Heritage Concern Foundation

Analysis

Heritage Concern Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Glasgow. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Heritage Concern Foundation reported income of £2.7m and spending of £140k, leaving 95% of income unspent that year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 467%. Over the whole period it spent 4.4% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Heritage Concern Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kent and East Sussex Railway Company Limited (£2.7m), Canterbury Archaeological Trust Limited (£2.7m) and Concordia (UK) (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82%, trading 16% and investments 2.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.2m. Charitable activities took 15% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £8.8m would cover about 757 months of spending at that rate.