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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.

Tees Heritage Trust Limited

Heritage

The preservation of the historical, architectural, artistic, archaeological, constructional and environmental heritage of the Tees Valley area in the form of buildings, land, artefacts, or other objects (including any building as described in Section 290(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971), of particular beauty or interest.

Latest Income: £5,477
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Halstead And District Local History Society

Heritage

The study of local history predominantly in the immediate geographical area. Information shared by monthly lectures, quarterly newsletter and museum.

Latest Income: £5,457
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Manchester Tramway Company Limited

Charity and VCS support, Heritage

Heritage Tramcar restoration and running of restored vehicles within Heaton Park in Manchester, run solely by volunteers. Maintaining heritage tramway infrastructure and undertaking restoration works on tramcars originally built from 1880 onwards.

Latest Income: £5,455
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Alexandra Palace Organ Appeal

Heritage, Housing

The restoration of the Willis Organ and the re-housing of the same in the Alexandra Palace or any public building erected on or at the site of the palace. The promotion of organ recitals and associated educational activities on the Alexandra Palace organ.

Latest Income: £5,449
Areas of Operation: Haringey
Status: Registered
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The Staffordshire Regiment (the Prince Of Wales's) Regimental Charity

Armed forces, Heritage

Supplies financial support for ex-service and serving soldiers of the Regiment. Assists with maintenance of Regimental Museum.

Latest Income: £5,387
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Reading Museum

Arts, Associations, Heritage

SUPPORT FOR READING MUSEUM

Latest Income: £5,386
Areas of Operation: Reading
Status: Registered
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St Mary's Queniborough Preservation Society

Charity and VCS support, Heritage, Religion

Raising funds for the upkeep and restoration of the building of St. Mary's Church, Queniborough

Latest Income: £5,376
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of The Roman Catholic Cathedral Of East Anglia

Associations, Heritage, Religion

Raise funding to improve the fabric,fittings and furniture of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of East Anglia (The Cathedral) and to promote public interest in the Cathedral and it's history, and to unite in a common fellowship all interested in the Cathedral.

Latest Income: £5,344
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of Christ Church Streatham

Associations, Heritage, Religion

Objects: the preservation of the fabric of Christ Church, Streatham and the maintenance of the Church, the buildings used in connection therewith, the ornaments and furnishings thereof and the services held therein.

Latest Income: £5,330
Areas of Operation: Lambeth
Status: Registered
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The Museum Of Soho Limited

Heritage

The main aims of the Museum are:to create a safe haven for any artefacts, documents, and oral history relating to Sohoto ensure that these items are recorded in a professional mannerto create a database and locations guide for the whole collectionto develop the website.

Latest Income: £5,328
Areas of Operation: City Of Westminster
Status: Registered
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Morpeth Antiquarian Society

Heritage

M.A.S. is a local history society that presents a series of lectures, outings and an annual exhibitiion.It is also actively trying to establish a local museum/heritage centre based on The Society's own collection.

Latest Income: £5,326
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Flintham Society

Economic and community development, Heritage

museum which looks at rural life through the eyes of a village shopkeeperprovides activities and events for the local community

Latest Income: £5,312
Areas of Operation: Nottinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Society For The Preservation Of Shoreham Church

Associations, Facilities, Heritage, Religion

Objectives are the improvement, restoration, repair and upkeep of the fabric of Shoreham Church, its contents, its churchyard and its boundary gates and fences.

Latest Income: £5,294
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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S.a. Oliver Charitable Settlement

Arts, Education, Heritage

The Charity owns a number of paintings, books, postcards and antique items of historical interest which all have a direct link with the Borough of Runnymede. Items are regularly displayed in the Chertsey Museum with the Literary items being stored at Royal Holloway College. The Charity looks to maintain and add to the Collections on a regular basis.

Latest Income: £5,274
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Cba Wales/cymru

Arts, Heritage

publication of journal - Archaeology in WalesTwo symposia - in March and Octoberstatutary consultee on listed buildings and SAM

Latest Income: £5,251
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Heanor And District Local History Society

Heritage

The Society promotes interest and research in all aspects of the history of Heanor and District, by holding regular meetings, publishing useful results of research, and acquiring and preserving items of historical interest to the area

Latest Income: £5,238
Areas of Operation: Derbyshire
Status: Registered
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Princes Risborough War Memorial Trust

Heritage

Medical Aids to persons living within our parish

Latest Income: £5,237
Areas of Operation: Buckinghamshire
Status: Registered
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The Kent And Sharpshooters Yeomanry Regimental Museum Trust

Armed forces, Heritage

General Charitable PurposesEnvironment/Conservation/Heritage

Latest Income: £5,233
Areas of Operation: Kent
Status: Registered
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Surrey Record Society

Education, Heritage

The society is a county record society that publishes editions of archival texts relating to the historic county of Surrey (including much of South London), to further education and scholarship, and to make historical sources more widely available.

Latest Income: £5,231
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The St Martin Benefice Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion

Grant making to fund the advancement of Christianity through all charitable means, including the improvement, restoration and repair of church buildings.

Latest Income: £5,225
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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B P A Expertising Educational Charity

Charitable activities, Heritage

Promotion of research into the postal systems of the world past and present with particular application to their stamps[and the method of producing and printing those stamps and their postal history] and the publication of the useful results of such research and to advance public education in philately and postal history and to support the work of other registered charities in a similar field.

Latest Income: £5,225
Areas of Operation: Scotland
Status: Registered
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Aldingbourne Village Hall Fund

Facilities, Heritage

Income towards the upkeep maintenance and repair of Aldingbourne Community Centre

Latest Income: £5,210
Areas of Operation: West Sussex
Status: Registered
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Yorkshire Architectural And York Archaeological Society (yayas)

Heritage

The society seeks to further knowledge regarding local architectural and archaeological heritage, by promoting relevant lectures and visits. In addition it provides advice and limited financial assistance for architectural conservation and archaeological exploration. Grants towards the publication of architectural and archaeological papers may be made.

Latest Income: £5,192
Areas of Operation: City Of York
Status: Registered
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Lower Test Valley Archaeological Study Group

Arts, Education, Heritage

25 Open meetings each year Distribution of a regular newsletter to members Twice weekly workshops for active research Occasional exhibitions and full day courses Guided walks in and around Romsey Assistance to school and educational projects Talks and slide shows to other groups Liaison and co-operation with local organisations Publication of LTVAS books and pamphlets.

Latest Income: £5,186
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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The Harleian Society Incorporated 1902

Beneficiary group, Heritage

The principal activity of the society is the transcribing, printing and publishing of the heraldic visitations of counties, parish registers or any manuscripts relating to genealogy, family history and heraldry.

Latest Income: £5,181
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
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.