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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 Eastbourne Natural History And Archaeological Society

Heritage

To promote the understanding of natural history and archaeology by field work, education, research and lectures.

Latest Income: £1,687
Areas of Operation: East Sussex
Status: Registered
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British Friends Of Normandy Trust

Associations, Charitable activities, Facilities, Heritage

To advance public education of the D-Day landings by Allied Forces in 1944 and the subsequent campaign to liberate Normandy, through the promotion of and contribution to the D-Day Memorial Garden and the Normandy Battle Museum in Caen, thereby also commemorating the landings, as well as the historical importance and sacrifices made.

Latest Income: £1,684
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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The Liverpool Scottish Museum Trust

Armed forces, Heritage

Responding to queries on history of individuals and the regiment, providing lectures on military history, preservation & cataloguing regimental records and artefacts of the Liverpool Scottish, arranging displays of regimental collection.

Latest Income: £1,660
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Dumas Egerton Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage

1. Hold and arrange for public display of two collections of art, namely one of African Art (currently in Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford) and one of Portrait Miniatures (currently in Compton Verney, Warks). 2. Make grants to organisations out of income.

Latest Income: £1,657
Areas of Operation: Oxfordshire
Status: Registered
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Cefn Mawr War Memorial Institute And Recreation Ground

Facilities, Heritage, Leisure

Social Intercourse and Recreation and War Memorial for the advantage and benefit of the inhabitants of the aid Parish of Cefn.

Latest Income: £1,651
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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The Chatham Dockyard Historical Society

Heritage

Education, Training.Arts & CultureHeritage, ConservationCommunity

Latest Income: £1,650
Areas of Operation: Medway
Status: Registered
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Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust

Charitable activities, Heritage

TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO HISTORIC AND THE INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ROYAL DOCKYARD AT PORTMSOUTH. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE HISTORY OF THE DOCKYARD.

Latest Income: £1,634
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Spondon Historical Society

Charitable activities, Heritage

Education of the public in the study of local history and genealogy in Spondon and its neighbourhood. Maintain an archive of material relating to Spondon.

Latest Income: £1,632
Areas of Operation: Derby City
Status: Registered
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The Friends Of Llancaiach Fawr

Associations, Heritage

To provide items and funds for projects which add to the visitor experience at Llancaiach Fawr Manor House - a living history museum set in 1645 during the English Civil War.

Latest Income: £1,632
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rnebs Alston Memorial Historical Society

Armed forces, Heritage

To provide and maintain a Museum for the exhibition to the public including members of the Engineering Branch of the Royal Navy of documents artifacts and memorabilia and other items connected with the Engineering Branch, for the purpose of educating the public and members of the Engineering Branch in Engineering and it's traditions from it's conception to the present day.

Latest Income: £1,628
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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Cardiff Civic Society

Economic and community development, Heritage

The Cardiff Civic Society aims: to promote high standards of planning, architecture and environment affecting the City of Cardiff; to provide education on the environment, history, natural history and architecture; and to secure the preservation, conservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic/public interest in the City of Cardiff.

Latest Income: £1,622
Areas of Operation: Cardiff
Status: Registered
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The Help A Poor Or Needy Child Fund

Beneficiary group, Heritage, Social welfare

To serve the poor and displaced children in Africa and Asia by providing programmes that help save lives, bring hope, restore dignity and raise their physical and educational levels in a meaningful, lasting way. To protect and preserve the health, both mental and physical of children. The assistance we provide will be without regard to religious beliefs, gender, or ethnic background.

Latest Income: £1,606
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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The Clare Ancient House Museum

Heritage

The Clare Ancient House Museum exists to collect, document, preserve and interpret material evidence and information and to stimulate interest in the past and present life of Clare

Latest Income: £1,604
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Loughor Town Trust

Education, Facilities, Heritage

The charity is responsible for the upkeep of the Old Town Hall ,and informing the community and schools of the long history of the area .

Latest Income: £1,599
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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Friends Of Nottingham Museums

Associations, Heritage

To encourage the wider appreciation of the work of Nottingham Museums, and give financial help in purchasing artefacts.

Latest Income: £1,593
Areas of Operation: Nottingham City
Status: Registered
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South Trafford Archaelogical Group

Education, Heritage

Archaeological research (excavation and building survey) within the Area of Operation. Publication of reports on the results of the research. Provision of regular lecturers on archaeological or historical subjects. Supporting Trafford MBC on the interpretation and improvement of the Timperley Old Hall site. Provision of work experience and talks to local individual students or schools.

Latest Income: £1,591
Areas of Operation: Various
Status: Registered
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Rupert Gunnis Memorial Trust

Heritage

The Fund was set up to support the conservation of Georgian monuments.

Latest Income: £1,590
Areas of Operation: England And Wales
Status: Registered
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Loughborough Archaeological And Historical Society

Heritage

The Society promotes the study of archaeology and history in the town and surrounding area. It mounts exhibitions, publishes local studies and organises programmes of talks.

Latest Income: £1,587
Areas of Operation: Leicestershire
Status: Registered
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Alton Pancras Trust

Charitable activities, Environment, Heritage

Making grants for the benefit of individual inhabitants of the village of Alton Pancras, Dorset, and of the village as a whole.Recent examples of the latter include substantial contributions to the cost of: A wildlife habitat adjoining the village A Village Map for the information of residents and visitors A Village History project

Latest Income: £1,558
Areas of Operation: Dorset
Status: Registered
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Friends Of St Asaph Cathedral

Associations, Heritage, Religion

The friends of St Asaph Cathedral exists to support the work and mission of the Cathedral both as a place of worship and as an historic building.

Latest Income: £1,550
Areas of Operation: Wales
Status: Registered
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William Marnham The Elder, William Marnham The Younger And George Smith

Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Heritage, Social welfare

The charity uses its income from investments to make grants to other local charities, or national charities, working in the historical parish of Greenford Magna, to assist them in their work with elderly people, and vulnerable adults and families. This can take the form of support for example of food banks and night shelters run by local churches.

Latest Income: £1,548
Areas of Operation: Ealing
Status: Registered
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Avon Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Heritage, Housing, Research

Education of women in its broadest sense - talks covering nature, science, fashion, home crafts, history: culture - theatre and places of interest visited: issues of the day discussed

Latest Income: £1,548
Areas of Operation: Hampshire
Status: Registered
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North Bradley Women's Institute

Arts, Associations, Beneficiary group, Heritage

Provides speakers and demonstrators for members that encourages then to take part in various activities or receive knowledge in subjects that will interest them such as crafts and local history as well as advancing their skills for their own benefit and of the local community.

Latest Income: £1,546
Areas of Operation: Wiltshire
Status: Registered
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The Framlingham And District Local History And Preservation Society

Charitable activities, Heritage

We organise a series of winter lectures and summer visits associated with local history for the education of the public. We also seek to preserve historic objects and buildings. Likewise, we produce a six-monthly newsletter with articles written by members with topics of local historical interest.

Latest Income: £1,541
Areas of Operation: Suffolk
Status: Registered
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The Association Of Friends Of Torre Abbey

Associations, Charity and VCS support, Heritage

Fundraising to support Torre Abbey and its collections

Latest Income: £1,532
Areas of Operation: Torbay
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.