitable objects of the National Gallery. The Foundation achieves this by making grants to the National Gallery Trust.
The Mary Rose Trust
Education, HeritageTo conserve the Mary Rose and her artefacts and display them to a wide audience.To maintain the archives and publish archaeological information and to promote and make accessible, research and knowledge relating to the Mary Rose.To provide world class expertise for maritime archaeology and the conservation of material recovered from underwater.To enable lifelong learning and outreach.
Statfold Narrow Gauge Museum Trust LTD
HeritageProvision of a Museum to educate the public about Narrow Gauge Railways
Chiswick House And Gardens Trust
Facilities, HeritageChiswick House and Gardens Trust - the objectives of the charity are to advance education by preservation, restoration, maintenance, repair and enhancement of the property and its contents, for the benefit of the public and historical and architectural heritage of England.
Thames21 Limited
Environment, HeritageThames21 is an environmental charity that restores rivers across London and the Thames Basin to tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis, inspiring communities to enjoy, speak up for and look after them over the long term.
Titchfield Festival Theatre Limited
Arts, HeritageThe charity operates the Great barn. This structure is the 3rd largest medieval barn in Europe. It's structure is largely intact. ThecCharity have installed a 175 seat theatre inside the barn and have renovated the barn in order to hold wedding ceremonies and receptions there. It is used also as an educational facility as well as hosting the annual Titchfield Shakespeare Festival
Museum Of Modern Art Limited
Arts, HeritageModern Art Oxford was established as the Museum of Modern Art to present exhibitions of modern and contemporary visual art including paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, design, photographs, video, film and works of art of any other media and to advance the education of the general public in the visual arts.
The Royal Institution Of Cornwall
Arts, Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Heritage, ResearchThe objectives of the RIC is to advance the education of the public through the study and knowledge of literature, natural sciences, archaeology, history, ethnology, geology and the fine and applied arts. The RIC provides access to it's comprehensive collection and holds regular exhibitions. The RIC provides education activities through it's schools and family workshops.
Customs House Trust Limited
Arts, Economic and community development, HeritageArts Centre offering Theatre, Cinema and Art Gallery. We deliver Arts in Education within South Tyneside and within the North East Region and are actively engaged in arts development as well as the use of the arts to promote social and economic regeneration.
Haynes Motor Museum LTD
HeritageHaynes Motor Museum displays an extensive Collection of vehicles from throughout the ages along with associated interpretation on all aspects of automotive technology. Our mission is to inspire this generation and the next to explore, discover and experience the motor car, to empower them to learn and invite them to question.
West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust LTD
HeritageThe Charity is principally engaged in Museums management, Collections management and care, Restoration of heritage railway carriages and Education, Learning and Community Outreach in relation to heritage railways, their social and economic history and their relationship to the environment.
World Monuments Fund Britain Limited
Charitable activities, HeritageTHE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BUILDINGS OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST, EDUCATIVE VALUE AND ARTISTIC MERIT AND ALSO THEREBY ADVANCING OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC
Pallant House Gallery
Arts, HeritagePublic Art Gallery providing outreach and education facilities
The Jerusalem Foundation
Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion-Preservation of religious sites, temples and monuments of Jerusalem.-Excavation, repairs, preservation and upkeep of such historic sites and antiquities of Jerusalem of permanent educational value to mankind.-Educational or religious projects in Jerusalem which are exclusively charitable.- all charitable activity is done through grant making and not direct contact with vulnerable groups
The Albion Foundation
Beneficiary group, Education, Heritage, LeisureTo further assist in the education (inc. social and physical training) of children attending schools within West Bromwich and the surrounding area through the use of the game of football (inc. its history and rules) and other sports activities as educational tools and in furtherance to provide West Bromwich and the surrounding areas with facilities at WBA FC for meetings, lectures and classes.
Turner Contemporary
Arts, HeritageThe principal objective of the company is the provision of a permanent gallery in Margate for the visual arts organisation which celebrates JMW Turner's association with Margate and, through a varied programme of exhibitions and events and learning activities, promotes an understanding and enjoyment of historical and contemporary art.
Glastonbury Abbey
HeritageThe charity maintains and cares for the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey and the surrounding 36 acres/15 hectares of grounds enjoyed by 100,000 visitors a year from all over the world. Our museum explains the history of the abbey, presents its collections and hosts exhibitions and education activities. An events programme includes tours, talks and costumed re-enactors. We are open 364 days a year.
Lakeland Arts
Arts, HeritageLakeland Arts operates Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Blackwell Arts & Crafts House and the Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry in the Lake District, Windermere Jetty Museum ,
Watts Gallery Trust
Arts, HeritageThe Watts Gallery Trust seeks to promote the understanding and appreciation of the Victorian artist G F Watts OM RA 1817-1904 and the ceramic artist Mary Seton Watts, in the context of the 19th Century, and to promote Compton as a centre for exploring Victorian art, social history and craft for present and future generations.
Beckery Island Regeneration Trust
Economic and community development, HeritageTo conserve and regenerate, for the benefit of the local community the natural, historical, architectural and constructional heritage of the Beckery Island site that may exist in and around the town of Glastonbury.Present activities - Restoration of Northover Mill, Mill Lane, Glastonbury and acquistion and restoration of Baily's Buildings on the Morland's site, Glastonbury
West London Mission Methodist Circuit
Heritage, Housing, ReligionThe West London Mission (WLM) is a Circuit of the Methodist Church. We have two city centre churches and two areas of mission. The churches engage in worship, learning and caring, service, and evangelism, in ways that reflect Methodist tradition and their own identity, history and context. WLM runs a range of housing and community services and works with students and young adults in both churches.
The Charleston Trust (bloomsbury In Sussex)
Arts, Charitable activities, Facilities, Heritage, HousingCharleston is a house, garden and art gallery situated in the South Downs National Park. It was the home of twentieth century artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, who were key members of the Bloomsbury group. Charleston has a shop and cafe and is available for venue hire. It is open all year.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many heritage charities are there in the UK?
There are 6,576 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 £5.2bn 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 92.6%. 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 £591k. 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.