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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 Walesby Village Hall

Facilities, Heritage

Maintenance and upkeep of Village Hall for the use and benefit of all residents of the parish of Walesby, Lincolnshire. The Hall is also available for hire by people living in neighbouring parishes.

Latest Income: £6,461
Areas of Operation: Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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The Norwood Society

Arts, Facilities, Heritage

GIVING ADVICE ON AMENITY PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE nORWOOD AREA. RESEARCHING LOCAL HISTORY AND PUBLISHING LITERATURE ABOUT ITS HISTORY AND CULTURE. COMMUNICATING INFORMATION THROUGH TALKS, EXHIBITIONS AND QUARTERLY NORWOOD REVIEW. ACTING AS SOURCE OF EXPERTISE ON PLANNING, TRANSPORT, TREES AND OPEN SPACES.

Latest Income: £6,439
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Longstowe Village Hall And Sports Ground

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Maintenance and upkeep of Village Hall and Sports Ground

Latest Income: £6,425
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Orpington And District Archaeological Society

Arts, Heritage

Archaeological excavation and presentation to the public in the Orpington area. Dissemination of archaeological and historical information principally via monthly lectures and a quarterly magazine.

Latest Income: £6,409
Areas of Operation: Bromley
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Southampton's Museums, Archives And Galleries

Arts, Associations, Heritage

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF ARTS AND CRAFTS BY THE PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF SOUTHAMPTON'S MUSEUMS, ARCHIVES AND GALLERIES IN CO-OPERATION WITH THEIR MANAGEMENT AND STAFF.

Latest Income: £6,407
Areas of Operation: Southampton City
Status: Registered
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Defence Surveyors' Association

Arts, Heritage

To further Defence Surveying capabilities by:a. organisation of technical and historical meetings, visits & semniars;b publication of a technical journal;c. restoration & preservation of historical artifacts;d. maintenance of historical records & archives;e. supporting research;f. fostering esprit de corps for serving & retired members of the Defence Surveying Community.

Latest Income: £6,404
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Cheddleton Flint Mill Industrial Heritage Trust

Beneficiary group, Heritage

The Objectives of the Charity are: to preserve the Water Mill with all its propertiesTo preserve the equipment associated with the preparation of materials used in the Pottery IndustryTo provide facilities for the education of adults and young people helping them to understand these processes, the history of their development and to act as an educational resource.

Latest Income: £6,395
Areas of Operation: Staffordshire
Status: Registered
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The St. Andrew's Nether Wallop Church Building Trust

Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Religion

The Trust raises funds to provide grants to St Andrew's Parochial Church Council for the restoration, preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement and beautification of the church of St Andrew's, Nether Wallop, Hampshire.

Latest Income: £6,374
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Shobrooke Church

Associations, Heritage, Religion

THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN PARTICULAR BY ASSISTING WITH THE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF ST SWITHIN'S CHURCH IN THE PARISH OF SHOBROOKE, ITS FABRIC , FURNISHINGS AND FITTINGS.

Latest Income: £6,370
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Sheldon Memorial Trust

Charitable activities, Education, Heritage

The charity promotes education in history and the arts relating to the City of York. It makes grants or loans to secure the publication of information relating to York's history and promotes public lectures. It holds an essay competition and offers a university history prize. It also offers a schools' project.

Latest Income: £6,360
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Alverstone Old School Hall

Arts, Education, Heritage, Leisure

Provision for facilities for locals & local groups. Poetry Group. Alverstone Natural History. Dance classes. Pilates.

Latest Income: £6,351
Areas of Operation: Isle Of Wight
Status: Registered
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Llanboidy Village Hall And Reading Room

Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Heritage

Fund raising to maintain and care for this building - Llanboidy Village Hall and Reading Room-which is of historical ,cultural and social importance to our community in Llanboidy.

Latest Income: £6,346
Areas of Operation: Carmarthenshire
Status: Registered
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The Red Lodge

Heritage

Manage a period house museum

Latest Income: £6,338
Areas of Operation: Bristol City
Status: Registered
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The Order Of St. Joachim Charitable Trust

Associations, Charitable activities, Economic and community development, Heritage, Social welfare

To make grants to appropriate charities for the relief of those who are in need, hardship or distress, and to make grants for community development, the preservation of historic buildings and their collections of art and antiquities, the security of the United Kingdom, the welfare of serving or former members of HM Armed Forces, the promotion of the work of the Cadet Forces and emergency services.

Latest Income: £6,338
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Hartford Women's Institute

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

To educate and inform the members of Hartford WI. We have speakers at our monthly meetings and arrange visits to various places of interest.We have several sub groups such as craft, art, walking, history, darts, bowls and music. We give a bursary each year to one of our members to use on a course of her choice.We meet on the 1st Wednesday of each month at Hartford Methodist Church Hall.

Latest Income: £6,324
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Temple Trust

Heritage, Religion

The principal object of the Trust is to preserve for the benefit of the nation at large, whatever of its heritage that may exist in England and Wales in the form of buildings and land of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest.

Latest Income: £6,315
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Ancient Mining Research Foundation

Heritage, Professions

archaeological excavation

Latest Income: £6,285
Areas of Operation: Conwy
Status: Registered
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Maidstone Area Archaeological Group

Heritage

Archaeology and history in the Maidstone area of Kent.

Latest Income: £6,260
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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The Friends Association Of Belvue School

Education, Heritage, Social welfare

Support and enhance the educational experiences of special needs students. Financial support with day trips/residentials/trips to museums/sea side/local places of interest.Running of two minibuses for use to take students to the above activities.

Latest Income: £6,233
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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Biggleswade History Society

Arts, Charitable activities, Heritage

To promote the advancement of public education through the study of local history in Biggleswade by holding monthly meetings and producing newsletters and publications.

Latest Income: £6,220
Areas of Operation: Bedford
Status: Registered
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Hunter Archaeological Society

Heritage

The Society studies and reports on the archaeology, history and architecture of South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire. A series of lectures is held. Visits are made to sites of interest. Members give lectures to other groups and attend at open days and similar events. Transactions are published usually every two years and contain articles or local and wider interest.

Latest Income: £6,174
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Cliffe Castle Trust

Heritage

Contribute to maintenance of historic building

Latest Income: £6,162
Areas of Operation: Bradford City
Status: Registered
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Immingham Museum

Arts, Education, Heritage

The Museum produces a range of displays. Some are long term, e.g. Railways, others are short term to show aspects of the collections held by the Museum. Displays are mounted to celebrate local anniversaries of significance. Documents , photos and publications are available to consult or purchase. An education group provide a range of activities for local schools and societies.

Latest Income: £6,132
Areas of Operation: North East Lincolnshire
Status: Registered
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Thorney Society

Heritage

Promotes understanding of the local and natural history of the village and civil parish of Thorney, particularly through the development and opening of the Thorney Heritage Museum.

Latest Income: £6,131
Areas of Operation: Peterborough City
Status: Registered
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East Yorkshire Local History Society

Heritage, Housing

Events, e.g. lectures; visits to houses, churches and other buildings of historic importance

Latest Income: £6,131
Areas of Operation: East Riding Of Yorkshire
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.