World Heritage UK

Analysis

World Heritage UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, World Heritage UK reported income of £62k and spending of £60k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £109k to £62k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, World Heritage UK sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bournemouth Natural Science Society (£62k), Huddersfield South West District Scout Council (£62k) and National Heritage Science Forum (£62k).