Museum HR105¶
Museum is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Heritage category.
2,352 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 1.17% of all charities.
Keywords to find charities¶
UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.
The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:
\b(museums?|galler(y|ies))\b
Distribution by size of charity¶
| Income band | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| Under £10k | 863 | 1.04% |
| £10k - £100k | 764 | 1.18% |
| £100k - £250k | 241 | 1.25% |
| £250k - £500k | 137 | 1.51% |
| £500k - £1m | 87 | 1.51% |
| £1m - £10m | 140 | 1.76% |
| Over £10m | 22 | 1.19% |
| Total | 2,254 | 1.18% |
Distribution by charity regulator¶
| Regulator | Charities with tag | Percent of all charities |
|---|---|---|
| ccew | 1,978 | 1.17% |
| oscr | 297 | 1.17% |
| ccni | 77 | 1.08% |
| Total | 2,352 | 1.17% |
Ten largest charities (by income)¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| CANAL & RIVER TRUST [Charity number: 1146792] Canal & River Trust is the charitable operator and guardian of 2,000 miles of historic waterways across England and Wales. In addition to caring for the waterways so that they are available for the public to enjoy, the Trust maintains the nations' third largest collection of listed heritage structures, as well as museums, archives, and hundreds of important wildlife sites. |
£214,600,000 |
| Culture and Sport Glasgow [Charity number: SC037844] 4.1 To advance the arts, heritage, culture and science. 4.2 To advance education. 4.3 To advance public participation in sport which involves physical skill and exertion. 4.4 To advance health. 4.5 To promote civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector and/or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities. 4.6 To provide recreational facilities, and organise recreational activities, where such facilities/activities are available to members of the public at large with the object of improving their conditions of life. 4.7 To relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 4.8 To advance citizenship and community development (including urban regeneration) by harnessing the cultural and leisure assets of Glasgow, the contribution made by activities in furtherance of paragraphs 4.1 to 4.7, and a range of other measures, to increase vibrancy and promote positive perceptions of Glasgow as a place to work, live, study play, visit and invest - in a common effort with other public, private and third sector partners to address issues of social, economic and physical deprivation across the City of Glasgow, including health inequalities, social exclusion and unemployment. 4.9 To advance such similar charitable purposes as the directors may consider appropriate from time to time. through the provision of services (including those entrusted to it by Glasgow City Council) which contribute to advancing well-being (primarily the wellbeing of residents of Glasgow) including (i) the operation, management and development of museums, art galleries and other facilities which provide public access to collections of works of art, antiquities and objects of scientific interest. (ii) the development and delivery of arts and cultural activities and events, artistic programmes, scientific/research programmes and educational projects. (iii) the operation, management and development of libraries and the provision of library and archive services. (iv) the operation, management and development of indoor and outdoor sports facilities (including arrangements to facilitate access to such facilities by those on lower incomes or having special needs and to encourage wider participation in healthy exercise).(maximum text reached, further full information can be obtained directly from the Charity) |
£123,430,000 |
| MUSEUM OF LONDON [Charity number: 1139250] Museum of London tells the story of one of the world's greatest cities and its people. As the single most important source of knowledge on the capital, the Museum is, uniquely, a national, regional and local organisation. With over a million items in its collection, it is the largest social history Museum in the world. |
£49,353,000 |
| Board Of Trustees Of National Museums Of Scotland [Charity number: SC011130] Section2 (1) of the National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 states: So far as practicable and subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall (a) care for, preserve and add to the objects in their collections, (b) secure that the objects are exhibited to and interpreted for the public, (c) secure that the objects are available to persons seeking to inspect them in connection with study or research, (d) generally promote the public's awareness, appreciation and understanding of matters agricultural, archaeological, architectural, artistic, cultural, environmental, historical, industrial, military, scientific and social both by means of the Board's collections and by such other means. including collaboration with other institutions, as they consider appropriate, and (e) provide education, instruction and advice and carry out research. |
£35,592,000 |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES [Charity number: 525774] We operate 7 free-entry museums across Wales, plus the National Collections Centre, to further our core objective of 'the advancement of the education of the public' in the fields of science, art, industry, history and culture. |
£34,364,000 |
| Board Of Trustees For National Galleries Of Scotland [Charity number: SC003728] The purpose of managing the National Galleries of Scotland and for such other purposes connected with the promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland as may be prescribed, |
£33,920,000 |
| STEVENAGE LEISURE [Charity number: 1144638] The provision of affordable facilities and activities for everyone in the interest of social welfare, provided to the public at large, to preserve good health, well being and stimulation through community participation in sports, recreation, fitness, health, education, performing arts, galleries, museums, theatres, libraries, community halls, parks and leisure centres |
£25,101,400 |
| MUSEUM OF LONDON ARCHAEOLOGY [Charity number: 1143574] The object of the Charity are for the benefit of the public in the advancement of education in the subjects of archaeology and the historic environment.Our aim is to stimulate enquiry and promote active discovery through partnership and participation, widening access to and appreciation of the value of heritage. |
£24,607,969 |
| THE ROYAL COLLECTION TRUST [Charity number: 1016972] To ensure the Royal Collection is subject to proper custodial control and is conserved to the highest possible standards.To ensure the Royal Collection can be seen by as many people as possible.To broaden access through the publication of books and exhibition catalogues and development of the on-line gallery.To make appropriate acquisitions when resources become available. |
£24,043,165 |
| THE ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED) [Charity number: 311083] For the public benefit to promote and afford facilities for the study of Architecture by the establishment and carrying on of a School of Architecture, the founding of scholarships and the giving of prizes, by provision of lectures and classes; the formation of a library and museum; the organisation of visits the production and circulation of periodicals and other publications. |
£21,276,000 |
Ten random charities¶
| Name | Latest income |
|---|---|
| ARTSPACE LIFESPACE [Charity number: 1168150] To promote art for the benefit of the public by the establishment and maintenance of facilities for artists from a variety of artistic practices to create works, to collaborate, and to present and perform those works for the public.We secure interesting, unusual and difficult buildings in which we build workshops, studio spaces, offices, galleries, cafe?s, performance and training facilities. |
£409,387 |
| WOKING DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS SOCIETY [Charity number: 1150308] Education of the public in respect of decorative and fine arts through lectures,and visits to museums, galleries etc; heritage volunteering, church recording and the furtherance of young arts. |
£7,411 |
| FRIENDS OF THE HITCHIN BRITISH SCHOOLS MUSEUM [Charity number: 1016659] Provide support, both financial and manpower, to the British Schools Museum - Hitchin. |
£8,471 |
| Moulin Kirk Trust [Charity number: SC036883] To advance and promote the education of the general public, and in particular the inhabitants of Moulin and Pitlochry in Perthshire, in the heritage, history and culture of the locality, by associating with voluntary organisations, local authorities and other bodies, together with the local communities and those associated therewith, in a common effort to create, maintain, develop and promote a museum and/or a centre for local history, family history and genealogy. |
£18,723 |
| THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL MUSEUM [Charity number: 1050792] CARE AND INTERPRETATION OF THE WORLD'S BEST FOOTBALL MEMORABILIA COLLECTION, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS, PARTICULARLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND SOCIALLY EXCLUDED GROUPS. OUTREACH PROGRAMMES NATIONWIDE. |
£2,897,623 |
| WESTONZOYLAND ENGINE TRUST [Charity number: 279765] Voluntary run museum of steam power and land drainage. Owner of grade 2* (star) listed building and 1861 steam powered drainage machine, and many other exhibits. |
£32,269 |
| OCTAVIA HILL BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM TRUST [Charity number: 1018947] The Trust owns and maintains Octavia Hill's Birthplace House in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, a Grade II* Listed Georgian Building which contains exhibits, displays and archives of the life and work of Octavia Hill (1838 - 1912).Within the Birthplace House there are two cottages containing three Incubator Office Units, a Tearoom, and Shop which are leased to and operated by Octavia Hill Trading Ltd. |
£57,557 |
| RUDDINGTON FRAMEWORK KNITTERS MUSEUM LIMITED [Charity number: 1087998] The Framework Knitters museum operates as working museum in the original nineteenth century buildings with handframes & circular machines, holds a knitting collection and specialist library, maintains knitting & framesmithing skills and provides training, in order to advance the education of the public by recording & preserving, interpreting & presenting to the general public the buildings, machin |
£337,543 |
| THE LAING ART GALLERY [Charity number: 505783] The Laing Art Gallery was founded in 1901 by Alexander Laing. The present site of the Gallery was suggested in 1899 and the following year Alexander Laing offered --£20,000 to the local council, which unanimously accepted his generous donation. The Laing in now managed on behalf of Newcastle City Council by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums. |
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| ATHELSTAN MUSEUM MALMESBURY [Charity number: 1174110] Athelstan Museum Malmesbury operates within Malmesbury Town Hall. It also owns and manages the Julia and Hans Rausing Building, a restored former Moravian Church at 12B Oxford Street in Malmesbury as a cultural and educational centre. |
£80,315 |
Last update:
January 2, 2024
Created: January 2, 2024
Created: January 2, 2024
