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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.

Yorkshire Museum Of Farming Limited

Economic and community development, Heritage

To operate the business of the Yorkshire Museum of Farming Limited, the objects of which are to preserve for the benefit of the Nation, agricultural machinery, equipment, buildings, documents and livestock of educational and historical interest and to maintain and operate a museum for the purpose of exhibiting to the public such items of educational or historical interest.

Latest Income: £682,376
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Sargent Charitable Trust

Economic and community development, Heritage, Leisure, Research

THE PRESERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF ANY AMENITY OR LAND THAT MAY BE VESTED IN THE CHARITY OR IS OF SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURAL OR SILVICULTURAL INTEREST. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONSERVATION OR FIELD CENTRE OR MUSEUM FOR THE EDUCATION AND BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.ASSIST OR PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE ORGANISATION OR CHARITABLE PURPOSE.

Latest Income: £682,062
Areas of Operation: Devon
Status: Registered
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Borde Hill Garden Limited

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Preservation and restoration of the Borde Hill Collection.The provision of education and training in horticulture, with a focus on the Borde Hill Collection, for all ages of the general public.

Latest Income: £678,094
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Castlefield Gallery

Arts, Education, Heritage

The charity provides an educational service using contemporary visual arts. It does so by presenting new and thought-provoking exhibitions, events, talks and workshops accessible by the public. Its talent development activities for emerging artists such as mentoring, training and other professional development facilities act to nurture creativity and connect them with audiences.

Latest Income: £671,435
Areas of Operation: England
Status: Registered
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Llewellyn Edwards Bell Restoration Fund

Heritage

To assist both active and redundant Churches within the Diocese of Salisbury to: Restore and augment existing peals of bells, preserve bells from redundant churches, provide new rings of bells and undertake repairs to bells, frames and fittings and to the fabric of towers and belfries.

Latest Income: £668,411
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Somerset And Dorset Railway Heritage Trust

Heritage

Restoration of part of the Somerset & Dorset Railway, based on Midsomer Norton Station, as a working heritage railway and museum.

Latest Income: £665,804
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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River And Rowing Museum Foundation

Heritage, Leisure

The maintenance and operation of a museum at Henley which collects, documents, preserves, exhibits and interprets material evidence and information for the public benefit and education relating to rivers, rowing and Henley-on-Thames. The provision of facilities for research and education, and such other purposes for the benefit of the community as shall be exclusively charitable.

Latest Income: £657,133
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Keats - Shelley Memorial Association (incorporated)

Arts, Heritage

To facilitate appreciation of the works of the two Poets John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley and their circle;To keep the House in Rome as a memorial to them by way of a museum and library available to the public;To preserve books and articles linked with the two Poets;To take care of the graves in Rome of the two Poets;To generally preserve the memory and works of the two Poets.

Latest Income: £646,388
Areas of Operation: Italy
Status: Registered
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Laslett's (hinton) Charity

Charitable activities, Heritage, Religion, Social welfare

Assisting in the repair, restoration, rebuilding and refitting of any churches and chapels connected with the Established Church of England;Assisting poor aged or infirm persons by making grants to organisations that help such persons, as the Trustees may think fit;

Latest Income: £644,707
Areas of Operation: Worcestershire
Status: Registered
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Duchy Of Lancaster Benevolent Fund

Heritage, Social welfare

To support charitable causes in the County Palatine of Lancaster, in the administrative counties of Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, and elsewhere in the country where the Duchy of Lancaster has historical links.

Latest Income: £643,419
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Chawton House Library

Arts, Beneficiary group, Heritage

To promote study and research into early women's literature.To protect restore and preserve Chawton House, Hampshire and the surrounding estate for the benefit of the public.

Latest Income: £641,115
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Ely Cathedral Trust

Arts, Heritage, Religion

The objects of Ely Cathedral Trust are to apply income for the repair and maintenance of the Cathedral and its surrounding buildings and to support the Cathedral Choir.

Latest Income: £639,958
Areas of Operation: Cambridgeshire
Status: Registered
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The Oxford House In Bethnal Green

Arts, Charity and VCS support, Facilities, Heritage, Religion

Established in 1884 Oxford House is an arts and community centre in Bethnal Green. Oxford House provides (1) a community space including cafe, affordable office and hire space; (2) a creative place with classes and activities for all ages in the theatre, dance studio, gallery, chapel, and roof terrace and (3) a place to volunteer.

Latest Income: £636,852
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Silk Heritage Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage

The objects of the Association are as stated in the Annual Report:(1) The advancement of the education of the public by the provision of museum and ancillary facilities(2) any other charitable purpose for the benefit of the public.

Latest Income: £635,300
Areas of Operation: Cheshire East
Status: Registered
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The Wetland Trust

Environment, Heritage

promote and conserve natural bio systems by creating and restoring the habitats of existing and rare species of plants, insects, birds and mammals locally to the Pannel Valley in Icklesham, East Sussex and elsewhere for the benefit of the public

Latest Income: £627,088
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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Institution Of Royal Engineers

Arts, Heritage

The Institution provides a forum for debate through its sponsorship of joint professional meetings; the publication of articles in its Journal; the maintenance of a Museum and Library for the RE Corps' heritage and archive collection; and the administration of prize funds and a memorials fund. The Institution is a licensed member of the Engineering Council.

Latest Income: £621,626
Areas of Operation: Germany
Status: Registered
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Wheal Martyn Trust LTD

Heritage

The charity is established to secure for the benefit of the public the preservation and maintenance of features and objects of historical interest in the area of St. Austell and the surrounding districts of Cornwall including the provision of an industrial museum relating to the China clay industry.

Latest Income: £612,659
Areas of Operation: Cornwall
Status: Registered
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The Cotswold Canals Trust

Environment, Heritage, Leisure

1. To promote for the benefit of the community the reopening of the Cotswold Canals.2. To promote the restoration of the two waterways to give a balance between the needs of navigation, development, recreation, heritage, landscape conservation, wildlife and natural habitats.3. To promote the use of all the towpath as the Thames and Severn Way.

Latest Income: £608,573
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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The Wey And Arun Canal Trust Limited

Environment, Heritage, Leisure

To restore the Wey & Arun Canal, its towpaths, structures and adjacent land and facilitate its use for navigation and recreation; to conserve and improve the natural environment of the Canal and adjacent land; and to provide education and share information about the Canal, its structures and its history

Latest Income: £607,474
Areas of Operation: Surrey
Status: Registered
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Dean Heritage Museum Trust

Heritage

The museum of the Forest Of Dean, Gloucestershire.

Latest Income: £602,613
Areas of Operation: Gloucestershire
Status: Registered
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Ragged School Museum Trust

Education, Heritage

The Ragged School Museum offers visitors and school groups a chance to learn about the social history of and Victorian education in the east end of London.

Latest Income: £588,760
Areas of Operation: Essex
Status: Registered
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The Needham Research Institute

Heritage, Research

Building on the late Dr Joseph Needham's foundation, the Institute facilitates, promotes and develops academic research, publication and teaching in the fields of the history of science, medicine and technology in East Asia.

Latest Income: £583,435
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Kew Bridge Engines Trust And Water Supply Museum Limited

Economic and community development, Heritage

The charity is principally engaged in the operation for public enjoyment of the museum and historic pumping engines at Kew Bridge Pumping Station, Brentford, Middlesex.

Latest Income: £581,083
Areas of Operation: London
Status: Registered
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The Somerset Archaeological And Natural History Society

Arts, Heritage

To promote the study of archaeology, natural history and history, with particular reference to the historic County of Somerset, in such ways, including publications and information technology, as the Board of Trustees may deem appropriate.

Latest Income: £570,696
Areas of Operation: Bath And North East Somerset
Status: Registered
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Corps Of Royal Electrical And Mechanical Engineers Museum

Charitable activities, Heritage

To preserve the heritage of the Corps of REME and to make it available for the education of the public and the Armed Services. To assist the public in appropriate military historical research.

Latest Income: £567,104
Areas of Operation: Swindon
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.