Heritage Charities
Discover 2,701 Heritage charities. Use the search below to filter within these results.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
The Friends Of Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Arts, Associations, Charity and VCS support, HeritageRaise funds to be appropriated to Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Museums.
The Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Trust
HeritagePreservation, Operation and display of Narrow Gauge Railway Locomotives and Equipment.
Brighouse War Memorial (nurses' Endowment) Fund
Health, Heritage, ProfessionsTo provide financial assistance to people in need who reside in the former Borough of Brighouse
Staffordshire Archaeological And Historical Society
HeritageStudy, investigation, description and preservation of antiquities and historical/archaeological records and heritage, in particular in Staffordshire, and wider, for the education, interest and benefit of the public. By encouraging research, fieldwork, excavation and promoting preservation, and publishing the results. Also arranging meetings, lectures, excursions and visits.
The Clun Town Trust
Arts, Economic and community development, HeritageCollect, preserve and display artefacts pertaining to all facets of life in the Clun Forest Area from archaeological finds through to agricultural and manufacturing and products; domestic items, local crafts up to and including the 1950's. Conserve and display Elizabethan Silver Maces and Town Seal of Clun.
The Royal Sussex Regiment Museum Trust
Armed forces, HeritagePURCHASE OF ARTEFACTS RELATING TO THE ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENTMAINTAIN EXHIBITION OF REGIMENTAL ARTEFACTS AND PUBLIC/EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMME RELATING TO REGIMENTAL HISTORY AND INDIVIDUALS
Cotswold Vale Talking Newspaper
Arts, Charity and VCS support, Health, HeritageWe record, onto CDs or memory sticks, audio versions of our local newspaper The Gazette and other local interest recordings and distribute them in the surrounding district to blind or partially sighted listeners and those whose incapacity makes reading a strain. We also produce quarterly magazine recordings and are starting to produce local audio history recordings too. Run by volunteers
Friends Of Historic Essex
Associations, Charitable activities, HeritageTo support the work of the Essex Record Office. The promotion of the education of the public in the history of the County of Essex as constituted in 1954, including those London Boroughs which were formerly within Essex. To publish or assist in the publication of material relating to the history of Essex.
Essex Police Museum
Education, Heritage, Saving of livesEducation/Training. The museum is established to show how the Essex Police developed from its inception since 1840 until the present time. This is provided by access to the collection by the public when the museum is open and also by special arrangement. Education via the school curriculum.
Spelsbury War Memorial Hall And Fountain
Charity and VCS support, Facilities, HeritageManaging all aspects of running and maintaining Spelsbury Memorial Hall and Fountain including raising funds for their upkeep. Managing these premises for the benefit of the residents of Spelsbury Parish, covering Dean, Ditchley, Spelsbury and Taston.
Blackpool Civic Trust
Economic and community development, Heritage, SocietyOur objectives and aims are to stimulate a sense of civic pride, to promote high standards of planning and architecture and to secure the preservation, protection and improvement of features of historical or public interest.
South Molton University Of The Third Age
Arts, Education, Facilities, Heritage, LeisureMeetings to carry out informal learning activities e.g. local history Art History also Physical activities e.g. Walking Croquet and social contacts e.g. monthly Coffee Mornings with Speaker And Sunday Lunch goup. We also arrange trips to the theatre and gardens.
Record Society Of Lancashire And Cheshire
HeritageTranscription and publication of original documents relating to the history of the counties of Lancashire and Cheshire
The Moseley Society
Facilities, HeritageAs the registered amenity society for Moseley, we have a membership of local people. We monitor planning and licensing applications; have an active local history group; organise a programme of meetings and activities; publish information about the area; we have restored three listed buildings in the area and open them to the public free of charge and we have created an 18th century style garden.
War Memorial Institute
Facilities, Heritage, LeisureSOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES,PARTIES WEDDINGS ETC.
The Harrogate And District Naturalists' Society
Environment, HeritageTo promote the study and enjoyment of all wildlife and to disseminate the knowledge of natural history. Between October and March a fortnightly series of illustrated lectures is arranged Field meetings are held regularly in the Summer. Group recorders for the various orders collate and verify records. Annual reports are issued. The society manages a location for the benefit of wildlife
Barwic Parade County Primary School Fund
Education, HeritageTo help with pupil visits, coach hire and entry to museums etc. and extending curriculum activities.
The Dolphin Sailing Barge Museum Trust
Heritage, LeisureMuseum celebrating the Barge Building and Brick making heritage of Sittingbourne in a newly built replica of a Victorian Sail loft on the historic Milton Creek.
Lostwithiel Museum Association
HeritageMuseum presenting local social history-artifacts & reference section. Fully accredited. Guided walks during the summer months.
Whittlesea Museum Trust
Economic and community development, HeritageA small social history museum displaying :-Agricultural toolsBrickyard information and a collection of bricksCostumesArchaeologyToysHistory of local hero Sir Harry SmithA none working forgeChurch records/census and informationBooksLarge collection of photos
Upper Nene Archaeological Society
HeritageThe society has been excavating a Roman villa in Northamptonshire for the past 38 years. It publishes on a regular basis. It also owns & manages a museum, interpreting & displaying the results of excavation & runs a museum education service.
Architectural And Archaeological Society Of Durham And Northumberland
Arts, HeritageThe society organises a programme of lectures, field trips and fieldwork. It publishes Durham Archaeological Journal and a series of research reports, and promotes the protection and appreciation of the historic environment.
Harting War Memorial Playing Field
Facilities, Heritage, Leisure, Religionprovision of outdoor sport activities for the Hartings and surrounding places.provision of a pavilion for servicesoccasional erection of tent for horticultural society show and church servicewithin the parish of south harting
Sedgwick Village Hall
Associations, Charity and VCS support, Education, Facilities, Heritage, Leisure, ReligionFundraising-recent sale and coffee morning to complement grant from Big Lottery Fund for new furnitureStrawberry/Tea afternoon and History walkBrownies Guides and RainbowsCubs, Scouts, Beavers Art,history society,badminton,sedgwick parish council,crosscrake church,W.I, U3A, creative embroideryToddlers
Stephen Henry Christy For Reading Room, Caretaker's Cottage And Nurses Home
Health, Heritage, Housing, ProfessionsThe upkeep and maintenance of the reading room and attached cottage - rented out.
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.